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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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Location: #31peach
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Screw it, $20 shipped ain't bad, not sure how Mango it is, but it will work in my beater bus |
I was just gonna say the same. |
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thom
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Location: Sacramento
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Owner lives in Florida, Bus lives in Chicago
Yeah, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it, either.
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Clara 
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| I love the Dead and love Buses but I would be embarrassed to own that at any price. |
Me too. That bus was clearly dreamed up in the parking lot.  |
dreamed up, maybe, but Grateful Dead parking lot buses looked like this, IIRC:
or really, lots of pop top bay westys:
sometimes like this:
even sometimes like this:
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spookymulder
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Joined: January 02, 2004
Posts: 3298
Location: I'm either at 95608, 97537 or 94708 only my CPA knows for sure
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campingbox
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Joined: November 14, 2000
Posts: 10196
Location: Petaluma, CA
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That bus must be be really nice then - if you applied that formula to most restored busses the owners would need to pay you to haul them away. |
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spookymulder
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Joined: January 02, 2004
Posts: 3298
Location: I'm either at 95608, 97537 or 94708 only my CPA knows for sure
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That bus must be be really nice then - if you applied that formula to most restored busses the owners would need to pay you to haul them away. |
Sounds good to me! |
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dickie
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Joined: March 22, 2004
Posts: 275
Location: southern alberta
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:28 pm Post subject: official whine |
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| With what looks like, at a quick glance, around $1,500,000.00 worth of stock up for sale, there probably is a bit of room to move here. |
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Muthashabubu
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Joined: March 21, 2008
Posts: 444
Location: SW Ohio
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Interesting! they said it is located in Chicago. Never saw it at any local show and I got to most of them. You'd think they would promote it if they wanted to sell it. |
they were probably laughed out of a show several years ago and never returned to them 
btw this has been up for sale before a few times I remember seeing that ugly ass interior before  |
Yeah, I think they were asking for like $125K last time it was listed.  |
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55samba
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Joined: June 21, 2002
Posts: 805
Location: CA Bay Area
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While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
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veedub
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Joined: February 03, 2004
Posts: 382
Location: Central Coast, CA
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While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
Very well said, I have seen this bus in person. It is as legit as you can get as far as the quality level. No corners cut. At no time did the ad mention it was a factory correct stock bus. Is it priced a little high? Probably, but it says best offer, its America, make an offer. I would be stoked to drive it.
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EverettB
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While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
I agree, it looks super clean and nice. Some stuff is not to my style as it's custom but there are some things I like. For instance, the rear deck mat.
Plus it has what's becoming the new standard for top dollar Bus sales - the gas door is open.
You thought popping both front doors meant the seller meant business?
Not any more! It's all about the popped gas door now, people. Take note. 
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bigdish2
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Location: Texas
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Pending at 25k http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1629516
makes me want to throw out my 63 w/t bus and see what happens. 38k orig miles documented on jack stands really since 74. It's complete down to middle seat kick panel original nice interior. Hmmmm? I thought 10-15k for 15w was the going rate but I guess now 25k and up the prices keep going it's actually pretty crazy now.
I would not even open the barn though for 25k though if that's what these are really bringing who's knows what they really sell for 
Off they will sit.
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floyd1969
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Posts: 300
Location: Jersey Channel Islands.
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| 55samba wrote: |
While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
I agree, it looks super clean and nice. Some stuff is not to my style as it's custom but there are some things I like. For instance, the rear deck mat.
Plus it has what's becoming the new standard for top dollar Bus sales - the gas door is open.
You thought popping both front doors meant the seller meant business?
Not any more! It's all about the popped gas door now, people. Take note.
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. If he had bothered to pop the ashtray it would have sold by now . |
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BulletBus
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| EverettB wrote: |
| 55samba wrote: |
While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
I agree, it looks super clean and nice. Some stuff is not to my style as it's custom but there are some things I like. For instance, the rear deck mat.
Plus it has what's becoming the new standard for top dollar Bus sales - the gas door is open.
You thought popping both front doors meant the seller meant business?
Not any more! It's all about the popped gas door now, people. Take note.
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. If he had bothered to pop the ashtray it would have sold by now . |
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55samba
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| If he had bothered to pop the ashtray it would have sold by now . |
This guy is no amateur! Everything is open. |
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Cuñado Wear
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[quote="Clara"]
Clara. is that you sitting on the grass?
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| I may be a little late to the party, but what the hell is Cunado Wear? |
Looking for front kick panels for late 63' Deluxe Basalt Gray
60' Double Cab
63' 15 Window Deluxe |
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Cuñado Wear
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| 55samba wrote: |
While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
I agree, it looks super clean and nice. Some stuff is not to my style as it's custom but there are some things I like. For instance, the rear deck mat.
Plus it has what's becoming the new standard for top dollar Bus sales - the gas door is open.
You thought popping both front doors meant the seller meant business?
Not any more! It's all about the popped gas door now, people. Take note.
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Everett, you might have something there. but my insiders tell me popping your rear windows is really were its at. Think it's not?
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| Bulli Klinik wrote: |
| I may be a little late to the party, but what the hell is Cunado Wear? |
Looking for front kick panels for late 63' Deluxe Basalt Gray
60' Double Cab
63' 15 Window Deluxe |
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EverettB
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EverettB
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| EverettB wrote: |
| 55samba wrote: |
While there is obviously a lot of wrong details for stock I am very impressed with the attention to detail in this bus. I think the level of detail is far superior than most buses I have seen here in a long time. Not stock details but metal fit, paint, interior, engine compartment, etc.
If you can get over this not being bone stock and look at the build quality it is impressive. Who ever built this had a vision and really put some time and care into this bus.
I think at $40k this would be a great bus for a non-vw purist who wanted a very high quality bus. |
I agree, it looks super clean and nice. Some stuff is not to my style as it's custom but there are some things I like. For instance, the rear deck mat.
Plus it has what's becoming the new standard for top dollar Bus sales - the gas door is open.
You thought popping both front doors meant the seller meant business?
Not any more! It's all about the popped gas door now, people. Take note.
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Everett, you might have something there. but my insiders tell me popping your rear windows is really were its at. Think it's not? |
Extra pop-outs = Extra money. Everyone knows that.
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floyd1969
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| If he had bothered to pop the ashtray it would have sold by now . |
This guy is no amateur! Everything is open. |
. That was a coffee spitter |
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