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VWGeorge Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2004 Posts: 342
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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We found a spent condom under our Z-Bed in our 69, Also found the wrapper under the jump seat. The brand was "Fish Skins". |
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Not as exciting as some, but I'm still "peeling back the layers" of my '85 Westy.
In the rear shelf, I found what I thought was a "prop" for the rear hatch. It wasn't until I picked it up that I found it had a spike on one end and a cap on the other.
It turned out to be a military road flare. I put it back on the shelf. I figured it might come in handy someday.
After all, it is a 22 year old Vanagon. |
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felixthevolks Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2006 Posts: 112 Location: Williamsburg, VA
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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american and canadian coins, dried (looked pressed) leaves, toothbrush in the luggage rack, incense sticks, buttons, lots of dirt. There is a badge from a Europe to Africa airstream caravan with registration number in the parcel tray over the stove:) |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: Adventures in the Archaeology of the Vanagon |
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Take a look here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=159921
Nothing on that scale since then. I looked under the front two seats with considerable trepidation.
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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Scobie Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2006 Posts: 13 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:50 am Post subject: |
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I bought a 86 vanagon in ok shape a year ago. This spring I noticed there were ants in the van. After watching them crawl to the front passenger area, I pulled up the floorboards up and found a large ant population. After a good attack of Raid and a good vacuming, I think they are all ex ants. |
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camrenj Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 74
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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I used to have ants living in the back of my 70 bug for awhile. I have no idea how they got there or where they ended up moving to. One day they just showed up a month or two later they where all gone. Oh well they could have atleast sprung for gas little bastards! |
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Spent some time last night trying to resurrect the fridge and stove on my '85.
While poking around, I found a spoon that had a very hard, green growth on it and two 45 RPM records, Ronnie Milsap and Vince Gill. Huh? This one must have been owned by C&W fans.
There were also two antique flyers underneath the seat from some town in Ohio. That and one usable scrub brush.
A Westy is like an old house. Probably unique in the automotive world. You move into an old house, you find out a lot about how people lived. Same with This Old Westy. |
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redstripe GTI Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2007 Posts: 39 Location: Nanaimo, BC Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:58 am Post subject: |
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this sales brochure was included in the paperwork The dealership is about 90 minutes from me and is in the city where I purchased it. When I showed it to the parts department at the local dealer here it turns out that Nigel's dad and this guy have a auto leasing business together and he remembers selling the truck back in '85.
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If you look closely there is even a payment schedule and everything _________________ When my time comes I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandpa- not screaming like the passengers in his car.
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redstripe GTI Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2007 Posts: 39 Location: Nanaimo, BC Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:11 am Post subject: |
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_________________ When my time comes I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandpa- not screaming like the passengers in his car.
1985 Doublecab Transporter |
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spaceman3 Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 14 Location: canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: gross stuff |
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Grossest thing i found was only after i put the heating on and this terrible unearthly smell of death filled the cab. It turned out to be a couple of dead birds stuck in near the rear heater. I think from the old owners cat who had buit up quiet a collection there.
Best find ever though was in my first ever a bay window 1969 purchased quite a few years ago.
We found a couple of wrapped purple om's tucked under the bench seat on the way to glastonbury festival. It was a very interesting weekend. I never did thank the original owner but we were glad we found them before taking the van into europe that summer.
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tsombrero1 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2006 Posts: 288 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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I found $14 in old crusty bills in my $900 van Not much, but as a percentage, not a bad discount!
