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Ran When Parked
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Location: Birmingham, AL
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 Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:03 pm Post subject: Hard to Find Pre-67 Bus Parts |
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Didn't read the posting rules...
It is hard to find split bus parts at shows and swap meets in the GA, TN, AL area. The parts for sale are 90% Beatle, 9% other VW and arts and crafts, and 1% split bus.
Has it been this way for long? I've only been looking for the past two seasons (yrs) of shows. |
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Jacks
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Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Widen your search to Pre-68 Bus Parts 
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Brian
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Location: Oceanside
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| Widen your search to Pre-68 Bus Parts |
Try '67 OR '68 only bus parts. better yet, '67 or '68 truck parts. that's the rare stuff.
between '67 and '68 the rarest you can go is ambulance parts. That's not even in scope though.
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crukab
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:04 am Post subject: |
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You need to widen your search area, I find lots of good Split Bus stuff, you need to dig into every greasy box of parts to find the Gold.... 
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'66 Singlecab
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Pinetops
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:08 am Post subject: |
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We don't have many split bus drivers (or buses) in the southeast so people who sell parts at shows know they probably won't sell their split parts at vw shows (if they have any) so they sell them online or just hang on to them. There are some exceptions. Just be thankful there is a samba classifieds or we'd be making or adapting our own parts.
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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One guess might be that simply bugs outsold buses 20:1 in the old days. Another guess, you need more horsepower runnin' shine and evading (that means hiding from) revenuers down there.
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marklaken
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Location: fort collins, CO
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:58 am Post subject: |
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I think it gets a little worse every year. Seems like all split bus owners have to hoard parts because the parts have always been a little harder to find - parts supply has been steadily drying up.
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