Should i even bother trying to get this bus?

Bandit240

This bus has been sitting in a back yard for many years. I think ive tracked its owner down and am thinking about getting it. I know i cant save it from this condition, but maybe it would be good as parts?

The good side.
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The not so good.
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Inside is trashed.
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Engine bay.
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Tomasz · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:25 am Post subject:

parts bus all day long, that is if cheap
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Dave24 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:29 am Post subject:

I see TONS of good parts on that thing.

aa390392 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:30 am Post subject:

Cheap or free............a great candidate as a donor,some volks would love some of those parts and peices. It would be worth your effort to salvage and save for others Laughing

for a fee.
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EverettB · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:33 am Post subject:

If someone doesn't want to fix the rust, there is a crap load of good parts on it.

Probably a couple thousand dollars worth...

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Bandit240 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:40 am Post subject:

Can anyone make a guess as to what year it may be? There is a plate behind the passenger side seat, but i didnt get a pic of it. I would love to fix it up, but it is WAY beyond me.

///Mink · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:45 am Post subject:

EverettB · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:46 am Post subject:

It's a 1966 model.

Here's why:
It has the 66-67 deck lid pull handle but does not have a '67 gas door.
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Lind · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:47 am Post subject:

KombiMarc · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:00 am Post subject:

Snatch it!!!! lots of good parts as everyone else noted!!
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mpribanic · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:07 am Post subject:

Yes, see above advice^^^^^^^
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Split 66' · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:12 am Post subject:

If this does become a parts bus, there are bunch of things I would pay for today. All the matching locks and handles, would be the first on my list.

If you were to keep it, though its a lot of work, the bus looks really complete down to the bumpers. It's a walkthru deluxe too, which is nice.

Tough call. Let us know.
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VWLooseNuts · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:16 am Post subject:

swervyjoe · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:38 am Post subject:

There was an article in the paper about that a couple years ago. Guess it belonged to a civil rights group. They said Jesse Jackson and some other people rode in it from the airport.

Dave24 · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:15 am Post subject:

zozo · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:28 pm Post subject:

jeremy57ride · Samba Member Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 934

If you do nothing else, the deluxe trim, (spears and bumper trim) and the jail bars are screaming to be picked!

BenTen · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:35 pm Post subject:

I would love to have the rear bumper!!

Let us know if you decide to part it or at least what happens with the owners.

buses 'n bikes · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject:

EverettB · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:20 pm Post subject:

The civil rights group and Jesse Jackson connections neither adds or subtracts any value unless something of consequence occurred involving the vehicle.
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