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Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:38 am

Lazaa wrote: Thanks to everyone for the nice comments ! :wink:

@dmuis : The Canadian script is missing but for sure it used to have one, we can still clearly see it. But maybe it's have been added later in the 50's by a VW dealer...
@DanM & Everett : I asked once or twice to Bill what happened but he just answered me "Oooh it was a terrible accident you know, i have been at the hospital 9 months and doctors said i will never walk again !!"... so I don't really know, but i will try to ask again next time i talk to him.
Also, we can see on the next picture that the bulkhead is bended behind the driver... To explain me how hard was the crash he said me that this is the shape of his back that we can see there....

Maybe have you seen the bus has an accessory front bumper guard on the front, here is another nice one that i've never seen before :

" @dmuis : The Canadian script is missing but for sure it used to have one, we can still clearly see it. But maybe it's have been added later in the 50's by a VW dealer... "

My Bus is Original Paint,including the corners, Mine was Built Jan. 13,1953 and it never had a script

Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:18 pm

original rear scrippt is arrived for this project ...

Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:47 pm

On question 2 I know of at least one maybe two older North American VW imported buses. Trevor P wrote: j.pickens wrote: So, help me out here.
This is either :

1. The first Deluxe bus in Canada.

2. The first Deluxe bus in North America

or

3. The first ever Deluxe bus.

I'm guessing that the answer is "1.", but if its 2 or 3, please let us know.

Thanks,
j.

Correct on #1
Possibly on #2
No on #3

Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:32 pm

Belle découverte Florian, maintenant une nouvelle aventure va commencer et pas des moindres donc bon courage pour la suite!
Je suis impatient de voir les prochaines images de ce projet!!!

Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:36 am

Last week have been very stressfull 'cause the container arrived in France, but the customs didn't want to let the bus enter in the country.
They said it was only a junk, unrestorable, and as we can't import junks it will have to be destroyed ( :shock: ).... I have had to convince the chief of the customs department of Le Havre that this bus has a huge historical value and a lot of potential and after a few days it's have been accepted :o

It's now arrived at home and it's a huge pleasure to finally see it here... :D

Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:20 am

salut

excellente nouvelle !!!
maintenant au boulot ... bon courage
je vais suivre ça avec plaisir !!

a+

Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:06 am

some NOS parts arrived too !!!!!!!

Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:18 pm

Im glad it wasn't destroyed that would have been a sad day.

Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:06 am

Lazaa wrote: Last week have been very stressfull 'cause the container arrived in France, but the customs didn't want to let the bus enter in the country.
They said it was only a junk, unrestorable, and as we can't import junks it will have to be destroyed ( :shock: ).... I have had to convince the chief of the customs department of Le Havre that this bus has a huge historical value and a lot of potential and after a few days it's have been accepted :o

It's now arrived at home and it's a huge pleasure to finally see it here... :D

Customs should not exist for old cars! I will follow your restoration.
Bon courage.
Claude
Quebec Canada

Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:43 am

Allways "jokes" with customs in Le Havre, I've tested too... now I'm using Envers, and no more problems, naturally except the language :wink:

Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:06 pm

give the "chief " a ride in it when your done with it....

Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:29 am

Wow, one of the most amazing vw stories I have read in quite some time. What a great bit of detective work and rescue, congrats!! Lots of rare vw tin still being unearthed in Canada. I found my 53 zwitter here near Toronto in 2004. Keep us posted on the progress.

Where in Ontario was this bus found?
Paul

Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:47 pm

Good job getting it through Customs!
Interesting thing about that is that it just one more sentence in the book of the life, near death, rescue and subsequent resurrection of this iconic bus.
Keep writing new paragraphs Florian.

Look at me, waxing poetic!

Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:38 pm

Lazaa wrote: Last week have been very stressfull 'cause the container arrived in France, but the customs didn't want to let the bus enter in the country.
They said it was only a junk, unrestorable, and as we can't import junks it will have to be destroyed ( :shock: ).... I have had to convince the chief of the customs department of Le Havre that this bus has a huge historical value and a lot of potential and after a few days it's have been accepted :o

It's now arrived at home and it's a huge pleasure to finally see it here... :D

Also, i received this morning a 52 Brochure which i think fit pretty well the bus.
All the VW models are shown inside, but i especially love the tittle :) :

Maybe they have been distributed on the CNE ! :idea:

Can someone enlighten me what a "midget bus" is?....as seen on the cover of your old vw booklet? :?:

Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:43 pm

Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:27 pm

please, please take lots of pictures of how you pull the front end back into shape
8)

Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:18 am

Glad they let you take delivery of your bus!

p.s. I'll take 1 midget bus, please!

Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:47 pm

Hey there, my dad had me start him a profile on here because he had an e-mail sent to him about this van being restored. he had bought the tail lights and third brake light off of this exact van 15-18 years ago and still has them im trying to upload a link to the picture but am not sure if it will work. he's been with volkswagon as a tec for 38 years now and has collected alot of parts these just happen to be some http://s481.beta.photobucket.com/user/manning1990/...9655733275

Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:04 pm

Looks like these two need to get together and do some buying / trading.

Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:31 pm

So this is the bus my buddy spotted beside him at a stoplight in Oakville a few months back!

Wow. Good luck on the resto.