1978 Landmark Camper

Oldbug.com · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:47 pm Post subject: 1978 Landmark Camper

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Just finishing this one up...all the white paint is original, the stripes have been touched up. Original interior too (only replaced the inserts on the seats!) Factory sunroof...etc.

How many Landmark Campers do you think still exist? And how many were made?
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Westfabulous · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject:

Yup, that's pretty cool. I love decal packages and pin stripes. It's Bay Window porn.
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SGKent · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:56 pm Post subject:

IMHO it would be rare. Even back then the dealers only had a few each to sell.
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chabanais · Samba Member Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866

Wow I've never seen one like that! Very 70s!
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dubluvv · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject:

Here's a few:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=213664&highlight=landmark
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Oldbug.com · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject:

In my hunting online I have come across only about a half dozen of them and only one other with the correct original interior. The pics at the end of that thread are of this Bus as I found it. Im just finishing this one up to ship over to the UK for a vacation adventure with my son later this year...I think the UK crowd will go wild for it.
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BusterBrown · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject:

That's a totally killer bus Randy. Wow.
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Oldbug.com · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:55 pm Post subject: Before

Here's a "Before" photo.

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Emeritusx · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:35 pm Post subject:

Nice... Rare bays are so refreshing. Very nice bus.
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chrisradioman · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:57 am Post subject:

Lovein this bus, lets see more pictures inc. the inside. Very Happy

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Resto-raider · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:09 am Post subject:

Now that's a cool bus with some nice decals.
Also loving the A-team Van wheels.

I'm also curious to see more of this bus. Share some more pics please.
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zerothehero · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:42 am Post subject:

jereandjess · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:23 am Post subject:

Hey Randy, did you get to talk to the guy who owned the blue Landmark you saw on the highway in Oceanside?

http://www.oldbug.com/landmark.htm

Was that bus as complete on the interior?

Great job on your restore, and as others have requested, could you post many more pics of the interior?

Our Landmark was brown like yours, but didn't have the middle seats and the cabinets had been modified and extended up to the drivers seat, but they kept the original cabinets in there, just added onto them!

Was the curtain divider still there? Ours was gone.

Every single person who looks at our bus loves the headliner and the 2nd thing most people notice and like are the pockets on the front doors. We miss them on our 77 Westy!

Again, great job, and please post more pics!

Thanks!
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EZ Gruv · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:40 pm Post subject:

I love the Landmark buses!

So, bottom line this for us...how much?? Razz

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Westfabulous · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject:

VWMIKE76 · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:04 pm Post subject:

Randy,

I have never seen a brown stripe landmark, but seen a few with the blue stripes. I may be parting out a landmark, most of the stuff is gone but have door panels and sides, and a really nice headliner in it. it was hit in the front and if it can't be worked I'll part it. To bad all the other stuff is gone.
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BusterBrown · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject:

bigbore · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:43 pm Post subject:

Damm thats a good looking bus I love the decal job cool.
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Emeritusx · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:52 pm Post subject:

Some ugly a$$ rims tho..
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Oldbug.com · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:37 pm Post subject:

The interior on the blue one in Oceanside has been changed up a lot...bit the exterior paint is all original and amazing! The graphics are all paint...not stickers by the way. And the red painted wheels...ugh...but easy to fix that.

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