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This is the Conversation Forum for A Brief History of the VW Type II Bus << Erm...? Subject: The good old Splitty! Posted Dec 12, 2001 by Mo Power (Itching Cucumber, Lord of Nonsense elect)   Posting 1 My uncle used to have one. It was painted all red and heavily customized inside and outside. Outside, in the front (around the VW-sign) it had a life saving ring (or whatever it is called) marked "TITANIC". The rear door's handle was gone, so it had to be replaced by a 4 sided piece if metal shaped like a doorhandle. On the inside, it did not only have a small locker for clothing and other stuff, but also a flexible bed-to-dining-table-in-less-than-ten-minutes interior (all self-built), decades ahead of its time. Unluckily, the car was destroyed in an accident several years ago. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: The good old Splitty! Posted Dec 12, 2001 by Lenny (Lynette) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Sorry to hear about the accident. Ta for the comments...its always good to hear more about them as I've never actually owned a Type II before. One day...one day! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: The good old Splitty! Posted Dec 12, 2001 by Uncle Ghengis This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 You simply *must* get round to owning a bus. I have a 1970 'bay-window' and it's by far the most fun vehicle I've ever owned. I just wish I'd owned one years before! Now I'm married with a family - it's a truly useful vehicle - the original MPV, but I wish I'd had one when I was single too. (MPV!??? There's nothing very 'Multi-purpose' about an MPV, I mean, where's the cooker!? Or the beds ?) Regards Uncle Ghengis Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: The good old Splitty! Posted Dec 13, 2001 by Mo Power (Itching Cucumber, Lord of Nonsense elect) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 My Uncle's Bus had both! Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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