kwiebe@nwrain.com coughed up:
> 
> I've seen sliding side doors on late-model buses, dual side doors on 
> microbuses, but what does the term barndoor term refer to?

The huge engine lid on the pre-55-1/2 busses.  The engine lid was the
same size as the later bus hatch, but a barndoor doesn't have a batch.
Essentially, the engine lid goes all the way up the the "rib" around the
beltline...

Thom
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> Assassins do it from behind.
Thom Fitzpatrick & Amy Burgess
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'56 VW Sunroof Kombi
'72 Porsche 911T Targa
'78 BMW 530i
Desperately seeking '51-'55 Barndoor Deluxe Project