Yes, we drove on the left side of the road up until sep 3 1967, but all cars were left hand driven, so we could keep an eye on the poor roadsides on the gravel roads. (a Swedish guy who was around in 1967 :-)).
Doug is correct about the LHD thing. Sweden had left-hand trafic until september 1967, when it switched to Right-hand trafic. (Which is why most late splitbuses from sweden are double-doors) The cargo doors are on the left hand side so its facing the sidewalk, and not the street.
Cool Bus with an amazing story. You’re correct. Swedish Bus spec is because they drove on the left but all the countries around them drove on the right. The cargo doors would be on the sidewalk side normally. Sweden changed from Left to right in the middle of the night on September 3rd 1967. We own “the Blaupunkt Bus” 1966 Swedish spec Bus.
I believe the reason the doors are on the left-hand side is because in some Euro markets, the towns are small and the streets are extremely narrow. For a delivery vehicle you could not leave the doors open and unload into the street. You unloaded onto the sidewalk so you would not block the street, that’s why many commercial deliveries would have left-hand drive, left-hand doors. Of course, in a country that had left-hand roads.
It makes sense I think. Just a suggestion for a future vid. Rich Morris’s dove blue tin top Doormobile. It is based on a DOUBLE swivel seat. It has all the original blue Doormobile seats that fold and spin. So cool. Has a camp kit at the back too! I think I saw that tool and passed on it’s I did not know what it was for…🤨🤣. Good show for sure.
This is thing sick!! Great story to it all. I was thinking though, I feel like 18k miles is too low for what I’m seeing. One of my buses have the same type of pedal wear and it’s around 200k miles. Feel like 118k miles is more like it maybe? Engine is so clean and love the og spare tire too haha! End of the day, mileage really doesn’t seem to matter on these buses.
@@AdamC4 the fact that it spent a lot of its time on a farm would dictate that it did not go very far distances. I have an ambulance from 1967. It only has 13,000 miles on it. It just wasn’t used much.
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Yes, we drove on the left side of the road up until sep 3 1967, but all cars were left hand driven, so we could keep an eye on the poor roadsides on the gravel roads. (a Swedish guy who was around in 1967 :-)).
So cool to learn about all of these details. Thank you!
Doug is correct about the LHD thing. Sweden had left-hand trafic until september 1967, when it switched to Right-hand trafic. (Which is why most late splitbuses from sweden are double-doors) The cargo doors are on the left hand side so its facing the sidewalk, and not the street.
I love to see a Swedish bus in USA! I drive a bus from USA in Sweden!❤
Very cool! Congratulations
Cool Bus with an amazing story. You’re correct. Swedish Bus spec is because they drove on the left but all the countries around them drove on the right. The cargo doors would be on the sidewalk side normally. Sweden changed from Left to right in the middle of the night on September 3rd 1967. We own “the Blaupunkt Bus” 1966 Swedish spec Bus.
That’s awesome information! Thank you so much
@@EddyCollins-TZN168 no worries. @theblaupunktbus
Once again, a stellar interview by the Santo Patròn of the VW World- thanks Eddy 👍
@@IAm1InTheIAm mil gracias!
im loving the VW Buses more and more. Keep buggin😮❤
Amazing. I've seen his other barndoor on their RAD channel as well. He has some nice buses! California has such an awesome VW scene
What great guy.
@@ShaunElliott-k2c he truly is!
Super cool bus and great info. Thanks for sharing this
@@kevinoconnor338 glad you enjoyed it!
Schön!
Once in a life time bus
Hey Eddy ! they sealed the front to keep the bees from stinging your A-S
I believe the reason the doors are on the left-hand side is because in some Euro markets, the towns are small and the streets are extremely narrow. For a delivery vehicle you could not leave the doors open and unload into the street. You unloaded onto the sidewalk so you would not block the street, that’s why many commercial deliveries would have left-hand drive, left-hand doors. Of course, in a country that had left-hand roads.
@@ocavant definitely seems like a pragmatic approach. Thank you.
It makes sense I think.
Just a suggestion for a future vid. Rich Morris’s dove blue tin top Doormobile. It is based on a DOUBLE swivel seat. It has all the original blue Doormobile seats that fold and spin. So cool. Has a camp kit at the back too!
I think I saw that tool and passed on it’s I did not know what it was for…🤨🤣. Good show for sure.
The Swedes drove on the left side of the road until 1967. But with LHD cars for some
@@ocavant yeah man, Rich and I have chatted about it. He wanted me to wait until he had the kitchen installed and everything in order.
We in Sweden switched over to right-hand traffic on 3 September 1967 at 06.00. And A number is from Stockholm.
@@VolvoLaplanderCamper should be a national holiday
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This is thing sick!! Great story to it all. I was thinking though, I feel like 18k miles is too low for what I’m seeing. One of my buses have the same type of pedal wear and it’s around 200k miles. Feel like 118k miles is more like it maybe? Engine is so clean and love the og spare tire too haha!
End of the day, mileage really doesn’t seem to matter on these buses.
@@AdamC4 the fact that it spent a lot of its time on a farm would dictate that it did not go very far distances. I have an ambulance from 1967. It only has 13,000 miles on it. It just wasn’t used much.
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