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Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:43 pm

good god get off the trip on the plates game they weren't sold with the bus. all said just getting the bus back unmolested was far more than anbody could reasonably expect.

Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:50 pm

slow36hp wrote: good god get off the trip on the plates game they weren't sold with the bus. all said just getting the bus back unmolested was far more than anbody could reasonably expect.
thanks man i feel the same way.
here are a couple items i think i still own.original owners manual with notes from carl himself about wiring for the fog light and such,also his how to keep your vw alive with lots of cool hand written notes about the bus.

Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:23 am

slow36hp wrote: good god get off the trip on the plates game they weren't sold with the bus. all said just getting the bus back unmolested was far more than anbody could reasonably expect.
That's the understatement of the month, at least. I'd say it's a fickin miracle to get such a storied vehicle back to the original owner's son. Good job to everyone involved!
Now, to slightly change the subject: What special stuff did Carl do to help the bus survive all this heroic duty? (I realize that trip was not exactly like driving down a US freeway!) Like suspension, shocks, and especially TIRES? did Carl leave any notes/ records of tire brands, mileage, etc?
thanks,
Al

Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:26 pm

I looked at that bus when I lived in sandpoint, sadly...I didn't have much interest in buses at the time and was too cheap.

I remember it was forsale about 2 years ago, it was just down the road form my house.

Cool bus now that i'm looking at it again :lol:

Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:48 pm

On one trip between Guatemala and the states, Carl and his wife parked the bus next to a river somewhere near Tonalá, Chiapas (MX) for a rest. He had pulled the plug for an oil change and they both went for a skinny-dip in the river. A very sudden flash flood engulfed them and would have taken the bus had they not pushed it (naked) to higher ground. One of many ....
p.s. I know how to roast beans with an 88 shell casing