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Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:46 am

Man, the Brits were everywhere.

Nice bus, too bad it's a RHD.

Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:59 am

dope bus bro

Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:24 am

me and my bus :lol: 8)

Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:03 pm

last week i decided about giving the van a paint job and here are some pics of it and how it turned out.....

finally i put on the fog lamp i stored a long time ago for one day when i`ll be owning a split screen :lol:

Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:26 pm

Yeah!!!! Sweet Bus Ian!!!! I like the quilted seat cover your momma hooked you up with as well. :D

Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:13 pm

very nice bus Ian!!! I just purchased a 55 kombi as well - I am waiting on it to get here - not in as good of shape as yours, but its a august 55 (wolfsburg) - I will be watching your post for pointers.

keep the pics and progress coming

best of luck
Paul

Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:25 am

zuggbug wrote: very nice bus Ian!!! I just purchased a 55 kombi as well - I am waiting on it to get here - not in as good of shape as yours, but its a august 55 (wolfsburg) - I will be watching your post for pointers.

keep the pics and progress coming

best of luck
Paul

Myne is an August 55 too :lol:

Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:28 am

nai wrote:

Is the middle one Shawn's bus? Is he now in Malta... I met him at a Spanish meeting in 2007... a cool guy traveling with his bus...

Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:36 am

xavi_242 wrote: nai wrote:

Is the middle one Shawn's bus? Is he now in Malta... I met him at a Spanish meeting in 2007... a cool guy traveling with his bus...

Yup thats him he came overland to malta with his bus and in the nearfuture he will be living in malta too

Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:26 am

Ian, what colour RED did you repaint your bus?

Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:20 pm

74 Cosa wrote: Ian, what colour RED did you repaint your bus?

I used the same old colur its some where between ruby red and sealing wax red i am really happy with its colour combination as it makes it stand out.....

some work is being done to restore the front safaris and also fabricate a rear hatch safari window 8)

hope it comes out well

Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:06 am

Nifartachi wrote: Man, the Brits were everywhere.

Nice bus, too bad it's a RHD.
Driving a RHD vehicle in left facing traffic is really not that much of a problem.
Does this vehicle have original wheels? What dates are they?
Al

Sun Dec 26, 2010 12:00 pm

69doublecab wrote: Nifartachi wrote: Man, the Brits were everywhere.

Nice bus, too bad it's a RHD.
Driving a RHD vehicle in left facing traffic is really not that much of a problem.
Does this vehicle have original wheels? What dates are they?
Al
In Malta we drive RHD vehicles so its just nrmal no problems. The wheels are period correct i dont know the date one day i am interested to clean the area of the date to see the year... Ive got a spare set of cow`s feet wheels.. so if the year wont match all wheels in the mean time i will simply blast the spare set and when ready wrap them in the Fire stone tires the van has... or else i will simply go for my spare set of Empi 5 spokes and spray them in white..

I am looking forward to finish my safari windows restoration and the rear window frame fabrication to make it look even cooler :)

Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:22 pm

Nai,
can you take a pic of the front window latch - I am not sure if mine is correct.

Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:52 am

zuggbug wrote: Nai,
can you take a pic of the front window latch - I am not sure if mine is correct.

thats myne

Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:19 am

that latch is a right side put on left side.

Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:43 am

Looks like a safari latch at that!

Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:51 am

woodslat wrote: Looks like a safari latch at that!

I do think so but i never asked that question....