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Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:59 am

Are the wheels correct?
IF they are, mine are not. They may be earlier wheels, mine are smoothies/14's

Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:58 am

Smoothies are a beetle wheel... but 15 inch.
Maybe your 14's just have the tiny slot... a 14" bus wheel.
Here's some discussion on the 15" to 14" changeover.

Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:42 am

Thanks easy e
According to Everett in the faqs page:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=290000

I do have the correct wheels

Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:57 am

ryans65 wrote: Douglas Denlinger wrote: Agree with the price range given by auction company. Hopefully higher, as said definitely one of the better buses available.

I have that feeling also, I'll be there when the hammer drops!

Be sure to report back, one on the undercarriage condition and two on price!

Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:46 am

10-4!

Douglas Denlinger wrote: ryans65 wrote: Douglas Denlinger wrote: Agree with the price range given by auction company. Hopefully higher, as said definitely one of the better buses available.

I have that feeling also, I'll be there when the hammer drops!

Be sure to report back, one on the undercarriage condition and two on price!

Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:51 am

I know the seller to that bus, I bought a 1954 Porsche cabriolet from him. I can promise you that he did not restore that bus with the intention of selling it...for what it is worth. He is a nice guy, a rich guy, and someone that has an open checkbook on most everything he touches.

I am not saying it is a perfect resto, but his intention was to do it right. Completely different from the "other bus" that has been called out as a fake...

Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:08 am

This bus has a pretty good album detailing its build on Smitty's FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.41174187...ed926e3a7e

Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:11 am

yeah, and a build thread here...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533880&highlight=

Use Google Chrome and the hot fix plug in photobucket

Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:19 am

WOW, I am not on facebook so I did not see this album. Looked like a killer bus to begin with and he did an outstanding job!

PeteSC wrote: This bus has a pretty good album detailing its build on Smitty's FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.41174187...ed926e3a7e

Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:38 am

Erik G wrote: yeah, and a build thread here...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533880&highlight=

Use Google Chrome and the hot fix plug in photobucket

I had no idea such a fix existed....thanks for passing that tip along, that works great!

Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:30 pm

Bus is absolutely killer, someone will get a nice solid ride!

Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:57 am

Price?

Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:26 pm

I believe it went for $120k... They rearranged the schedule for the weekend due to potentially bad weather Sunday so we didn't make it to the auction.

Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:43 pm

Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:33 am

ryans65 wrote: Bus is absolutely killer, someone will get a nice solid ride!

The OG Como green middle and rear seat covers and kick panels from this bus now reside in my 15 window \:D/

Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:47 am

Skim wrote: ryans65 wrote: Bus is absolutely killer, someone will get a nice solid ride!

The OG Como green middle and rear seat covers and kick panels from this bus now reside in my 15 window \:D/

I just saw this, it truly is a small world!!