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easy e
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 Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:26 pm Post subject: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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It's home! So happy to have one of the ~2,200 '65's.
A little crust here & there, but frame is good & it's pretty complete.
It'll be a little while before I can give it my full attention, but my plans are to:
See what OG paint there is (aiming for not full re-paint)
Replace metal where needed & blend
Mechanical refresh
Hopefully find a pop-top roof rack & tent pieces.
There's some tent stuff... not all matching though.
Time to get it off the trailer & cleaned out!
Couple oddities:
No engine number & underside/engine bay is SWR.... coded as Pearl White.
M-plate says 12v... I'd be happy if true.
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oakman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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| Nice Westy!! Happy New Year to you and your new camper Easy! |
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turkis-deluxe
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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So which tent did the bus end up having? It is M-coded for a tent but has a big-top style tent rail plus early tent mounts on the roof?
Good score on this bus, i knew it wouldn't last long at all!!  |
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srfndoc
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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Nice score Easy, good luck with preservation.
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easy e
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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| turkis-deluxe wrote: |
So which tent did the bus end up having? It is M-coded for a tent but has a big-top style tent rail plus early tent mounts on the roof?
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Thx guys!
Here's what I ended up with, in the tent department...
Poles were not in the bus, canvas was... so not sure what I have exactly.
Will try to sort out the poles this weekend & take better pics.
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zuggbug
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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Nice score
Happy new year
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easy e
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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| Selling that PGSG pressed bumper that is on the bus should help offset your purchase price. Nice score! |
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JimCT
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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our 1965
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hitest
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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Great save! I can't wait to see it emptied but not cleaned out. Take shots of the neat finds like a jalousie handle here, pristine cabinet handle there, etc. 
I love my '65 SO-42:
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Stocknazi
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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Looks like you might have some galvanized poles; possible there is both a privy and foyer tent set since you have both sets of mounts.
Wierd m-code 100, front emblem delete.
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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| just noticed that your bus appears to have the roof brackets for early westfalia tents and the later roof gutter aluminum bar for later westfalia add-a-room type tents- wonder what is up with that |
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easy e
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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Ya, kinda odd... maybe it was right at the transition to big top?
I need to read the Westy tent thread. I wonder what "Picked up by first owner at the factory in Germany for US market" was. If that was tourist delivery... and maybe the owner said "oh, hell no... I want the striped tent."... and they gave him what he wanted.
Side note... it has a kinda crusty rust spot in a weird place... a few inches below the windshield. A few mins ago, one of Randy's friends called me & said Randy told him it had been 'front clipped'. I'm sure I'll find out for sure as I go along... but it would explain the weird rusty spot.
He also told me this was Randy's favorite bus. His son told me it was the first bus at the yard & had been there the longest.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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SO-42s are great.
post a pic of the M-code plate.
That decoder site has some flaws.
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srfndoc
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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You could still purchase the early style tent at Westafalia up to 67 so its entirely possible they did this since it was picked up in Germany.
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easy e
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hitest
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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A quickie about your red engine bay- then on to the M-code plate...
I think it's a repaint in there- your license light assembly is painted as well.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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hitest
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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I'll bet a donut the last code is really a '108'- meaning it was prepped without a solid/popout order for windows before Westfalia got there Jalousies out. Mine has the same code.
Now I need to consult my plate- to see how close our rigs are.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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AC Mack
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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Congrats on the Bus. It's in good hands. I remember Randy w/ the Bus.
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jaimesbeetle
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 Westfalia SO-42 |
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| Nice score Easy. I remember talking to Randy about this Bus years ago. I asked him why it had an early bumper? I vaguely remember him saying he installed it to throw people off. Pretty neat Bus i'm biased to pearl white myself. |
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