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Date:         Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:23:07 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         tfab@netcom.com (thom fitzpatrick)
Subject:      Re: What's a Barndoor?

kwiebe@nwrain.com coughed up: > > I've seen sliding side doors on late-model buses, dual side doors on > microbuses, but what does the term barndoor term refer to?

The huge engine lid on the pre-55-1/2 busses. The engine lid was the same size as the later bus hatch, but a barndoor doesn't have a batch. Essentially, the engine lid goes all the way up the the "rib" around the beltline...

Thom -- > Assassins do it from behind. Thom Fitzpatrick & Amy Burgess tfab@netcom.com '56 VW Sunroof Kombi '72 Porsche 911T Targa '78 BMW 530i Desperately seeking '51-'55 Barndoor Deluxe Project


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