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adventurebus Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 180 Location: Quad Cities
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject: Post your field/barn find pics here! |
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Hey guys, I've always liked seeing those photos of people pulling busses right as they've been found, like sitting in a barn or behind a tree, out in a field, etc. I'm not sure if some one else has already done this in the bay window section, but i'll give it a try. Here are some of my busses I've bought-
1976 deluxe westy straight from the barn-found, restored, sold
1978 Champagne from a back yard-found, restored, sold
Newest find, 1974 deluxe Westy-found, needs restored
_________________ 1968 Karmann Ghia
1974 Westfalia Automatic (sold)
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addison5429 Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2009 Posts: 96 Location: WV
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Here are a couple of my recent acquisitions, within the past 4 months, at the locations I got them.
78 Hardtop Sunroof Deluxe Automatic.
69 Sundial with Adventurewagen top. That is me and my wife on the left, the caretaker of the property on the right, and a friend of the owner on the far right.
78 Westy & 67 bus I got in a trade for a Ford Exploder.
I also will be picking up a 64 panel, but I cannot get the photos off of my cell phone. _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
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Alex6373 Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 876 Location: Vancouver Island,B.C.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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mototech Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Shreveport, LA
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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How I found her
Another Pic
She Cleaned up nice
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Dang, that is hardcore! How long did it take to winch it up that way? _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
TOOB Member #15
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:09 am Post subject: |
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mototech wrote: |
How I found her
Another Pic
She Cleaned up nice
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those turn sigs are trippy...off a bug? not my style, but whatever works _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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Boesen Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2011 Posts: 532 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:02 am Post subject: Re: Post your field/barn find pics here! |
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adventurebus wrote: |
Hey guys, I've always liked seeing those photos of people pulling busses right as they've been found, like sitting in a barn or behind a tree, out in a field, etc. I'm not sure if some one else has already done this in the bay window section, but i'll give it a try. Here are some of my busses I've bought-
1976 deluxe westy straight from the barn-found, restored, sold
1978 Champagne from a back yard-found, restored, sold
Newest find, 1974 deluxe Westy-found, needs restored
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You don't happen to be from the Quad Cities do you? |
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Boesen Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2011 Posts: 532 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:59 am Post subject: |
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From this:
To this:
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Kirk Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2003 Posts: 5487 Location: North Texas
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:20 am Post subject: |
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I've had a ton, but this one I wish I'd kept.
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BumbleBus Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2009 Posts: 483 Location: Montana
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Sat in a field in Montana next to a barn for a few years before I bought it. Decent shape overall to start. SN# 1121... very early in the '72 year production. CB #76 stamped on the pancake! An old, tired dawg. The best kind.
Out and about more now after two years of love and some spare change. Will be fully restored by end of summer 2012 I hope... just in time to disappear into the mountains when the apocalypse hits.
_________________ '72 L11H Campmobile in various stages of disrepair. Just bumbling along... |
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justcruzin Samba Member
Joined: July 31, 2005 Posts: 1493 Location: United States
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sneakyjack Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2010 Posts: 560 Location: SOuthern VT
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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as found-
between -
is now
Not to much out side damage (except front) a little rust, very solid inside.
lucky - price was under $650 rebuild a bit more.... plus dual 40 carbs. _________________ Nothin left to do....
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adventurebus Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 180 Location: Quad Cities
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:41 am Post subject: |
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sneakyjack wrote: |
as found-
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Not to much out side damage (except front) a little rust, very solid inside.
lucky - price was under $650 rebuild a bit more.... plus dual 40 carbs. |
do u have any interior pics to show? _________________ 1968 Karmann Ghia
1974 Westfalia Automatic (sold)
1974 Thing (sold) |
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bugger101 Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2010 Posts: 1559 Location: orlando
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magiceddie88 Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2005 Posts: 254 Location: Alaska
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Found this in Northpole and am really tempted to make it mine.
It's a '68 crossover Sundial camper unfortunatly it has been gutted.
But...temtped. _________________ '57 Ragtop
‘60 Kombi
'69 Westy
Instagram: Magiceddielive
Drive alive
Enthusiast-would be an understatement.
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adventurebus Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 180 Location: Quad Cities
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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magiceddie88 wrote: |
Found this in Northpole and am really tempted to make it mine.
It's a '68 crossover Sundial camper unfortunatly it has been gutted.
But...temtped. |
you should totally go for it!!
at least do it a favor and save it from that tree... _________________ 1968 Karmann Ghia
1974 Westfalia Automatic (sold)
1974 Thing (sold) |
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Daverham Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Cool thread.
Here's where we found her, under a tree. She had been sitting for 5 years. Took this photo right after we shook hands with PO.
And here she is after we pulled her out, loaded her up. Ready to go home.
Best recent photo:
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Millennium Falcon Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2006 Posts: 405 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Found these busses while camping/fishing in Northern Ontario in Temagami at the Matabichuan Lodge (actually, very rustic fishing cabins).They are quite a ways back in the bush were well used/abused work trucks.
p.s.
I have no desire what-so-ever to save these guys. Too far gone and too far away. I did not even take a souvenir. It would have felt like taking a dead guys lighter. _________________ "Don't worry, she'll hold together . . . You hear me, baby? Hold together!" -Han to the Falcon
1972 White Campmobile
1700 cc Type IV
Dual Solex 34 PDSIT2/3
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adventurebus Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 180 Location: Quad Cities
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Millennium Falcon wrote: |
Found these busses while camping/fishing in Northern Ontario in Temagami at the Matabichuan Lodge (actually, very rustic fishing cabins).They are quite a ways back in the bush were well used/abused work trucks.
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It would probably be best to just let them rust in peace!
Sad though _________________ 1968 Karmann Ghia
1974 Westfalia Automatic (sold)
1974 Thing (sold) |
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