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Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:40 pm

It was location based for everything issued in 1963, then more random after that. All of my black plate cars matched up with the locations if they were older than 63. I imagine more remote DMV offices offices took longer to process their plate inventory. So you might find letters issued during 1968 in a remote location that were offered during 1965 in LA. But as a general rule, after "R", the closer to Z you get, the closer to 1969 you get.

That is my theory anyway....

Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:48 pm

crofty wrote: Restoring a Westy takes patience, knowledge and a good deal of time. Its not for the faint of heart. I hope this bus gets the attention it deserves.

Good luck!

well put, and don't forget the $$$. I committed 2 1/2 years and a great deal of money on my westy build.

Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:31 pm

zuggbug wrote: crofty wrote: Restoring a Westy takes patience, knowledge and a good deal of time. Its not for the faint of heart. I hope this bus gets the attention it deserves.

Good luck!

well put, and don't forget the $$$. I committed 2 1/2 years and a great deal of money on my westy build.

I don't think anyone who hasn't done a Westfalia resto has any idea what it takes to do one.Its nothing like a panel or even a deluxe and if you are planning on reselling, it had better be all there and correct if you want good money for it- Westy folks are notoriously picky.

Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:05 pm

GTV wrote: tyzel wrote: When was this bus brought over exactly? In Chris' back story he said the PO's bought this around 66, the black & yellow plates ended in 68 in CA if I remember right. Are the plates dated?

Yes, black plates were 63-68. Since the plate starts near the end of the alphabet (X) it was probably registered with that plate in '68.

The PO Told me that they bought it in '67, drove around EU for a year, imported it and registered it in '68 in LA.

Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:23 pm

Todays work,got the front door back on,and fix the rusted out hinges.

and took the front seat to my upholstery guy to see if we can come up with something.

Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:27 pm

zuggbug wrote: crofty wrote: Restoring a Westy takes patience, knowledge and a good deal of time. Its not for the faint of heart. I hope this bus gets the attention it deserves.

Good luck!

well put, and don't forget the $$$. I committed 2 1/2 years and a great deal of money on my westy build. Ya.this wont be no 2 1/2 year job over here.this im building for myself and my girl to use,oh and Lola,and will not be for sale..I know ya right ,but this one im in love with!

Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:42 pm

andre b wrote: Todays work,got the front door back on,and fix the rusted out hinges.

Say WHAT!!!! Please, some pics of the hinge area you repaired. Now I know I made the right decision.

Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:42 pm

Found this today while looking at the magazine in the good light.looks like theres something right next to gas heater switch.

mine does not show it.

Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:50 pm

Almost looks like a 100k badge:

Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:54 pm

I don't know what that is in the original photo but the 100K badges are pretty small, not much bigger than the size of that little handle.

Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:56 pm

EverettB wrote: I don't know what that is in the original photo but the 100K badges are pretty small, not much bigger than the size of that little handle.

Good to know, never seen one in person.

Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:47 pm

andre b wrote: Found this today while looking at the magazine in the good light.looks like theres something right next to gas heater switch.

mine does not show it.

Look how shiny the red paint around the popout is.

Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:48 pm

That could easily be "foxing", a mishandled/dirty negative or a printing error

Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:20 am

Saw this in the classifieds.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1942191
Does anyone have a 61 rack? So i can buy this one?or a correct rack for the FCG bus?

Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:36 am

cru62 wrote: andre b wrote: Found this today while looking at the magazine in the good light.looks like theres something right next to gas heater switch.

mine does not show it.

Look how shiny the red paint around the popout is.

In that picture the inside of the hinge is black how is it on the bus?

Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:46 am

burwin wrote: cru62 wrote: andre b wrote: Found this today while looking at the magazine in the good light.looks like theres something right next to gas heater switch.

mine does not show it.

Look how shiny the red paint around the popout is.

In that picture the inside of the hinge is black how is it on the bus? Thats the rubber screw plugs.

Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:15 am

andre b wrote: Found this today while looking at the magazine in the good light.looks like theres something right next to gas heater switch.

mine does not show it.

Printing smudge is my guess. Zoom in on the photo of the spot - this photo has a very distinct pattern in the print, almost like pixelation, and the spot does not have the same pattern that's evident throughout the photo (actually it appears to have no pattern at all).

Killer bus...look forward to the updates.

Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:20 am

PeteSC wrote: andre b wrote: Found this today while looking at the magazine in the good light.looks like theres something right next to gas heater switch.

mine does not show it.

Printing smudge is my guess. Zoom in on the photo of the spot - this photo has a very distinct pattern in the print, almost like pixelation, and the spot does not have the same pattern that's evident throughout the photo (actually it appears to have no pattern at all).

Killer bus...look forward to the updates. I would say your right..theres another one above it to the right a little!

Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:13 am

Is it a Stewart Warner heater in that bus?

Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:56 pm

andre b wrote: ...
and took the front seat to my upholstery guy to see if we can come up with something.

I suspect that seat is not original to the bus. I'd expect it would have come with kombi unpleated upholstery.