| Author |
Message |
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
 Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject: Upstate New York VW gold mine |
 |
|
| Hi guys, i would just like to say now i will not disclose the information of where this place is unless at a later time i recieve an ok from the owner who apparently frequents this website. I got lost the other day and caught eye through the trees out the car window of a split window bus, this is a big deal to me seeing as where i live i tend to only see bay windows occasionally (i have probably seen just one split in the past five years and trust me i look). I naturally had to stop and go back, I have found a salvage yard filled with old jewels still in amazing shape, not just air-cooled's, plenty of 60's falcons, triumphs, a 63 buick riviera, a 55 chevy, and so many more. Alot of these cars have almost new looking interiors and somehow decent paint jobs. Now the good stuff, there are 6 split window buses, a pop-up top camper with the sink and what not, a normal camper, two standards, and i cant remember the other two. As far as bay windows go i saw around 4 or 5. Over 20 something beetles, mostly late models all somewhere between 67- 74, didnt see any really late ones (post 74). There are like 3 or 4 convertible beetles. Of the beetles the oldest i found was a rough shape 63, there were maybe 2-3 64-66 beetles, but mostly late models. There was also 1 ghia. There was possibly the biggest mountain of deck lids, fenders, doors, and trunk lids i will ever see in my life. This business is not listed anywhere, not a photo or mention to be found on the interenet. When i asked the man who was there how much he wanted for a red and white bus he gave me a list of directions of where to go and who to talk to saying he could not sell because he didnt own the place. I had to go to a garage of a friend of the owner of the salvage yard and leave a note for him to give to the owner. The owner is an extremely hard to find reclusive type and the man at the garage said my best bet was to just go to the yard on sundays because he might be there. From what the garage man said, these vw's are more important to the owner than his children and the chances of me convincing him to let me rescue a bus are slim. I understand why the man loves his vw's but i just need to help him see that there are people who care about them just as much as he does who will bring them back to there original glorious state and that the poor things will only get in worse shape staying outside, they will die if nobody saves them, well wish me luck, perhaps i will someday be able tell you all about the location of this place, i hope you understand i just dont want people to bother this man if he just doesnt want to sell |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
jwold
Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008
Posts: 2088
Location: Portland, OR
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
| All that adventure and no pics? Not even crappy cell phone pics? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MOCHABILL
Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2008
Posts: 584
Location: BY THE BAY
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
 More VW folklore? Fields of buses and cars not for sale,owner a recluse and a hoarder.Like the man said, photos or it didn't happen!
_________________
'71 Squareback FI
'07 Passat wagon 2.0
'03 Ranger 4door 4.0 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| you got it guys, ill take some next time i go |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i took some pictures, be warned some of them are rough, some sad looking bugs, ill put all the buses first. (red and white one is what i have my eye on)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| i know its not a goldmine but i was just excited when i found it, its alot compared what you usually find around here these days.....which is almost nothing |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jon65
Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2012
Posts: 2417
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Look at all the sad little VW's.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
EverettB 
Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000
Posts: 69798
Location: Phoenix Metro
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Birdmanhere
Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2006
Posts: 1054
Location: CANADA EH
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
| EverettB wrote: |
Looks like some good Buses in there.
If this Bus has safaris windows, you should either get this Bus or the windshields and all hardware. |
is that a sub hatch up there too?
_________________
66 Bus
71 Bug |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| EverettB wrote: |
Looks like some good Buses in there.
If this Bus has safaris windows, you should either get this Bus or the windshields and all hardware. |
some real hopeful buses, i will take that advice about the earlier blue bus. The guy seems to be a Thunderbird fan also , saw a 59' and a ton of early 60's ones. Anyways, i really like the mid sixties red split window, and still have not met the yard owner, he is hard to get a hold of but i will keep you guys up to date |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Globespotter
Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2012
Posts: 1770
Location: Newmarket, ON
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
| 71Survivor wrote: |
| I'd be real interested in a split or a bay and I'm pretty close to Upstate NY. Let me know if you make some progress. If you can reassure the guy that if he sells them - they will be going to people who will look after them, he might be more receptive - rather than figuring people are just out to make a buck. |
will do! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mayhemcyclesinc
Samba Member
Joined: April 14, 2012
Posts: 9
Location: Staten Island, NY
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
| VW Man 53 wrote: |
| 71Survivor wrote: |
| I'd be real interested in a split or a bay and I'm pretty close to Upstate NY. Let me know if you make some progress. If you can reassure the guy that if he sells them - they will be going to people who will look after them, he might be more receptive - rather than figuring people are just out to make a buck. |
will do! |
Anymore pre-1967 Beetles up there in better shape?
Thanks! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| mayhemcyclesinc wrote: |
| VW Man 53 wrote: |
| 71Survivor wrote: |
| I'd be real interested in a split or a bay and I'm pretty close to Upstate NY. Let me know if you make some progress. If you can reassure the guy that if he sells them - they will be going to people who will look after them, he might be more receptive - rather than figuring people are just out to make a buck. |
will do! |
Anymore pre-1967 Beetles up there in better shape?
Thanks! |
no sorry, only what you see, they are hard to come by even in this shape around here |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stevensj13
Samba Member
Joined: October 03, 2011
Posts: 715
Location: Willow Spring, NC and Saugerties, NY
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I'm in Upstate NY visiting family and would absolutely love to visit this place if its not too far just to look around. If you get in touch with the guy and he says Its alright for people to come check things out that'd be awesome. How far is he from Saugerties NY? Zip code 12477. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| stevensj13 wrote: |
| I'm in Upstate NY visiting family and would absolutely love to visit this place if its not too far just to look around. If you get in touch with the guy and he says Its alright for people to come check things out that'd be awesome. How far is he from Saugerties NY? Zip code 12477. |
I pm'd you |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GREG.M
Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2009
Posts: 79
Location: DANA N.C.
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:31 am Post subject: |
|
|
Ok I'm gonna try to bring the dead back to life, anything happen here??? did you even ever get to meet the owner.
Greg
_________________
"Patina" a cheap bastards codeword for a shitty looking rustbucket |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| GREG.M wrote: |
Ok I'm gonna try to bring the dead back to life, anything happen here??? did you even ever get to meet the owner.
Greg |
I went back several times and then was finally told not to come back until the spring in a rather unfriendly manner, so im waiting to pounce when the spring comes and my bug is done so i can show them how serious i am, the owner is apparently up in the mountains somewhere right now. It turns out i have a friend of a friend who happens to know him! Its just a waiting game now cause i dont want to piss anybody off by going back too soon, I promise ill post any developments.
_________________
You CAN save them all. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VW Man 53
Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2011
Posts: 588
Location: Scotia, New York
|
| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
just found out the owner should be around this week! took long enough! haha. the man who watches over all the cars is gonna shoot me a phone call when he shows up. P.S. there is a surprising amount of complete early autostick setups there in case anybody is looking!
_________________
You CAN save them all. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
