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silkvw
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Interesting barn find article in Hot VW's Oct. issue p. 76.
16 VW's, at least 6 are split window buses. Small town in Alabama.
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Trevor P
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Picked up these two this year. Aug 58 white pressed bumper logoed single and a 59 SWR panel with painted over logos.
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mandraks
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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that single looks pretty good. press bumper buses do it every time
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Lind
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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so today in bus hunting history, I hunted this bus, but someone else bagged it. Who is the lucky new owner?
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Wow. Double door 1960 15. That is a nice find.
Sucks you missed out Lind. |
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obus 
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Lind
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Wow. Double door 1960 15. That is a nice find.
Sucks you missed out Lind. |
Oh well, someone has to be stoked to get it, and I am happy for them. Hopefully they will save the original paint. Supposedly going to new york, but the flipper who was selling it seemed less than honest to me. I don't think that he wanted to admit to me that he took a higher offer after he agreed to sell it to me for a high price that was higher than his listing price, which was high. These silly vans.....
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ryans65
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| that sucks! DD 15 window hot damn |
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turkis-deluxe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Lind wrote: |
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Wow. Double door 1960 15. That is a nice find.
Sucks you missed out Lind. |
Oh well, someone has to be stoked to get it, and I am happy for them. Hopefully they will save the original paint. Supposedly going to new york, but the flipper who was selling it seemed less than honest to me. I don't think that he wanted to admit to me that he took a higher offer after he agreed to sell it to me for a high price that was higher than his listing price, which was high. These silly vans..... |
Damn that blows Lind.....i would have bought it off you for an even higher price!!! |
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type241
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| What's the story behind the find/hunt Lind? |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Sheesh. Don't say it had the double flipper middle seat. How would you have dealt with staring at the non existant paint parts? |
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Skim
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Whoa.
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Lind
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| type241 wrote: |
| What's the story behind the find/hunt Lind? |
Not all that exciting. It popped up on los angeles craigslist, and a buddy of mine turned me onto it. I was first in line, the flipper said more people were calling offering more money, so he upped the price, then he claimed the deal fell through and he couldn't get the bus to begin with. I figure that he just went with a high offer. There were plenty of phone calls as he slowly flaked out. I was set to buy a plane ticket and fly in tonight to make the deal. I'm not particularly surprised if a random craigslist flipper decides to take higher offers and maximize their profit. I don't really care if I miss any bus because there are so many more out there. I wish these things were worthless again. When I got into this hobby, that bus would be a $500 car on a good day. Near impossible to find that particular model, but $500 when you did find such a bus.
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type241
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| How much was that $500 DD 15W listed for? |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Lind wrote: |
so today in bus hunting history, I hunted this bus, but someone else bagged it. Who is the lucky new owner?
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So, there is another one of these? Or is this the same one that has been long known and it just again resurfaced?
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Lind
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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so today in bus hunting history, I hunted this bus, but someone else bagged it. Who is the lucky new owner?
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So, there is another one of these? Or is this the same one that has been long known and it just again resurfaced? |
this one was previously unknown. Nine days later in production from the one you are thinking of.
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Lind
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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listed at 39K
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Lind wrote: |
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| Lind wrote: |
so today in bus hunting history, I hunted this bus, but someone else bagged it. Who is the lucky new owner?
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So, there is another one of these? Or is this the same one that has been long known and it just again resurfaced? |
this one was previously unknown. Nine days later in production from the one you are thinking of. |
So that makes what, four known to exist like this?
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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so today in bus hunting history, I hunted this bus, but someone else bagged it. Who is the lucky new owner?
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I believe this would be number 6 known? One from Id. is on road, living in Ca. or AZ...how? Someone knows.
Amazing Bus!
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Skim
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Long-roofs wrote: |
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| Lind wrote: |
so today in bus hunting history, I hunted this bus, but someone else bagged it. Who is the lucky new owner?
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So, there is another one of these? Or is this the same one that has been long known and it just again resurfaced? |
I believe this would be number 6 known? One from Id. is on road, living in Ca. or AZ...how? Someone knows.
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There was an original paint nice SWR/BG DD 15 in the high desert that sold to Japan in 97 or so. Brian Simmons in Victorville used to own. Sold at Pomona for $7500 which was A LOT back then.
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