1963 15 window deluxe restoration

[Volker H.]

@ StockNazi: Okay, thank you for your explanation. It might have been nice original paint. I know there is always much discussion about that topic but I personally prefer a good quality repainting.

@ AS350driver: Great! Best regards from a EC135 and former EC120 driver.

[AS350driver]

Volker, it always amazes me how many aviation folks are attracted to air cooled Vw's.

[Volker H.]

Does anybody know why they forgot to add weights and year of construction to my chassis plate?

[Dana Champion]

I think your chassis plate is correct. my 6/63 15 window looks the same.

do you have the M Plate behind the passenger seat? That will give you the info. that you are looking for. Here is mine. Unfortunately I sold it a few years ago.

enjoy your bus. Looking forward to seeing it painted!

Dana

[Volker H.]

@ Dana: Thanks! Seems they didn`t add that information to the chassis plates in those months. I know when my bus was built, I just wondered why there is no date on the chassis plate.
Bus paint is finished, I will upload some pictures in one or two weeks.

[EverettB]

My '63 15-Window is like that too

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[Volker H.]

@ Everett: Thank you, too!

[EverettB]

[Volker H.]

On the weekend I could bring the bus home.

My further steps:

- install the wires
- install the axles and the gearbox
- proceed with the cloth around the windows - should be installed before the window rubber, correct?

[mandraks]

sehr huebsch

should a 63 not have the pressing above the rear hatch door handle?
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[EverettB]

[mandraks]

[Volker H.]

Just one more question concerning the headliner. I`ve been searching the net for some weeks now, but don`t find a solution. The headliner that came with the bus (but dismounted) is a white perforated one. I´m not sure if it`s the original headliner.
Having read some threads in here I guess the headliner should be iceblue. If I look at Everett`s 15 window bus, also turqoise, nearly the same production date, I see a cloth without perforation. What can I buy in order to stay as original als possible?

[wcfvw69]

Boy, that bus turned out beautiful.. Did you buy it locally in Germany or did it come back home from the USA?
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[Volker H.]

@ wcfvw69: Thanks, I´m glad to have chosen the original color - it`s just beautiful. To answer you question: Both! The bus spent it`s time 1963 til 2014 in the states and was reimported. In 2015 I could buy it here in Germany.

@ Everett: Thank you very much! So I guess I´ll go for that iceblue one if I can afford it. The well known dealers always write about mid `63 as a change in headliner style, VIN 1101163. I couldn`t find out differences on later models. Same with the door panel kits in phosphor/como green. For example WW offers them for early, mid and late `63 buses, but many dealers here in Europe just offer one of them, mostly the mid `63 version whereas my bus is a late `63. But what are the differences? Anybody any idea?

[EverettB]

[Volker H.]

@ Everett: Thanks again, nice to have someone who owns a similar bus and can give information about the original condition. The change of the vents could be a reason for the different interior panels, good point!