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poptop
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go there! rent a quad and drag a good running engine! gas and a battery and of course one of the chimers in on here that can go and do the unthinkable and drive it out . dont forget a compressor and some air. maybe a jack!or wait for the big freeze and snow mobile the supplies in! I know i wanna do it but i work for "the man" and he says 3 weeks off and no fun or you may not die of a heart attack!!!with a stolen retirement and absolutely no soul to retire with!!maybe in 3 years when i get a 4th week vacation!!!Now you have created a monster here so you have a duty to grab it or secretly tell me where it is and i will send in the delta force for a prisoner extraction. Minimal collateral damage on the alaskan frontier that is!! Good luck should you choose this mission soldier!!!god bless the last piece of the united states of america on this here continent!!!
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turkis-deluxe
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| I say buy it because of the following reasons; almost nobody else knows about it, you're saving another bus, someone else might want it, you might make some money, you're saving another bus, I need another beer, it might be more complete/restorable/driveable than you think, and yes I would like another beer. Thank god it's Friday!!! Get it, buy it, take it home. |
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EverettB 
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EverettB
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| i dont know how you saw a rear bumper and middle seat but its worth the hunt!!! go grab it and look at it love it then fix it and drive it.. all that adventure for 5 grand is a hell yeah!!! |
There was a second photo of the bus that showed some more details. It was removed because........  |
Yes, the second photo showed the driver's side and you could see the rear bumper and the grab rail inside of the middle seat. It looked like the middle seat was unclamped and had tipped backward. What I could see of the headliner looked nice too. Material around the cargo door windows looked nice.
The second photo showed the front license plate very clearly so maybe he was trying to not disclose that. The new photo above shows it though.
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57palm
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I mentioned the sigla glass because it is one more thing to emphasize the standard model it appears to be. The majority of standards came with safety glass (for passengers), I am not sure you can say the same about kombi/cargos. yes the other removed photo showed the bumper, interior better. Fun topic.
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NOS PARTS
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no idea on that idea of sigla glass=micro....
I had a ambulance=sigla glass
westy=sigla glass
kombi=sigla glass
some chesnut brown pop out frames=sigla
if not rusty and for the looks of the ext pics, not rusty.... its a good one to get, get running-have. if not something you like, a good one to trade for something you like later on. a bigger plus if interior panels, all seats and orig upholstery |
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Tomasz
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| go there! rent a quad and drag a good running engine! gas and a battery and of course one of the chimers in on here that can go and do the unthinkable and drive it out . dont forget a compressor and some air. maybe a jack!or wait for the big freeze and snow mobile the supplies in! I know i wanna do it but i work for "the man" and he says 3 weeks off and no fun or you may not die of a heart attack!!!with a stolen retirement and absolutely no soul to retire with!!maybe in 3 years when i get a 4th week vacation!!!Now you have created a monster here so you have a duty to grab it or secretly tell me where it is and i will send in the delta force for a prisoner extraction. Minimal collateral damage on the alaskan frontier that is!! Good luck should you choose this mission soldier!!!god bless the last piece of the united states of america on this here continent!!! |
now, that's funny, especially when one is drunk, I work for one too, although I try save enough money not to give a shit in order not to get a heart attack  , I may even get a 4th week as well in a couple of years, what a system |
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ricekooker
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Should I buy this 57/58 Bus in Alaska? |
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| Should I buy this 57/58 Bus in Alaska? |
Yes, based on your username. |
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campingbox
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| If it has the middle seat and the rear bumper I'd say go for it. |
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57palm
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I won't let this one die. Sigla glass is for safety.
Ambulance = passengers
westy = passengers
chestnut brown deluxe = passengers
micro = passengers
kombi = may or may not be safety glass/may or may not be passengers
panel/pick up = no passengers not often safety (front doors)
As said one more thing to emphasize (not prove) standard model over kombi. The pleated green front seat is the give away though. But that could be a replacement also. I still like it no matter how you cut it. |
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obus
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Alaskan Adventurer
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| it is more solid than anything on this coast though as stated above, i have not seen the drivers side. Buy it or let someone else who wants it get but charge a finders fee. Or ask for parts in exchange but fer chrissakes someone get it! |
its not going anywere.. you people do not understand the remote on this thing. this is not the lower 48 states 
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tstracy39
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| If there were more than two pictures it'd be an easy call. Too hard to say with just the two snapshots. |
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delamaize
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| it is more solid than anything on this coast though as stated above, i have not seen the drivers side. Buy it or let someone else who wants it get but charge a finders fee. Or ask for parts in exchange but fer chrissakes someone get it! |
its not going anywere.. you people do not understand the remote on this thing. this is not the lower 48 states |
I think i found it on Google earth  |
Ok if you are not being a smart ass, I gotta see a screen shot of this!
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gatorwyatt
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on another note, glass is foggy indicating sigla safety glass. Another thing to confirm it is a standard not kombi. If you don't want it, pass it along. I could use a good spring trip up north.
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ok i wont let you continue...you specified that it would not be a kombi because it has sigla glass...you are wrong plain and simple regardless of the fact that you mentioned that there was a green seat in another post.
sled...you also specified that fat bas mirror arms are 57 latest...you are also wrong...that is a 58 feature also.
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sled
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| sled...you also specified that fat bas mirror arms are 57 latest...you are also wrong...that is a 58 feature also. |
my mistake. When did the fat base mirror arm stop? I have a 58 standard with an original mirror arm and it is not fat base. Just curious.
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Stoney Hawk
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| sled...you also specified that fat bas mirror arms are 57 latest...you are also wrong...that is a 58 feature also. |
my mistake. When did the fat base mirror arm stop? I have a 58 standard with an original mirror arm and it is not fat base. Just curious. |
accourding to dropgates they changed in 59
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deluxekombi67
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i dont understand whats the problem? either you want it or you dont. You know what they sell for and what it is. Buy it if thats what you want or quit teasing others who do and tell them where it is so its not rotting for another 20years in the same spot 
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splitpile
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Kevin, just fly in, find a place to land and check it out. If you find a place to land your plane nearby so I wouldn't have to walk to far I'd ride along for the trip and to help you. Never been to Alaska 
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