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Fri May 10, 2019 8:31 pm

Thanks d-rick! Had a local guy fit them and am very pleased.

Sat May 11, 2019 6:55 pm

Sat May 11, 2019 7:00 pm

Thu May 16, 2019 2:05 pm

Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:51 pm

My 60 in Old Yuma

Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:31 am

My 61 built December 60 as found in Oklahoma:

I thought it was all OG paint but the RHS of the bus had a later door fitted and the whole side had been repainted. There was some accident damage on the A and B posts which were covered in lead.

I cut all the side panels etc off and had the bus blasted, which I now regret:

The roof was full of pin holes and badly damaged from having the donor roof strapped to it before it was shipped to the UK:

New roof skin trial fitted:

Those photos were taken a few years ago. Havent had chance to touch it since then really.

Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:31 am

This is my ´60s (built 31. Dec. ´59) Mango Bus.

The starting point at purchase:

....the original color is coming out.....

Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:07 pm

Middle seat.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2387872

Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:23 pm

is the left side of that seat back a different shade?

Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:05 pm

obus wrote: is the left side of that seat back a different shade?

I don't know if it's the lighting but it does look lighter to me.

Maybe it sat for 30 years folded down?

Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:43 pm

I think your right EV. Look at the base 2 different shades. Deep clean might sort it?

Thu Jun 11, 2020 3:03 pm

Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:03 pm

Anyone know how unusual a 1958 pressed bumper walkthrough mango with a 3/4 middle seat is?

Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:52 pm

redbug64 wrote: Anyone know how unusual a 1958 pressed bumper walkthrough mango with a 3/4 middle seat is?

the bus nerds will want it. pressed bumper walkthroughs are not that many in any color. Not rare, but also a lot fewer than later walkthroughs.

10 walkthroughs for sale right now, none of them press bumper.

Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:20 pm

I'd say any legit pressed bumper Mango would be uncommon since that is a short time frame.

I agree it's sort of a Bus nerd thing though.

Walk-thru would be even less common.

Short middle seat even less common, although I don't know if that would affect the value. Obviously if it has a nice original 3/4 caramel middle seat that is valuable.

Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:14 am

61 Mango

Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:50 pm

Love when this is updated. Nose looks to be in great shape! Nice license plate too!

Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:28 am

Added another Mango to the fleet yesterday. Feb of '60

Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:33 am

Nice!

Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:35 am

My 1959 Swedish Mango during my last trip in the Swiss Alps.