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Re: 1954 VW Fleetline Kombi

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fig wrote:
Paladin wrote:It looks similar to the back of this one- except for the paint job....I also have the slatted windows like this one does...
I missed that last comment. Is your bus a camper?

That one got him going :shock:
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They didn't make HiAces in 1954! Duh! :roll:
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fig wrote:They didn't make HiAces in 1954! Duh! :roll:
Neither did they make Fleetlines or Barndoors with small engine lids :lol:
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Boy's your going to scare him off even more......

kk, I was trying to be helpful as well as show off Mo.....we have to be proud of our rides :D
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SambaOwner wrote:Neither did they make ... Barndoors with small engine lids :lol:
Except ambulances and single-cab pick-ups. :P
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Still waiting on pics?
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It doesnt exist !
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Let's be patient volks, he did say it would be a while before he could visit the bus in storage.

From his description I have my mon ey on a 64-67 Westfalia camper. Not a 54 or a barndoor, but very desireable and a whole lot more useable.
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I wish he had answered my questions from memory as that would help but I'm with you Fig.....mid sixites splitty and I'm assuming you say Westfalia due to the vented windows he mentioned.....I hope it's not a cut and shut Fleetline after all this :D
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Dutch_Diver wrote:I.I hope it's not a cut and shut Fleetline after all this :D
Somehow I have the feeling that after all this hype, this is exactly what it is :twisted:
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Shall we start a betting pool?
I reckon 2-1 mid 60's camper, 3-1 hacked fleetline, 50-1 earlybay camper, 100-1 any pre 58 bus
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10 to 1 Ovalman taking the piss :lol:

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SambaOwner wrote:10 to 1 Ovalman taking the piss :lol:
There I fixed it for you to prevent any legal problems.

He might want to sue :shock:
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:lol:
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Hahaha. You guys are frikkin mean to the noob hahaha. Ag welcome Paladin.
Few un official rules. We haaave to take the piss outta you cause, you are new, and we arent lol. 2. Your vehicle be it a fleety,splitty, ambulance whatever, doesnt exist till we see pictures. Hahaha. Harsh ja we know. But hey its fun right, we all a bunch of loons, with the exception of a few, they are much much worse.
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