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jjohnston
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Location: Knoxville
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Just rescued this '65 DC from the boonies of SC, where it was parked under a shed for the last ten years, picking up less then 300 miles. Complete and sound, with some obligatory rust on the gate bottoms. After some mechanical freshening, I'll drive it to its new home in Knoxville. |
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mandraks
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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very cool! and it is the right color, too
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Ohio_Style
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Joined: July 09, 2007
Posts: 610
Location: You'll never leave Sparta alive, Ohio
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65 Deluxe
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Joined: May 04, 2002
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I think they are the one of the best buses VW made you get six passengers and a truck bed for anything you need to do. I had a guy a few weeks ago wanted to trade his Nova and seven grand for mine. I smiled and told him it wasn't for sale. That probably was a good deal at some point in time and Nova's are still everywhere not double cabs.
Congrats on your new Doca...
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Ohio_Style
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Joined: July 09, 2007
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Location: You'll never leave Sparta alive, Ohio
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I think they are the one of the best buses VW made you get six passengers and a truck bed for anything you need to do. I had a guy a few weeks ago wanted to trade his Nova and seven grand for mine. I smiled and told him it wasn't for sale. That probably was a good deal at some point in time and Nova's are still everywhere not double cabs.
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Thanks. I have been kicking myself for the last 10 years for selling my 65 Sundial, hopefully this helps me get over it.
I am starting to do a lot of swap meets, so I figured it made sense to get a DC to haul the parts and the kids to the shows (you know, justification....)
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=738403 |
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BulletBus
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Joined: August 17, 2005
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Location: Panama City Beach
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People just love the DCs. I have a 21 window(customer bus), freshly painted dove blue 66(customer bus), my 53 Barndoor and the 61 DC. And when people come over that haven't seen any of them, they act as if the others aren't even there. And go straight to the DC. Crazy.
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jtauxe 
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Joined: September 30, 2004
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Location: Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Hello all,
I'm a lurker on this site. I don't own a double cab but I sure do want one. Seems like they can't be bought in any remotely usable condition for less than $12k. Why does everything I want have to be so expensive?
Great dc's everyone!
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Have you seen this one? It's a bay window (my personal preference) and is close to you and is not too expensive:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1465119
If I didn't already have one, I'd be all over this.
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Hansolo99
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Location: So Cal
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Classified fresh...I have wanted a SC or DC for going on 20 years now, I threw a deposit at this 65 and am bringing it from RI to Ohio on Tuesday. Stoked would be an understatement....
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So did you get it home yet?? |
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Ohio_Style
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Hansolo99
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| My bad. Well be sure to post some pics when you get it. |
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EverettB
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65Nsqback
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Location: Grantsville UT
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Wow very cool ...nice pic
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bugkaivw
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Location: Thailand
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Hi ... this is my 67 Double cab
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GarryA
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Location: South Carolina
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2 of my 3 DCs, well at least at time of the pic. I no longer have the SWR.
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Big Bill
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Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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A 58 I had, sold it in the late 90s. Yeah I should have keep this one too.
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I posted this picture about a year ago, I now belive that it was a 59 and not a 58 as I thought.(Pre-Samba days=Poor Info.) If I didnt have a bus and was going to buy one it would be a DC, best of both worlds IMO. I bought this one from my kid it was about half done at the time, you know lowered, big engine, safari windows, chrome wheels Porsche hubcaps, crazy Orange paint all of the cool 80s -90s stuff, didnt fire my rockets at the time so I sold it.  |
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Malanthius
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Location: Palmdale, ca
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Here's my 66. 
When it was found by the previous owner.
After a few improvements. Still a ways to go! |
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EverettB
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floyd1969
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65Nsqback
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Is it just me or does it look like there is a lower cargo door hinge under the open front door?
That's kinda cool
RHD? Or LHD LH Cargo door?
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