I found that a Dutch company called Kemperink converted buses into Bestelwagens (panel truck) for VW, and the factory warranty applied. They also made a stretched pick-up.
Google showed that you posted a similar van in 2011 at the Bugorama. I don't think they are the same, because that one looks gray, and this one looks green.
OMG! That IS THE SAME VAN! How the heck did you get the motivation or push, or whatever, to look that up? And WOW! To find I posted it before? 14 years ago? Incredible! THANK you!
Like you said to someone else, I went down a rabbit hole about the van. It looked like it was built as a commercial vehicle, so I was curious. I did a Google image search using a screen capture of your recent picture. The picture from 2011 was one of the pictures that Google found in the search.
Just guessing here but I think that's more likely based on the factory pickup version than the bus.The worst riding and handling thing I think I've ever driven, but fantastic capacity. Big flat bed, and a true one ton capacity. I once hauled 1 1/2 tons of salt blocks in it, and it wasn't happy, but it didn't break either! I always wished I'd come into a post '68 version (the handling improved many fold in '68 with a new suspension setup) but never did. If not in a hurry, that thing would carry anything.
At the time I was working for a non-profit village for mentally handicapped adults, which consisted of a number of houses, each of which had a water softener. I was in the maintenance department, (for a while I was the maintenance department) and we determined that the cheapest way to recharge the softeners was with salt lick blocks rather than bagged salt. A local agricultural supplier provided a deal. Long time ago and things have changed and grown since 1970, but if you look up Camphill Village, in Copake, NY, that's the place.
I found that a Dutch company called Kemperink converted buses into Bestelwagens (panel truck) for VW, and the factory warranty applied. They also made a stretched pick-up.
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Google showed that you posted a similar van in 2011 at the Bugorama. I don't think they are the same, because that one looks gray, and this one looks green.
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OMG! That IS THE SAME VAN! How the heck did you get the motivation or push, or whatever, to look that up? And WOW! To find I posted it before? 14 years ago? Incredible! THANK you!
DeleteLike you said to someone else, I went down a rabbit hole about the van. It looked like it was built as a commercial vehicle, so I was curious. I did a Google image search using a screen capture of your recent picture. The picture from 2011 was one of the pictures that Google found in the search.
ReplyDeleteincredible! Thanks for the answer!
DeleteJust guessing here but I think that's more likely based on the factory pickup version than the bus.The worst riding and handling thing I think I've ever driven, but fantastic capacity. Big flat bed, and a true one ton capacity. I once hauled 1 1/2 tons of salt blocks in it, and it wasn't happy, but it didn't break either! I always wished I'd come into a post '68 version (the handling improved many fold in '68 with a new suspension setup) but never did. If not in a hurry, that thing would carry anything.
ReplyDeletewhy the heck were you moving 3000 pounds of salt blocks?
DeleteAt the time I was working for a non-profit village for mentally handicapped adults, which consisted of a number of houses, each of which had a water softener. I was in the maintenance department, (for a while I was the maintenance department) and we determined that the cheapest way to recharge the softeners was with salt lick blocks rather than bagged salt. A local agricultural supplier provided a deal. Long time ago and things have changed and grown since 1970, but if you look up Camphill Village, in Copake, NY, that's the place.
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