A friend picked up a Westy that had been parked on a farm, unused, for several years. The mice had completely taken over and used the entire thing for stolen dog food storage. Every panel, duct, frame member, nook & cranny were stuffed full of the stuff. Plus the engine was out so the transmission was full of mouse poop. _________________ Tennessee Sombrero
1988 Westy, Syncro-nated
2003 Aprilia Caponord (now with Jif)
Atari 2600
1970 Earthbound Humanoid |
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wavanagon Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2007 Posts: 400 Location: Everett, WA
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: |
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yesterday while taking out the kitchen unit on my '87 westy, i found several green pennies, some yosemite park playing cards, a .25 cent from Canada, a couple of crayons, and a flattened penny from one of those penny flattening machines from Yosemite park. oh, and some more rust behind the kitchen _________________ 1988 Vanagon GL - For Sale
1987 Westfalia
2008 Audi A4 2.0T
http://wavanagon.googlepages.com
Dirty from working on your Vanagon? Buy soap from my wife!
http://www.teatreesoap.com |
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kevinbassplayer Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2006 Posts: 1041 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Here's some of what I found when I removed the interior to deal with some seam rust issues:
Also when I first got the van: 1 used condom in the overhead compartment, a small roach (of the smoking kind) in the rear ashtray, some misc receipts, and of course the one common thing you probably find in all of these: petrified french fries |
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redstripe GTI Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2007 Posts: 39 Location: Nanaimo, BC Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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hearing of all these spent condoms makes me glad I don't have beds. Yuck! _________________ When my time comes I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandpa- not screaming like the passengers in his car.
1985 Doublecab Transporter |
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Mikees86TransSyncro Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2007 Posts: 80 Location: Philly PA
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Found a cardboard box under the rear seat FULL of 50s / 60s VW literature, brochures, etc. Sold on eBay & paid for the van! _________________ Posted Completed Projects -
Syncro Audi 5000cs Front Disc Brake Conversion
Mercedes 16inch Rims, 225/75-16 Khumho Tires
Pending Postings -
Audi 5000CS Rear Disc Brake Conversion
Front Skid-Plate, bumper, winch install
Full Body Brush Guard
..........Spacers Bad, Bery, Bery Bad......... |
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concept1car Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 49 Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:33 am Post subject: |
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My buddy got a rental car recently & there was a full ziplock baggie of pot & a little grinder. He was furious because he's an ex-con & that would be an extra bad thing for him if he were pulled over! _________________
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jsul Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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when I initially got my van, I spent about a week taking out the entire back seat console. What I found in the cracks on each side of the seat seriously fu**ed me up in how I portrayed my van. I found about 50 condom wrappers, a few photographs of some white guys moshing, a little pocket crucifix (to go along with the fish that was stuck on the back) about a pint of an anonymous goop/slime, an exploded banana boat sunscreen tube, and a giant hunting-like knife. There was also a U2 CD, but I was too freaked out by the other stuff to really care.
Those seat cracks though, jeez. I know how easy stuff is to get lost down there. Since I got the van, I've dropped my harmonica, capo, and a York patty down onto the driver's side, and not wanting to take another week to get that seat out, I've just let them rot. |
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tsyn Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2007 Posts: 59 Location: Grass Valley, Ca
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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I just had to change out the heater fan and on behind the housing i found a lollipop, tequila flavored with a worm in it. I guess the po went to baja . I was almost tempted to taste that molten mess. Candy with a worm???? |
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madmax25 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2007 Posts: 204 Location: Kansas City MO
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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I found lots of goodies under the seat of my van when I got it, mainly dried up food, a few hot wheels cars and early 90's Taco Bell kids meal toys. My parents have owned it since day one so all of the toys were my brother's and mine from way back when. Kinda fun, I come across all these buried treasures that I inadvertently left for myself 15 years ago.
This is also why I would probably burn the thing to the ground if I found condom wrappers under the seats . _________________ -Elliot
'88 Vanagon GL "Big Red"
'90 Westy |
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RicoS Samba Member
Joined: December 02, 2006 Posts: 583
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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I purchased a 78 westy about 10 years ago from an elderly couple..they took beutiful care of the ride. But about a mnth later i'm out camping with my girlfriend. And to our horror we unearthed a dryed up tube of KY jelly under the lower mattress. Well the idea of geriatric sex occuring on this very spot killed the mood for that weekend.......... |
Believe me, the mood will return ... just give it a few years.
Rich |
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