Pix of bus-like vehicles. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and man of VW's period competitors tried to emulate their sucess with the transporter. Even Chrysler is a modern day hanger-on, claiming to have invented the minivan (VW 1949), and claiming to have invented the double-door (VW 1953).
The 'new' bus
My Ultra Rare 63
Early coachbuilt bus modification| Visitor Comments (Add your Comments) | ||
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| 01/14/06 | alex | dude, thats weird. |
This makes a V W feel like a big car!| Visitor Comments (Add your Comments) | ||
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| 08/20/05 | Lynn Thompson | We have a 85 SanFu with a 600 CC propane powered that still runs...has less than 6000 actual miles
on it. It needs a starter...Ha! impossible to find, but it will run. Have thought about selling it but we know how very rare this van is! One must admit that these vans were way before their time and kind of got "hushed" out by someone (wink) |
| 09/13/03 | pat houchin | anyone know where a Sanfu Bic for sale is? |
| 05/17/02 | rick | I have one as well, mine was propane until recent conversion. |
1962 Ford double cab
Hey, it's a van.
Goliath Pickup| Visitor Comments (Add your Comments) | ||
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| 10/27/02 | charlie hoffman | is it 4 sale ? |
Fridolin
Patrick Rowling| Visitor Comments (Add your Comments) | ||
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| 08/24/03 | Amos | I am curious if you know of any Stout Scarabs for sale, or at least the bodies/
Thank you. Amos |
| 08/24/03 | Amos | I am curious if you know of any Stout Scarabs for sale, or at least the bodies/
Thank you. Amos |
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| 03/13/09 | robert | Boonie Bug - a fiberglass Popular Mechanic's project/kit built over a VW bus drivetrain. |
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Rick Alexander http://WWW.brubakerbox.com |
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Rick Alexander http://WWW.brubakerbox.com The Box is said to be the first mini van. I have heard from numerous sources including Curtis Brubaker that Lee Iacoca (sp?) had the Brubaker poster (I'm still looking for one) on his office wall for years prior to the Chrysler Caravan. I heard a story last weekend at the Carlisle show from a personal friend of Todd Gerstenberger (Brubaker's associate). It seems that VW was offered an opportunity to produce the Box. They turned it down because of the Bus. It seems that if the Box and the Bus were side by side, people would pass the bus up to see the Box and that apparently scared the crap out of VW. Now just some anecdotes for you. I was driving through one of our larger towns near here (30K) and a woman with an arm load of groceries walked into a phone pole while looking at the car. I stopped to see if everything was alright and soon had a crowd that took me an hour to get away from. So much for doing the right thing. Another story is from this time last year. I was driving to PA for the Carlisle show. There was an explored that had been shadowing me for about ten miles. You know the one, out front, to the left, to the right, behind. As we approached a construction zone I looked over to see him looking at me with a cheshire cat like grin. Bang, bang, bang he hit those rubber barrels and I never saw him again. Well I hope there's something here for you. I've always said that it has to be DIFFERENT to get my garage space. I keep telling my wife that Detroit never built anything that couldn't sit out in the rain. |
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| 05/18/06 | Curtis Brubaker | VW turned down the Brubaker Box deal because the company were about to introduce "The Thing" an open topped off-roader produced in Mexico, which eventually failed in the U.S. ...that and concerns over product liability shoud they produce it.
CMB |
| 05/18/06 | Curtis Brubaker | VW turned down the Brubaker Box deal because the company were about to introduce "The Thing" an open topped off-roader produced in Mexico, which eventually failed in the U.S. ...that and concerns over product liability shoud they produce it.
CMB |
| 05/18/06 | Curtis Brubaker | VW turned down the Brubaker Box deal because the company were about to introduce "The Thing" an open topped off-roader produced in Mexico, which eventually failed in the U.S. ...that and concerns over product liability shoud they produce it.
CMB |
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Rich Stainsby http://www.stainsby.force9.co.uk On the lookout for split buses in LA, I found this old Merc... |
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Rich Stainsby http://www.stainsby.force9.co.uk On the lookout for split buses in Menorca, I found this old Alfa Romeo... |
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jim ellis (again!)
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