1958 SWR/ Pressed bumper Panel

vwbusman66 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:43 pm Post subject: 1958 SWR/ Pressed bumper Panel

Hi all, I have a 1958 SWR/ Pressed bumper Panel. I am yet to run the chassis numbers for my own use but the PO said that he did run the numbers and came up with a match. Would this be considered rare? I know it was a 4 month only combo. Its in pretty good shape right now. I am getting ready to do the window rubbers and floor quarter repairs. When the PO found it, there was no suspension so it was only a shell. It is lowered with a 1600 dp. I received an offer of 22,000 and want to keep it, but if I can find another, Ill sell it.
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1958 L53 Pressed Bumper Panel
1973 Wild Westerner
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EmpiGT · Samba Member Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 2597

PO here. This bus was dicussed in another thread somewhere. People did not believe it was wax red. But it is. It is not fire red. I had a fire red 58 at the same time. Way different in color.
And it is a pressed bumper bus with flat engine lid.
Everything you see here is a very old repaint. The inside was og paint

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EmpiGT · Samba Member Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 2597

vwbusman66 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:11 pm Post subject:

Empi, I believe you completely. I pulled the overhead panels out and found beautiful SWR along with what is under the red overcoat. Ive gotten a lot of crap at local shows for what they think it is. I am just trying to figure out an overall count and rarity of the bus. I don't really want to sell it, but if I can find another, I might consider it.
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1958 L53 Pressed Bumper Panel
1973 Wild Westerner
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vwbusman66 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:12 pm Post subject:

Empi, is the front bumper og?
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1958 L53 Pressed Bumper Panel
1973 Wild Westerner
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EmpiGT · Samba Member Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 2597

It's not the original bumper to the bus. The one that came on it when I got it was very mangled. But it is a pressed bumpered bus

M183kombi · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:02 pm Post subject:

Personally, if I was offered 22k for that, I'd sell it and buy something with windows...I drove a panel for years and as much as I dig 'em, havin' windows just made the drive more enjoyable for me...
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zuggbug · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:14 pm Post subject:

sell it
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p horvath · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:06 pm Post subject:

so are you selling it?

Dustin B · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:26 am Post subject:

That bus is sweet! The only thing that could make it any cooler is it was a walk through. I'm a panel lover so I guess I'm one of the crazy ones. Lol
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oakman · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:04 pm Post subject:

j.pickens · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:04 am Post subject:

Too bad the original bumpers are gone. They might have been silver white pressed bumpers. Very rare.
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