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Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:39 pm

RockStock wrote: pretty cool early dlx

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=304420
http://www.grayline.com/Grayline/destinations/us.aspx
hadnt seen it before. anyone got any more pics

I dig the blacked out skylight windows front and rear. ^^^

Here's a cowboy taxi one from the American desert:

Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:29 pm

RockStock wrote: pretty cool early dlx

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=304420
http://www.grayline.com/Grayline/destinations/us.aspx
hadnt seen it before. anyone got any more pics
that is the only pic of the bus in that book. the pic is on the first page of the book. there are no details as to its location.

here are some other grayline deluxes, although they are later models.

Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:32 am

Anchovy wrote: Here's a cowboy taxi one from the American desert:

Did you notice it said that Bus is from Moab, Utah? Could it be the Tom Tom Barndoor Deluxe?

Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:54 am

Interesting thought! Any evidence of holes for the Taxi sign on the TomTom bus? Antenna placement matches...

Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:55 am

dang Everett, good eye!! judging by the nose damage and crooked placement of the antenna, id say im 99% confident you are right!

http://kustomcoachwerks.com/gallery/main.php?g2_vi...alNumber=1

i cant get the photo to upload so its gotta be a link for me....

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:00 am

The description of the photo was
"May 1961 Moab"

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:19 am

Fuck me!

http://kustomcoachwerks.com/gallery/main.php?g2_vi...alNumber=1

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:27 am

House wrote: Fuck me!

http://kustomcoachwerks.com/gallery/main.php?g2_vi...alNumber=1

There you have it.

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:41 am

I just talked to John and he feels that this bus may be the Tom tom bus as well. He is searching for the plates that came on the bus. That may match the photo. Cool find!

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:45 am

jasonvw wrote: I just talked to John and he feels that this bus may be the Tom tom bus as well. He is searching for the plates that came on the bus. That may match the photo. Cool find!

Not the same plate as the nose picture that Rafferty just posted earlier...

http://kustomcoachwerks.com/gallery/main.php?g2_vi...alNumber=1

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:50 am

incredible

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:50 am

Yes, but those are '66 plates. The pic was taken 5 years prior...
Let me guess, he threw that light assembly in the dumpster and welded up the holes...?

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:52 am

House wrote: Yes, but those are '66 plates. The pic was taken 5 years prior...
Let me guess, he threw that light assembly in the dumpster and welded up the holes...?

You are exactly right about the plates. You got the idea posted before I could type it out.

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:56 am

Closest looking thing I could find on Ebay right now...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Taxi-Light-Toplight_W0QQitemZ1...dZViewItem

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:56 am

Thats friggen insane...

Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:57 am

House wrote: Yes, but those are '66 plates. The pic was taken 5 years prior...
Let me guess, he threw that light assembly in the dumpster and welded up the holes...?

I would bet the taxi light broke all to hell going off the cliff.

Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:05 am

You can order a new unbreakable lens...
http://www.taxilites.com/default.asp?mn=1.63
:wink:

Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:01 am

Detective Ev, nice work.

KCW, do you want the original photo?

Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:16 pm

EverettB wrote: Anchovy wrote: Here's a cowboy taxi one from the American desert:

Did you notice it said that Bus is from Moab, Utah? Could it be the Tom Tom Barndoor Deluxe?

wow what a great spot....tomtom bus in old b&w pics!!!! fantastic....

Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:28 pm

My god, what a coincidence!!! Id go nuts if I found anything like that for my bus!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8)