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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 6:03 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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The M-plate code for Arizona yellow is 5221, mine is 522160, I believe that the 60 is the interior color designation which is black.
Arizona yellow is more yellow with a green hue, kinda baby shit yellow.
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HelmutofBuffalo Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2005 Posts: 554 Location: West Coast of New York
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Got a 1972 Westy home today see story and more pics in forum "1972 barn find in WNY from Arizona"
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69801 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
The M-plate code for Arizona yellow is 5221, mine is 522160, I believe that the 60 is the interior color designation which is black. |
Thank for posting.
Unless Bay Windows are totally different than Split Buses, which also use a 5XXXXX format for special colors, 160 is the paint code.
5 = special color
22 = model #
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Everett you are correct, bay buses are just the same. My bus (neptune blue) is 522552 _________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Oops, sorry. I picked up that misinformation from another post.
The third post from the bottom.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...p;start=60
Thanks for clearing that up. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
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EverettB Administrator
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dustinwor Banned
Joined: April 28, 2014 Posts: 147 Location: antigo
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 11:47 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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If not, I could use some parts off of it. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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dustinwor Banned
Joined: April 28, 2014 Posts: 147 Location: antigo
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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$300 in upper Michigan |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 2:22 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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For that, you should get it & part it out. you could probably get half of that back for the windshield. At least double that if it still has the middle & rear benches. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
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rtroy Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2009 Posts: 259 Location: California
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Wish I had the photos...
... I'm just returning from a 5K+ mile round trip in my '71 Adventure Wagon (a Type II camper) and along the way I spotted a bay-window-rescue in progress!
It was April 12, I think, and I was on my return trip, West Bound, on I-10 in Texas when I passed a Rest Area, Picnic Area, Scenic Turnout, or whatever they called that darned thing on the north side of the highway, and just starting to motor out of the parking area was some kind of water-cooled Type II towing behind it what looked from my vantage point to be the front end of a Bay Window Type II - I guessed it was on a trailer given the height. From my first impression, it was just a body clip of the very front end of a Bay Window vehicle.
And I drove on past without having any opportunity to say hello.
Later, of course I had to refuel (as I was headed to Tucson first, then Harbor City, THEN Oakland, CA), and when I was back on the road, they'd apparently passed me as I quickly passed them a second time! This time, I was cruising along at an indicated 85 MPH when I spotted them - I'm guessing they were doing maybe 55 or a little better, but the closing speed was high. This time I was able to discern that the vehicle was a gate-less Double Cab, somewhere between '68 and '71, in pretty darned good condition, from what I could see - roughly equivalent to my own '68 Double Cab, though my own is still in its original paint, etc. ... So, of course, I appreciated their work.
As I passed, I gave them a nod and big thumb's up and they honked as I admired their effort. The salvaged vehicle looked like it was a completely bare shell and needed a complete restoration BUT didn't have any noticeable accident damage. It looked to me like it had been stripped of its paint and then left to rust, like so many other projects I've seen. Notably, it had no gates, which I later figured was the reason that it had appeared as if it was just a body clip.
I had trouble recognizing just what the tow vehicle was as I'm not well versed in the water-pumper era, but it was clearly a later Type II.
Later still I had to pull over for another reason - I wanted to check something in the back of my ride - and they passed me again! They waved and honked and it was all good fun and then a few minutes later, I passed them again, for what I think was the last time.
The date was May 12, time of our second encounter was around 6:40 AM, Central, and the mile marker was around 295 on the West-Bound side of I-10. ... If you folks ever find this posting, my hat's off to you for your valiant effort to save that deserving vehicle! I kind of wish we'd had a chance to pull over together, but it appears that circumstance didn't give us that luxury. Best wishes to you and your project.
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Cerot Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2008 Posts: 284 Location: Canada!
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Just snagged this 1971 Westfalia from a little island near where I live. Apparently this bus made the drive up from Florida to BC back in 2003 and was daily driven till 7 years ago when the engine blew. Has the interior from a later Westie in it, maybe 78/79? Id just sold my tin top 1971 bus a few days previously to learning about this one, the universe just wants me to have a bus!
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Shinnlinger Samba Member
Joined: May 25, 2017 Posts: 122 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 4:08 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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My recent acquisitions on trailers....
and together on the ground...
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20263 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Shinnlinger wrote: |
My recent acquisitions on trailers....
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The ultimate high roof? The high roof king? Penthouse high roof? _________________ nothing |
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6116 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Hey your just across the River from me !!
I saw a pic of the "Tree House" Bus in our local paper a few years back, very cool !! Nice Bay duo you brought home, that high roof looks familiar, was it on Craigslist ?? _________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
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In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
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consvws Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2009 Posts: 950 Location: Roseburg, OR
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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A good friend turned me on to this bus a while back, and i just made a deal on it today & drove it home I'm used to digging them out of the ground & towing them home with no engine etc. so this was a nice change!
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Spike0180 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2015 Posts: 2269 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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consvws wrote: |
A good friend turned me on to this bus a while back, and i just made a deal on it today & drove it home I'm used to digging them out of the ground & towing them home with no engine etc. so this was a nice change!
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Congrats! looks nice from the single picture. Do you have any more? _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
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consvws Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2009 Posts: 950 Location: Roseburg, OR
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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i was going to scrape all the stickers off first, but since you asked
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Vee Dub Nut Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2004 Posts: 1184 Location: Dallas, GA
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Scored this SUPER DRY original paint 74 transporter out of west Texas this weekend. The previous owner was turning into a day camper, but I'll be returning it to a people hauler
The obligatory towing home shot:
In the driveway:
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67 Beetle (TBD)
74 Transporter (EJ25 Swapped) - Build Thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
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TheBeast Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 145 Location: W Michigan
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bay Window hunting History |
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Recently found 75-80% restored '78 AZ bus in MI in retired gentlemen's underground bunker garage!
...and the sunroof works too!! _________________ 1963 Anthracite Beetle 1776 w/ 34pict
1979 Bus Westfalia- Sage green w/ fancy stripes
1978 Bus - Sunroof model
1970 Beetle Convertible
1982 Rabbit Pick-up
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