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@Buswerx
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Joined: October 26, 2021
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:55 am Post subject: The Samba purchase rebuild, 1967 11 Window Bus |
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This 1967 Bus was purchased by a client on thesamba.com. I thought I would take some time to document the build on the website to share it's progress and hopefully it will inspire others to follow their dreams and buy that vintage VDUB Bus you've always wanted. There are many resources on this website and most contributors are more then willing to offer advice and or help.
The new owner had a long time dream of owning an split window bus. After a long search in his local area and through out California he decided to start his search outside of California in hopes of finding a bus that fit his budget. He searched theSamba.com on a daily basis to try to be the first to make an offer. After months of searching he finally saw an add from a seller from Maryland....that's not a quick trip down the road from California. He and the former owner connected and exchanged enough information where a deal was made.
After a price was decided and money exchanged, arrangements were made to have the bus shipped to it's new home in California. After a long journey across the country the bus finally made it to it's new home on the Central Coast in California.
This is will be the rest of the story.
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easy e
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Joined: May 28, 2008
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Location: 1 hr north of Santa Barbara
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TRS63
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Joined: December 17, 2017
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Location: Stuttgart - Germany
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don.ville 
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Joined: February 07, 2008
Posts: 2830
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: The Samba purchase rebuild, 1967 11 Window Bus |
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Good find.
Nothing looks too scary as yet.
More pics will tell.
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@Buswerx
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Joined: October 26, 2021
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: The Samba purchase rebuild, 1967 11 Window Bus |
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After tearing down the bus, it turned out to be a lot better inside than I had original thought it was. The previous owner or previous previous owner had some make shift repair work done that will need to be addressed. The cab floors look decent for coming from Maryland....shocked:/ It has the typical rot over the jack points inside the cargo areas. Overall...I'm happy.
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mtnbus
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Joined: July 01, 2007
Posts: 733
Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:42 am Post subject: Re: The Samba purchase rebuild, 1967 11 Window Bus |
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thats a beautiful bus and an excellent start of a project !
Have fun with it |
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@Buswerx
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Joined: October 26, 2021
Posts: 14
Location: San Luis Obispo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:39 am Post subject: Re: The Samba purchase rebuild, 1967 11 Window Bus |
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Media blasting exposed a better look at what I was dealing with.
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