THE KOMBI KONNECTION

BJ · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: Pop Top on side of road!!

Spotted a pop top (no kombi though Laughing

) on side of Graham Farmer today.... Hope it wasn't anyone on here, infact hope nobody is missing it, could have done some real damage.

Kinga · Moderator Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 457 Location: Perth

I spotted that too, was just near Belmont Race Course.
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BJ · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

Yeah that's the spot... can you imagine if you were behind it when it departed the bus Exclamation

Kinga · Moderator Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 457 Location: Perth

There are quite a few pop tops around with a tie down strap or two missing.

Windy day like today, going over the bridge at 80km/h, probably wouldn't take much to lift it off.
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Piratekombi · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

I once forgot to strap our poptop down (I was chatting while lowering it), and it decided to go up on a highway at top speed... the kombi behind us had a real fright! but managed to alert us before it came completely off... the mechanism is now twisted and will (eventually) need to be replaced. I now always double-check the straps.

It is indeed lucky that this poptop (apparently) didn't cause any harm. I hope it wasn't raining that night.
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....Woz

'72 Sierp Bros poptop - "Woger the Jolly Piwate"
(Soon to be repainted grey...)

Aus liebe zum kombi

BJ · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject:

I used to have apoptop bay in England - I once drove off without putting the whole roof down Laughing

66split · Moderator Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 436 Location: perth

i used to have a bedford dormobile in the uk and the roof vent hatch blew off at about 60 mph. went with a real bang and it suddenly got very windy! took a moment to work out what had happened!
dave.