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| This restored 1954 barndoor split screen isn't how you would imagine the average restoration project to look like, but then again this isn't your average split screen bus. |
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| Way back in 1954 this bus belonged to the Coca- Cola factory in Austria and it was used to deliver Coca-Cola bottles to retailers. In the early 1960's the bus was sold and the bright red and yellow paint along with the logo's were painted over with grey paint. The poor bus was then used to carry a a group gymnastics to events before bring sold on to a garage to haul parts around. |
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| When the bus came to the end of it's working life it was sent to a scrapyard where it spent the next 20 years until it was rescued in 2002. |
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| The owners wanted to get the bus back on the road but also keep it's identity. The grey paint was carefully stripped off to reveal the original red and yellow of Coca-Cola including the logo's. |
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| The interior is as it was apart from the addition of numerous age related Coca-Cola signage. |
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| The original Austrian logo on the front of this old barn door looks perfect and is 100% original. This bus is believed to be the only remaining Coca-Cola barndoor left in the world. |
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| This photo shows how the current owner found the bus, with a car sitting on it's roof in a scrap yard where it had been sat for the last 20 years. |
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| This 1975 late bay looked stunning under the bright lights in the hall. The deep red coloured paint sparkled and the contrasting black of the roof and the bumpers set off the paint perfectly. |
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| The whitewall tyres on those 5 spoke wheels looked pure hot rod nostalgia. This really was a nice straight and clean bus. |
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| You can see just how straight this bus is from this photo. Small touches like the all red rear light lenses make all the difference and help to make this bus stand out. |
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| Inside the bronze bay it had a bespoke wooden interior that was finished to a very high standard. I did like the T.V. that looks as though it comes out of a unit, and those small cupboards above the side windows are a good idea. |
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| It was easy to see why this bus was inside the show and on display, the standard on this bus was very high both inside and out. |
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| As if there wasn't already enough to keep the public occupied the organisers had also laid on a couple of celebrities from the big screen. Fans of the Transformers fim 'Revenge of the fallen' will instantly recognise the autobot 'Bumblebee'. |
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| The bright yellow Chevrolet Camaro really was a hit, especially with the younger members of the public. To be honest, I'm just glad it didn't transform.. it would have caused chaos.! |
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| As if Bumblebee wasn't enough we also had the pleasure of seeing 'Lightning McQueen' from the animated Pixar film 'Cars'. |
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| Based on a Chevrolet Corvette C6 and painted in that easily recognisable paint scheme made me wish I was 10 years old again. |
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| I spotted this late bay with a huge commercial box body and my first thought was, that would make a very spacious camper! I decided to go and have a better look at this unique bay. |
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| You can see it works for living as it's starting to show signs of wear and tear, but overall it looked solid. |
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| Walking round to the other side it all became apparent, this was used as a small business to sell sweets from. Well if you need to convert a van for a business what better vehicle than an early bay! |
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| Just 2 of the display vehicles at the show that caught my eye. 2 minutes previous to taking this photo, this area was swamped with people I guess I just got lucky to get a clear photo. |
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| Upon leaving the venue to head home I spotted this 1971 Dormobile parked up in the car park. This bus was 100% original inside and out and looked in very good condition. If I remember correctly this bus has only had 1 owner from new. |
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| This stock bus complete with the original Dormobile camping interior was up for sale, for around £20,000. ($25,000) |
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| Heading home in the rain we followed this blue late bay for a short distance. It isn't a very good photo but it's always good to see old air-cooled bugs and buses actually being driven on the road even if it was pouring down with rain. So that was CamperMart 2017. Overall another well laid out show with plenty to see and do... and buy! This was my first show for the new year and it has whet my appetite for the VW season to kick off properly. Next weeks blog is all about the 'Run the Ring at the movies' a drive movie night for Volkswagens in aid of charity. This was a fantastic night with so much to write about, so come back next Saturday to find out all about it. |
Nice, good job.
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