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Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:35 pm

does anybody know any history of this bus because i just bought it.

Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:08 pm

here is some history.

http://www.diedrich.com/companypages.tpl?cart=1182...anyhistory

Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:52 pm

Sweet Bus nice score. Do you mind telling us how you found it?

I read about it a while ago and it has some great history

Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:20 am

it was on craigslist in spokane for almost 2 months.nobody seemed interested so i finally drove up and checked it out and a couple days later i bought it.i didnt relize the history behind it was so cool.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:23 am

this license plate came with it along with a mountain of servise records & reciepts.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:20 am

I think Rich Kimbal did a story on that in Hot VWs a while back, neat story. You can still buy the coffee beans with a bus on the bag, but it shows a Deluxe. Its in the July 2006 issue.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:26 am

For a bus that's been so "traveled", it looks amazingly straight! :shock:

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:27 am

yah the reciepts in it had a paint job and some other minor body work done.the dude took amaizing care of it.dang do you have a copy of that mag?maybe you could scan it in.thanks now im on the lookout.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:36 am

I sell the "non-keeper" copies for a buck. If it's recent enough, a "non-keeper"and I still have it, you can take it. 8)

However, I'll need to know what edition it was, i.e. month & year. :?

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:38 am

i heard its in the july 2006 issue.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:50 am

Will search in my stash! 8)

Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:52 am

Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:28 am

Does it smell like coffee inside? Really nice bus, man.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:57 am

Hey grim, if Pryo does have a copy Ill send you the one I have,LMK.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:10 am

Grim Reaper, i have to say, your house and the area its located in is beautiful. And nice bus too :D

Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:16 am

Big Bill wrote: Hey grim, if Pryo does have a copy Ill send you the one I have,LMK.

"Does" or "doesn't"? :?

If yours is readily available, go ahead and give him it. I'll have to look into my stash and that might take a little time. 8)

Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:35 am

Something to whet your appetite - Sorry for the quality/ editing - no scanner:

Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:36 am

I bet you can get free coffee everytime you show up in the Bus.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:12 pm

Dang, nice bus. Cool score. Where in Spokaloo was it? My in-laws still live there. In fact, I'll have to rib my father-in-law for slacking off on his search for VWs for me! :lol:

Arthur

Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:35 pm

Diedrich coffee is no more, they were recently purchased by starsucks. The one a couple blocks from my house has already been closed and converted, and re-opened. When I heard they were purchased/closing, I went by just to get a few bags of "bus beans". I only bought one, and the girl gave me a couple doz. empty bags as they would not be needing them.