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AlteWagen Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:33 pm

Since there are less than twenty 1958 and earlier 15 windows known to exist, it got me wondering how many 59-63s are still out there.

Post a pic of your bus, m code plate, name and general location and hopefully we can get an idea how many of them are still out there.

Please no 23s or non factory 15s. If you have no m code plate a scan of the birth certificate will suffice.

Since I feel the number of survivors will be low, maybe it will convince someone who owns one NOT to hack it up and appreciate its rarity.

Thanks for participating.

Tony

AlteWagen Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:53 pm

Here is mine

October 19, 1962
378 North American equipment, Includes 6 popouts
025 US-spec bumpers and 6 pop-out windows
130 Deluxe without sunroof and roof windows
Houston TX
Model 241 Cargo doors right, left hand drive, full middle seat
L 380 turquoise, L 289 blue white

Current location CA, USA









Edit: old age strikes again! fixed the production month for my bus build :oops:

DanM Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:04 pm

I would be shocked if there were less than hundreds of these left!
15 window deluxes have always been my favorite, but I don't think there is a shortage of them.

Mr Mike Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:29 am

1 062 827
31 Jan '63 start build date / 6 Feb '63 roll out date
424 north American export package
081 divided cab partion (walk-through)
114 six pop-out side windows
130 type 24 (without sunroof/ roof windows

Export code - US = United States/ Seattle
Beige grey/ sealing wax red

Washington State
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/291892.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/461201.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/291893.jpg

SloMo Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:50 am

Mine. 63, SWR-BG.
Welded up by krusher at FBI VW.


dill58 Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:13 am


1 073 888
424 081 114 130 145 531

to far gone there will be one less it is being parted

KWZ Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:38 am


8K miles

July 5th, 1963

M codes: 424 027 081 114 130

Rest of the tag:

UL (St. Louis) 2413 SK 618A

mickey86004 Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:47 am

Here is mine...

June 1959 Walk Thru




Currently getting some metal work done.

Current Location: Flagstaff, AZ

mtb7001 Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:26 am

3 or 4 exactly like mine, Everett has one, all built in the same week, same options 1500 walkthrough 6 popouts 2/3rd middle seat turkis/bluweiss


EverettB Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:14 am

My Bus
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=479736

08 7
424 081 082 130
UP 2513 TK BLW 1141066

EverettB Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:15 am

Bus in Tucson, AZ
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=309653

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=309650

EverettB Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:16 am

Bus from Colorado, currently in CA?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=313514

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=313509

Aaron Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:41 am

My old 15, '61 build date for the '62 model year, bench seat with f.w. middle Seat. Originally an Az. bus that I got out of N.D. From me it went to Co. I believe it is now in Europe.

mpribanic Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:42 am

Dave P.'s 1961 Deluxe in Jax Fla:




Here's 2 15W I found in South Georgia. Not sure if they still exist or not.





There's also a monster 15W in North Florida. I'll let the owner introduce his bus. It won best custom at Bulli Brigade 16.

Also, there was a mouse grey 15W that won best deluxe at BB15. It was from Florida somewhere & similar to the mouse grey one posted above.

Aaron Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:49 am

Super rusty, late '62 returning to the earth. Some people :(

KWZ Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:17 pm

This thread could go on forever. I can't wait for upcoming thread titles like "How many 13 windows are left?" or "How many blue & white '65-'67 Standards are there?" or "Has anyone ever found a Pearl White '66-'67 walkthrough westy pop-top?"

DanM Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:25 pm

The bus that got me into buses was a '62 15 window owned by my friend Eric E. in Satellite Beach, FL. It was a total surf-mobile, with no interior and covered in old stickers, including a "Longboard House" sticker on the corner window. It wound up being spray painted red and white and then house-painted green and white by subsequent owners. Last I heard it went to Miami in around '96? If I ever found that one again, regardless of condition, I'd have to buy it. There was a pretty good scene of friends who all had split buses there, but I lost touch with them (and their buses) when I left FL.

joe56vw Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:46 pm

my wife has a '62 15w no pics or m-code plate info
but maybe greg or clara know more info about it was one of the maple valley buses

AlteWagen Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:48 pm

KWZ wrote: This thread could go on forever.

I doubt it. Since these did not have the sunroof and skylight windows most people did not consider them rare and parted, cut, and crushed them. Bullet 15s are barely being saved, let alone 62-63s. I remember in the 80s-90s when campers were not worth much, even I turned down a free one once ( #-o ). Look at the demand today. I got mine in all original condition missing the rear seats for $300 back in 92. The guy who found it didnt want it because it did not have the sunroof and passed it on to me. It is evident in some of the pics that some owners still do not think they are valueable as they are still parting them or leaving them to rot. I think the same happened to pressbumper 15s, parted, cut and crushed, now look how many are left! Even if there are a couple hundred left the survival rate is still VERY low.

On the 13s, standards and such I do think the list could go on for quite a while. Production was even higher, but in 10 years lets see how many are left. For me, late model (big hatch) type IIs seem to be fairly easy to find and sometimes at a deal. I havent seen too many small hatch buses for cheap in the last few years, regardless of condition.

House Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:59 pm

Not a lot of '62 walk thrus...



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378 081 082 130
UL 251 TK BLW 955xxx



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