TheSamba.com :: View topic - Columbian Barndoors in a Long Beach warehouse?

Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:29 pm

In the bus hunting thread in the Split Bus section popped up this auction for two buses in a Long Beach warehouse. The auction was allegedly held last week and the buses sold. Now the site shows they might be available:

http://www.salvex.com/listings/listing_detail.cfm?aucID=182944598

Pictures from the auction site show they are pretty hacked up:

Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:03 pm

Sweet! check out the roll up windows in the second one... Yikes!

Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:49 pm

GeoffP wrote: Sweet! check out the roll up windows in the second one... Yikes!

How do you even DO that?! That's one thing that is impressive about these columbian BDs. The owners have done things that in my mind would take more work than just fixing it right. Similar to the VW38 found a few years back with tons of mods and hacks over the decades. Anyway, that purple dash looks familiar somehow. Are these previously unknown?

Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:15 am

Man I would so roll that icecream truck.

Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:19 am

Shoyrtt wrote: In the bus hunting thread in the Split Bus section popped up this auction for two buses in a Long Beach warehouse. The auction was allegedly held last week and the buses sold. Now the site shows they might be available:

The reserve was not met last time around.

Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:44 am

Rick wrote: Are these previously unknown? No.

Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:53 am

RPGreg2600 wrote: Shoyrtt wrote: In the bus hunting thread in the Split Bus section popped up this auction for two buses in a Long Beach warehouse. The auction was allegedly held last week and the buses sold. Now the site shows they might be available:

The reserve was not met last time around.

The original auction did not have a reserve price they were sold for 9k- The buyer changed his mind after seeing updated photos of the buses. I would have to agree with him..those buses are tons of work and you can't even see the most important parts.

Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:57 am

Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:27 pm

Man, I would love to have the blue one and drive it as is. Can't believe it's still riding on what looks to be 3 original 16" wheels.

Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:45 am

check out the honr button in the second bus, this part might double the value of the vehicle :-)

Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:04 am

I found the gray one a couple of years back, I wanted it for the deluxe dash, I offered the guy some money, but someone had already told him these buses were worth a furtune in the U.S. and Europe, the blue one I missed by about 4 days, it was located about 20 miles from my shop....glad I missed it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ....Sander sold those buses to some "lucky" U.S. owner, I think I know who he is......they need a TOTAL rebuild...... :D :D :D

Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:53 am

the grey one looks like a silverfish bay....but 20 years earlier made :?
good luck to the new owner, He needs it.

Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:50 pm

Dumb question time... Was the deluxe dash swapped in?

Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:35 am

probably.....there is no way of telling until you tear the bus up and inspect it real close....I once found a 54 S/C with a deluxe dash full of goodies, including a Telefunken radio..

Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:37 pm

Now the site says the bidding is closed with them being sold to someone in Texas for $9,300 on 11-8-11. Sounds like Gerson will be getting a call or two from the Lone Star State. :wink:

Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm

In the last photo....what the hell kind of dist is that?

Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:03 pm

Shoyrtt wrote: Now the site says the bidding is closed with them being sold to someone in Texas for $9,300 on 11-8-11. Sounds like Gerson will be getting a call or two from the Lone Star State. :wink:
Or more likely, they'll be flipped via the usual channels. Maybe if we're lucky the new owner will chime in and give us a full breakdown on them before anything like that happens...

Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:35 am

well, the deluxe dashbord was very clear, but no-one noticed the logo - badge on the silver BD ?? Aluminium-cast '50 - '51 logo !!

G.

Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:46 am

DAMN!, were they hauling boulders on that spare tire shelf? Looks like it has a perfect dent the shape of the fan shroud in it.

Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:40 am

It is beat to shit, but that is not a dent. The spare tire sits in the center of that hump :wink: