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Tue May 12, 2009 8:39 am

I love those stickers! Any chance of some more pics of the kick panel at the end of the middle seat? Back side too?

Tue May 12, 2009 8:46 am

cheers, the only other pic i have of the middle seat

and a couple of the other stickers

:)

Tue May 19, 2009 7:49 pm

Not sure if this is custom or rare?

Wed May 20, 2009 7:46 am

ghostwagens wrote: Not sure if this is custom or rare?

I'd say coachbuilt. I've seen pictures of others, but never one in the flesh. That would be a cool barn find.

Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:06 pm

61 stu wrote:

would you guys say the interior deluxe pieces are rare as well? i didn;t even know the transporter came with those and i've never seen them in anybody's bus i've ever seen..i'm talking about the chrome trim on the inside.

this is just for fmi (for my information lol)

Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:14 pm

My 68 has the extra chrome on the front door panels, but not on the rear bulkhead panels or the rear side panels.

Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:49 am

I've finally got my seats back from the trimmer so have fitted the M501 Walkthrough Bench Seat Option today.....

Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:22 pm

I think this is the very sought after "square end roo bar" with optional camel

Roo Bar forum link....
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51652&highlight=roo

Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:25 am

Has anybody seen one of these drawers? its a westy made one I have worked on and owned bus's for 25 years and I have never seen one but heres one in my 1971 westy.

Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:33 am

Quote: Has anybody seen one of these drawers? its a westy made one I have worked on and owned bus's for 25 years and I have never seen one but heres one in my 1971 westy.

how wide is the drawer?
maybe it came from a sink cabinet & was cut to fit

would you guys consider a
nos thermostat "rarest of the rare"

or just hard to find?

Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:01 pm

theizzardking wrote: 61 stu wrote:

would you guys say the interior deluxe pieces are rare as well? i didn;t even know the transporter came with those and i've never seen them in anybody's bus i've ever seen..i'm talking about the chrome trim on the inside.

this is just for fmi (for my information lol)

This is all i've found on it so far:

Clipper - Trim level/accessories package used for a short period of time on the Deluxe Kombi Bay Window Bus. Included large metal sunroof, front and rear bumper trim, rear window jail bars, and chrome trim on the interior, among other items. The Clipper name was discontinued due to copyright issues with Pan Am, who owned the Clipper term.

Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:15 pm

bigbore wrote: Has anybody seen one of these drawers? its a westy made one I have worked on and owned bus's for 25 years and I have never seen one but heres one in my 1971 westy.
:? :? :? How does it attach into the sunroof pocket? Any latching device to keep it from hitting the back of your head in a sudden stop?
I'm not saying you're full of shit, but it just doesn't look like it has the engineering or quality that Westfalia would let out of thier factory.

Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:34 pm

busdaddy wrote: bigbore wrote: Has anybody seen one of these drawers? its a westy made one I have worked on and owned bus's for 25 years and I have never seen one but heres one in my 1971 westy.
:? :? :? How does it attach into the sunroof pocket? Any latching device to keep it from hitting the back of your head in a sudden stop?
I'm not saying you're full of shit, but it just doesn't look like it has the engineering or quality that Westfalia would let out of thier factory.

Also, Wesfalia used gray handles on cabinets; at least up to 1973.

Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:11 pm

busdaddy wrote: bigbore wrote: Has anybody seen one of these drawers? its a westy made one I have worked on and owned bus's for 25 years and I have never seen one but heres one in my 1971 westy.
:? :? :? How does it attach into the sunroof pocket? Any latching device to keep it from hitting the back of your head in a sudden stop?
I'm not saying you're full of shit, but it just doesn't look like it has the engineering or quality that Westfalia would let out of thier factory.
As for being full of shit thats ok my wife thinks Iam also. Iam not sure if it is a factory option but its looks to be made by wesfalia. it has no runners or latching system but from all the ware it has been there for a very long time look for your self and as for westy quality that is questionable sometimes. the drawer is 40 inch long and 19.75 inch wide 2 inch high. the bottem is the same birch paneling as the roof panels I have the original purchase order for this westy and it isn't on the list of installed (at the dealer) items.

this is a drawer out of my 69 westy to see the staples thay are the same as the other drawer if this is a home made drawer someone went thought a lot of trouble to make a copie.

Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:02 pm

jasonbye wrote: I've finally got my seats back from the trimmer so have fitted the M501 Walkthrough Bench Seat Option today.....

Very nice. I remember running across one of those at the locak Pick-N-Pull years ago. Yes, I did grab it, but I kick myself now for having sold it to a buddy. Ahhh... hindsite.

Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:15 pm

Sweet clock Will-G

Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:21 pm

Dammit, I pulled one of those bench conversions from an early 68 Neptune Blue but I didn't see any of the lower cross bars. It came from a deluxe passenger bus so it has the black pad attached. I just ran across it yesterday, weird to see this thread today!

Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:23 pm

Come to think of it, I'm chasing a rarest of the rare bus...or so I think. Anybody ever heard of a double slider Clipper deluxe? It's not for sale...yet... I'll be ready when it is.

Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:37 pm

woodslat wrote: Dammit, I pulled one of those bench conversions from an early 68 Neptune Blue but I didn't see any of the lower cross bars. It came from a deluxe passenger bus so it has the black pad attached. I just ran across it yesterday, weird to see this thread today!

Are you trying to sell it? Or trade for something?

Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:15 pm

Haven't posted it anywhere, never really gave it any thought. I'll dig mildly for the lower cross bars if they don't show up then I'll sell/trade just the upper piece. Just another cool weird bus piece I'll never use, haven't even thought about it in at least 2 years!