188 Sign Written Vintage VW Buses

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188 Sign Written Vintage VW Buses

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Saw this on another forum and thought its definately worth a repost incase someone has not seen them yet.

http://www.vwcartel.com/blog/22-memorab ... e-vw-buses

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Wow what a leka post thanks Chris , i never noticed before but most of those busses have their vw emblems removed from the front....
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splitfan wrote:...i never noticed before but most of those busses have their vw emblems removed from the front....
You could even order them from the factory that way: M100: supplied without VW emblem on front. Others, like my Oxford Radio panelvan, simply removed the emblem and plugged the holes before signwriting.
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Thanks fig. Just out of interest how difficult is it to get hold of old dealer books?
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Cool pic ! Thanks 8)
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ChrisG wrote:Thanks fig. Just out of interest how difficult is it to get hold of old dealer books?
As difficult as you'd expect. :wink:
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