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AXAM
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: Sakbayan-Help!! |
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| Can anybody tell me anything about these Sakbayan....looks like a thing. I am looking at one and was thinking of picking it up. |
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bljones
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Are you in the phillipines?
the sakbayan has little relationship ot the Thing, but is another vw oddball created in autralia called the "Country Buggy."
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AXAM
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Location: Gods country,ca
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| No, I am in California. can you tell me anything about them or who to talk to? |
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suntour
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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I did a search on Yahoo,
Came up with this.
1. Sakbayan - a contraction of the term "Sasakyan nang bayan ". Literally translated as, "country vehicle". This vehicle is similar to the Australian "VW Country Buggy". It is a rear engined vehicle powered by an air-cooled VW Type 1 engine. It has a canvass top with optional fiberglass top. First introduced in 1969 as "Country Buggy" with the 1300 engine, then as "Sakbayan 815" in 1972 with the 1500 engine, and finally as the "Sakbayan" in 1973, with the 1600 engine. It was road tested twice around the Philippines in 1969 & 1970 and did a 53,000 km London to Manila run.
Looks kind of cool, I didn’t even know these existed. I doubt that body parts are all too easy to find though. Maybe in Australian or the Philippines. There is this guy who sells Thing stuff in the Philippines and he seems to have Country Buggy stuff. http://www.precious-parts.com/main.php Ask him what he knows. |
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DONGKG
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I am from the Philippines and planning to acquire a Country buggy aussie. Sakbayan is a Philippine version of the Aussie Country Buggy. Though there are only a few now left here in the Philippines..
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fmartin_gila
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Last fall, I saw two running on the island of Cebu. I was just over there last month in Cainta and Iloilo and never saw any.
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DONGKG
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Last fall, I saw two running on the island of Cebu. I was just over there last month in Cainta and Iloilo and never saw any.
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I friend of mine in Cainta had one before he sold it.. Are you from the Philippines, Fred?
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fmartin_gila
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I am not from the Phils but my Lady is. She grew up in Iloilo and now loves in Cainta. I will be back over there from the Dec 13 thru Jan 5 in both Cainta and Iloilo as we are deciding where to live.
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booch
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| Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: Sakbayan-Help!! |
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| AXAM wrote: |
| Can anybody tell me anything about these Sakbayan....looks like a thing. I am looking at one and was thinking of picking it up. |
I scanned the owner's manual I have and it is on the site.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/sakbayan.php
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