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Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:56 pm

We have all seen the short short Vw buses with the center double door section removed. Doe's anyone have any real photos of a short bus with only one half of the door section removed? That is one door. A not too short bus. :D

Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:10 pm

Search the gallery, they are in there.

Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:27 pm

The Fireplace Bus comes to mind or was it a full shorty?

Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:35 pm

LaVere's Velvet Green semi-shorty:

Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:36 pm

this is a not so short, short bus

Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:46 pm

oldbug's school bus was like that

Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:53 pm

what's the benefit or draw from shortening a bus? Is a normal bus too long to drive around the city? Too big for urban living? Or just the need to have a clown car?

Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:01 pm

Most of them are probably made from two wrecked buses. I like the proportions on those. I wonder how drivable they are?

Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:05 pm

JacsWagen wrote: what's the benefit or draw from shortening a bus? Is a normal bus too long to drive around the city? Too big for urban living? Or just the need to have a clown car? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:38 pm

We had a semi-short bus that someone built for trail running: it would not high center on rocks and bumps. The owner did the cutting, welding, and body work just to learn how. He gave it to us in exchange for food and lodging, and then hung around long enough to teach me how to set valves. It drove fine, except that it had a passenger door that needed adjustment and kept falling open. A driver leaned over to close that door on the highway one day and turned the steering wheel inadvertently. The bus rolled several times down the road and was eventually junked.

Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:53 pm

I just love happy ending... :shock:

Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:45 pm

Here is a piture of mine. It drives and handles excellent in town and on the highway at 80 mph!!! :D

Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:21 pm

exciter wrote: Here is a piture of mine. It drives and handles excellent in town and on the highway at 80 mph!!! :D

that is a sweet little :D bus , any pics of the other side?

Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:03 am

JacsWagen wrote: Or just the need to have a clown car?

Hate to break it to you, but to most people a REGULAR bus is a clown car.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:32 am

derluftwagen wrote: JacsWagen wrote: Or just the need to have a clown car?

Hate to break it to you, but to most people a REGULAR bus is a clown car.

While this is true, having a short bus only perpetuates the idiocracy of most people.

Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:43 am

exciter wrote: Here is a piture of mine. It drives and handles excellent in town and on the highway at 80 mph!!! :D

Did this shorty come originally from Floriduh? :?

Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:26 am

[quote="mtb7001"] exciter wrote:
that is a sweet little :D bus , any pics of the other side?

Here ya go!

pyrOman wrote:
Did this shorty come originally from Floriduh? :?
Yeah Pyro, it sure did. I took that pic at Bulli Brigade in the late 90's(?)

Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:47 am

Thought so! I was there myself back then too! :P

Also FWIW, in '97 the then owner did drive it all the way to SoCal for the Classic weekend with a couple of the Tampa Bay area peeps! so it must be a good driver! 8)

I'm not into shorties either but having seen this one up close I can vouch for the detailed finish on it. Very well done. :)

Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:17 am

Yep thats my bus The guy who built it origionally is from Florida. I will post more pics tonight of it. I am getting ready to redoe the body work and paint before spring hits. :lol:

Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:37 am

Kris Eagle had a really nice 57 or 58 shortened kombi. It's sad that it was shortened, as it was a nice, straight, dry bus.