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sslosbergas
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 Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: Jan-1957 23 Window Deluxe Miami FL |
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About 3 months ago a guy post a 23 window up for sale in hialeah and i found it hard to believe that in hialeah there was going to be an early 23 window stashed away well it was true. The seller posted it up but wouldn't respond to any emails pm or calls. At the time i didnt have the capital to buy it. Time went on and i sold my beetle and i wanted to buy what i have always wanted. And having it so close made me want to look for it. So after alot of googling i found out by his user name that he was part of a hialeah band "Humbert" i found them on facebook and i messaged one of the members of the band and he was like the guy you have to speak to is Ferny. I looked on white pages and found a number and address in hialeah. I called several times and nothing. So yesterday saturday i said let me pass by. So i go in my 66 splity driving around when a lady flags me down! Turns out was at the same address i was looking for. She loved my 66 and i was like well by any chance do you have a 23 window for sale? She like yea my son has had one for many years thrown in the back yard. She calls her son out and sure it was the 23 window was in a tiny alley in the back of the house. I loved it and knew i had to have it. I saw the floors and belly pans were gone and the rear section of the roof was ruff but other then that the bus was very straight. So later that night i called him made him an offer and well today picked it up!!!! ALl the wheels were seized from being parked 30+ yrs so i removed all the brake pads and put 4 rims with tires and pulled it home! Its going to be a long project with slow updates but im going to post pictures as i go along. Today i already ripped out the floors and belly pans and started taking mold off the front nose. Tell me what you think.
Rolling and out of the whole it was in for 30+ yrs in HIALEAH!
Pressed bumpers with deluxe trim, all og german pop outs with og spoon latches, sky lights, sun roof assembly head lights, the guy was organized!!!!
A little easy off to the nose 
ripped out the floors and belly pans
How it look in 1964 when the 2nd owner bought it (guy i bought it from) 
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sslosbergas
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Nice score!! Did it come with all the seats?
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EverettB
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, that is awesome. Nice detective work too.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| EverettB wrote: | | Wow, that is awesome. Nice detective work too. |
X2. Nice work on not giving up. Funny how no phone calls were returned, but show up in person and a deal is made! Kinda works that way with job opening/interviews too..
Looks like a tarp would have helped the roof in this instance for those 30+ yrs....but you'll get her going in good time.
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Saweet! Awesome find. They are out there man. Look forward to see'n that one at next years Bulli Brigade.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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 Congrats on the sweet find! There is nothing like the feeling of seeing your new treasure for the first time after the hunt! Yes indeed,they are still out there waiting. |
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Nice find. Look forward to your build updates. 
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice, congrats. Kudos on your CSI Miami instincts |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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congratulations
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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23 Window's have always been my favorite VW, the swr/cb is a favorite too. Nice find!
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| What luck to get seen by the lady! Looks like both pressed bumpers and all the trim. Kickass. |
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| nice! |
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sweet score! something else neat besides it being a pressed bumper 23 is that for some reason there seem to be very few 56/57 built 23s left in the world,lots of 55s which is weird and lots of 58s.............congrats!
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congratulations
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sslosbergas
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| BarryL wrote: | | What luck to get seen by the lady! Looks like both pressed bumpers and all the trim. Kickass. |
yea the guy was supper organized gave me boxes of ziplock bags with all the srews and hard ware for everything. all glass, trim, jail bars bumper 6 spoon latch pop outs, only thing missing is the corner glasses, 56-early 57 decklid but i have the 3rd brake light, the reflectors and all interior. but for being stored 30+ yrs i give the guy props on not miss placing anything
| hugheseum wrote: | | sweet score! something else neat besides it being a pressed bumper 23 is that for some reason there seem to be very few 56/57 built 23s left in the world,lots of 55s which is weird and lots of 58s.............congrats! |
i was noticing that when i was search for picturs of done 56/57s
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| Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:01 am Post subject: |
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If you have any specific questions about your bus/parts hit me up. BTW Nice score!!
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