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Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:12 pm

Just wondering if anyone,maybe a East coaster, knows what happened to this 23BD, this pic was taken in 1985, in northern N.H. , someone told me it was the 1st Bus sold in Maine.

Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:40 pm

No shit. Early Westy rack & all. I wonder how much it was for sale for. Right click save for my files. :shock:

Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:21 pm

1985?
I'll guess asking $500, sold for $250.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:13 am

The price was $500, thats all I ever found out about it.
Since I had just bought my 1st house ($34,000!!) and had 7 Vws already, I could'nt buy it ](*,)

Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:33 am

asking $500..holy crap. sadly thou, i bet it has reduced itself to sod by now.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:24 am

It looks pretty rusty!

I'm guessing it's a '54.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:32 am

I like how the drivers door has been replaced with another barndoor door.

I need that westy rack. where is it today...

Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:45 am

EverettB wrote: It looks pretty rusty

That would be the "Maine" part. :D
One thing they do well in New England- use a shit load of SALT on the roads............

Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:07 pm

Lind wrote: I like how the drivers door has been replaced with another barndoor door.

I need that westy rack. where is it today...

I thought the door looked later with a mirror arm and big dish stamp.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:31 pm

Skim wrote: Lind wrote: I like how the drivers door has been replaced with another barndoor door.

I need that westy rack. where is it today...

I thought the door looked later with a mirror arm and big dish stamp.

I would say that too. Another point to reference is the slider glass. It doesn't look like a Barndoor slider latch.

It looks like they may have covered over the semaphores but no other turn signals were added. This seems abnormal.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:55 pm

Im about 99% sure that bus is sitiing in in a shop In Boston Ma area.
Owned By Vw collecter, He still has it and it's not for sale.
The door was of it when i saw it and he said he need one as the door was wrong that came with it.
I was going to trade a him a Drivers door for some other parts I need, But I not so sure I want to part with a Duraclean door.
The rack needs new feet welded on it and he would not part with it.
The bus came from a Maine summer camp.
Crukab I though we talked about this bus at Lichfeild a few years ago when your brought pics of it. I think He was still trying to get the og engine off the seller who was hard to deal with when I talked to him last.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:46 pm

[email protected] wrote:
The rack needs new feet welded on it and he would not part with it.
Yea, the front of the rack does look squished !

Crukab I though we talked about this bus at Lichfeild a few years ago when your brought pics of it.
Yea probly we did , but it was late & we were TOASTED !!! :roll:
The thing is, that pic is from 1985, where the hell has that bus been since then??

Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:00 pm

You guys bust on Jim once in a while , I've known him for a while now, he knows his VW Bus shit!
Heres a pic from the 1st N.E.A.T.O. show -1986 or '87 , in Mass. Jim saw this pic & named 1/2 the bus owners in the pic.....18 years later....

Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:44 pm

[email protected] wrote: Im about 99% sure that bus is sitiing in in a shop In Boston Ma area.
Owned By Vw collecter, He still has it and it's not for sale.
The door was of it when i saw it and he said he need one as the door was wrong that came with it.
I was going to trade a him a Drivers door for some other parts I need, But I not so sure I want to part with a Duraclean door.
The rack needs new feet welded on it and he would not part with it.
The bus came from a Maine summer camp.
Crukab I though we talked about this bus at Lichfeild a few years ago when your brought pics of it. I think He was still trying to get the og engine off the seller who was hard to deal with when I talked to him last.

I was able to get as far as the shop where this barndoor jim speaks of was last stored. Apparently the owner now has it somewhere nearby at his home. Maybe if they get the big dig tunnels fixed, jim and I will go hunting again...

Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:46 pm

crukab wrote: You guys bust on Jim once in a while , I've known him for a while now, he knows his VW Bus shit!
Heres a pic from the 1st L.I.M.B.O. show -1986 or '87 , in Mass. Jim saw this pic & named 1/2 the bus owners in the pic.....18 years later....

cru,

LiMBO started in late '88. I think you must mean NEATO which has been around since the mid-80s. What show was that pix from?

Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:53 pm

Thats Hopkigton state park.
Stan I think your were still in Diapers then.

Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:01 pm

EverettB wrote: Skim wrote: Lind wrote: I like how the drivers door has been replaced with another barndoor door. I thought the door looked later with a mirror arm and big dish stamp. I would say that too. Another point to reference is the slider glass. It doesn't look like a Barndoor slider latch. damn, I must be going blind, that is a late door.

Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:15 am

Stanagon wrote: crukab wrote: You guys bust on Jim once in a while , I've known him for a while now, he knows his VW Bus shit!
Heres a pic from the 1st L.I.M.B.O. show -1986 or '87 , in Mass. Jim saw this pic & named 1/2 the bus owners in the pic.....18 years later....

cru,

LiMBO started in late '88. I think you must mean NEATO which has been around since the mid-80s. What show was that pix from?

Yep, my bad :oops: To much Fosters & what not.......
I was @ the 1st NEATO Meeting in New Bedford Mass. Feb. 1986, @ Mike Motta's house, Tom Brouillette, George Bossart, Chirs Hager were there also.

Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:19 pm

[email protected] wrote: Thats Hopkigton state park.
Stan I think your were still in Diapers then.

Nope, just still in college and wasting my time with Beetles...