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88Mussbus
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Location: santa barbara
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 12:26 am Post subject: New Bling |
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Just got a nice new paint job and color matched it to a vintage mid to late '70s bus in sage green.
Not sure if I can call it the Mussbus anymore.... Thanks Mike and Mark for the sweet job!
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Racerrojo
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Location: ALBUQUERQUE 87120
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very nice!
I just love when i see a van (owner) that's dares to different from the rest of the herd
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luVWagn
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Location: Snoqualmie (WA)
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Curious about ball-park numbers for the paint job? Any rust/body treatment while they were painting?
I also notice you went for the black ankle-line (?) around the bottom and fenders/wheel-wells - did they use a texture substance there, or ... ?
I'm still debating whether or not to go with that look on mine.
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88Mussbus
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Location: santa barbara
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About $10,000 just for the paint job including lots of prep and dealing with rust issues. All new window seals and interior areas painted as well. Pop-top restored to new including interior headliner and new hemp tent.
Black texture treatment using bedlining material around bottom perimeter... provides amazing protection and has a nice rugged look imo.
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Vanagon Nut
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Location: Sunshine Coast B.C.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:40 am Post subject: |
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Super nice.
That Bay green looks like a brother of the Assuan Brown.
Neil.
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svenakela
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Location: Ekerö
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| I had a Bay with exactly the same colors! Good looking T3. |
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Phishman068
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Location: Pittsburgh PA (ish)
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Wow, I really like the looks of that oldschool color on the vanagon!
Good job. |
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dhaavers
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Sweet! 'Course, anything looks nice on those wheels...<slightly jealous>
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debbiej
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| wow! amazingly nice job, and the color is great! |
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t3 kopf
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:48 am Post subject: |
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now that is a damn fine lookin van! good stuff!
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FNGRUVN
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:07 am Post subject: |
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Sage green is one of my favorite bus colors. Looks great on your van, too. Nice job!
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climberjohn
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That is looking superb, very nice work! 
I see it as sort of friendly with the sweet wheels and vintage green, yet sort of MadMaxian with the bumpers, black liner and tire carrier. Nice contrast.
Is it a 2wd van?
-CJ
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CessnaJon
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My new favorite color! Great taste!
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jsmitch11
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:41 am Post subject: .. |
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That is my favorite Bay window color and I have always wondered what a vanagon would look like with it. Great van!!!
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insyncro
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Good looker.
Nice restore.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:24 am Post subject: Re: New Bling |
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that thing looks awesome! Green/Black!!
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chazz79
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sea_sick
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Congrats, that looks fantastic! Great color combo - love the bay green. The bumpers look well integrated with the lower black. What's the black finish around the fenders?
Please post some shots of your "new" beauty in sunlight if you have a chance.
Happy New Year! |
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r39o
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$10k in Santa Barbara numbers is about half elsewhere.
For the life of me I do not not not understand color changes!
On a coach built car you can change colors but on a mass produced car unless dip striped you gonna find the original color.
Looks nice, of course, but what was so bad about white?
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Californio
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| Good to see this, and the van looks great! I've been thinking about doing something similar to my white/grey Syncro Westy, but can't imagine going off road with a sparkling new paint job like that. So will probably opt for yet another race car job. Maybe a new color this time, though. Wonder what Earl Scheib would charge for that. |
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