Through the BARNDOOOR

This weekend I could roll the absolute dream car off the trailer and into the Sech Volt mansion. A May 1953 "Barndoor" Panel van, delivered to Norway in September 1953. It has been off the road since 1965. It had some first aid repairs at some point, that may have saved the car when it was put into storage. It has been stored in mother nature’s back yard most of the time, but luckily Morten "Crazy" gave it a good shelter some years ago. After saving the life of my beloved Zwitter, a barndoor or early type 2 was my next dream object. Almost still unbelievable that it's now sitting in the garage waiting for a real spa treatment. As usual there is not much left underneath, but the BD sure has a LOT of potential and qualities. The main goal will be to make it road legal and safe to drive, and still keep as much history and atmosphere as possible. This will not be a two-weekend project, and the amount of welding needed is massive compared to my former project. As an amateur I go to this task with great respect, and there will be a lot of learning along the way. Hopefully we will see the growth of a small Barndoor community in Norway over the next years, as there are some other projects going on as well. Would be fun to attend the first meeting in Norway with a 5 barndoor line-up, wouldn't it?

There will be more posting here to show more details of the car and some more of its history, as well as pictures of the restoration as it proceeds.

Thanks again to Morten for making this happened, a true believer in old VW's!