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Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:37 pm

Hey guys, I've always liked seeing those photos of people pulling busses right as they've been found, like sitting in a barn or behind a tree, out in a field, etc. I'm not sure if some one else has already done this in the bay window section, but i'll give it a try. Here are some of my busses I've bought-
1976 deluxe westy straight from the barn-found, restored, sold

1978 Champagne from a back yard-found, restored, sold

Newest find, 1974 deluxe Westy-found, needs restored

Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:57 pm

Here is my barn find. My 1970 VW bus

100_2302 by addison5429, on Flickr

100_2295 by addison5429, on Flickr

100_2238 by addison5429, on Flickr

Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:16 pm

Here are a couple of my recent acquisitions, within the past 4 months, at the locations I got them.
78 Hardtop Sunroof Deluxe Automatic.

69 Sundial with Adventurewagen top. That is me and my wife on the left, the caretaker of the property on the right, and a friend of the owner on the far right.

78 Westy & 67 bus I got in a trade for a Ford Exploder.

I also will be picking up a 64 panel, but I cannot get the photos off of my cell phone.

Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:20 pm

Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:32 pm

How I found her

Another Pic

She Cleaned up nice

Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:36 pm

autobus73 wrote:
Dang, that is hardcore! How long did it take to winch it up that way?

Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:09 am

mototech wrote: How I found her

Another Pic

She Cleaned up nice

those turn sigs are trippy...off a bug? not my style, but whatever works

Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:02 am

adventurebus wrote: Hey guys, I've always liked seeing those photos of people pulling busses right as they've been found, like sitting in a barn or behind a tree, out in a field, etc. I'm not sure if some one else has already done this in the bay window section, but i'll give it a try. Here are some of my busses I've bought-
1976 deluxe westy straight from the barn-found, restored, sold

1978 Champagne from a back yard-found, restored, sold

Newest find, 1974 deluxe Westy-found, needs restored

You don't happen to be from the Quad Cities do you?

Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:59 am

From this: :cry:

To this: :D

Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:20 am

I've had a ton, but this one I wish I'd kept.

Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:03 am

Sat in a field in Montana next to a barn for a few years before I bought it. Decent shape overall to start. SN# 1121... very early in the '72 year production. CB #76 stamped on the pancake! An old, tired dawg. The best kind. 8)

Out and about more now after two years of love and some spare change. Will be fully restored by end of summer 2012 I hope... just in time to disappear into the mountains when the apocalypse hits. :lol:

Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:21 am

Found him in a scrapyard. Sitting up on blocks for people to pull parts off of him.

Scrapyard man taking it off the blocks so we can load it on the tow truck.

Ready to go home.

After a lot of tlc! :D

I'm currently driving it and working on it at the same time. I work on it a couple days then drive it a couple days! :D That way I don't get bummed that I can't drive it and also don't get burnt out on just doing nothing but working on it! :D

Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:48 pm

as found-

between -

is now

Not to much out side damage (except front) a little rust, very solid inside.
lucky - price was under $650 rebuild a bit more.... plus dual 40 carbs.

Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:41 am

sneakyjack wrote: as found-

between -

is now

Not to much out side damage (except front) a little rust, very solid inside.
lucky - price was under $650 rebuild a bit more.... plus dual 40 carbs.

do u have any interior pics to show?

Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:46 am

Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:07 pm

Found this in Northpole and am really tempted to make it mine.

It's a '68 crossover Sundial camper unfortunatly it has been gutted.

But...temtped.

Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:16 pm

magiceddie88 wrote: Found this in Northpole and am really tempted to make it mine.

It's a '68 crossover Sundial camper unfortunatly it has been gutted.

But...temtped.

you should totally go for it!! :D

at least do it a favor and save it from that tree...

Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:31 pm

Cool thread.

Here's where we found her, under a tree. She had been sitting for 5 years. Took this photo right after we shook hands with PO.

And here she is after we pulled her out, loaded her up. Ready to go home.

Best recent photo:

Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:55 am

Found these busses while camping/fishing in Northern Ontario in Temagami at the Matabichuan Lodge (actually, very rustic fishing cabins).They are quite a ways back in the bush were well used/abused work trucks.

p.s.
I have no desire what-so-ever to save these guys. Too far gone and too far away. I did not even take a souvenir. It would have felt like taking a dead guys lighter.

Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:53 am

Millennium Falcon wrote: Found these busses while camping/fishing in Northern Ontario in Temagami at the Matabichuan Lodge (actually, very rustic fishing cabins).They are quite a ways back in the bush were well used/abused work trucks.

It would probably be best to just let them rust in peace!

Sad though :(