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oakman
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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Here's a few pics of the Aug 58' Mango mentioned on the previous page. I've collected most of the missing interior pieces for it. Hope to have it on the road in the not too distant future.
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easy e
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western auto
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| oakman wrote: |
Here's a few pics of the Aug 58' Mango mentioned on the previous page. I've collected most of the missing interior pieces for it. Hope to have it on the road in the not too distant future.
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if this is the mango I think it is its only like 40 buses away from my panels vin 377963 |
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Vwagon55
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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Got a September 58 swre/bg 15w deluxe with vin3880xx bought without bumpers and decklid in restoration.
So is this 100% anon pressed bumper bus?
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easy e
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oakman
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| easy e wrote: |
| Nice bus!... still drool over your building tho |
Thanks! Bought the property for the view and the shop and it came with a free house.  The shop just needs a lift and some way to warm it up in the winter. It gets pretty cold here.
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| if this is the mango I think it is its only like 40 buses away from my panels vin 377963 |
I had to check my vin again, the mango is only 21 buses earlier than your panel. That panel camper is sweet btw !!
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Trevor P
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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Picked up an Aug 58 transitional single cab. White bumper bus with vin 379xxx
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bus guys august 58 vin# 376XXX range body number 350377
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Damn I bought this bus for 600 bucks out of that yard. I knew it was high tail light but had no clue it was that early.
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oakman
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| Trevor P wrote: |
Picked up an Aug 58 transitional single cab. White bumper bus with vin 379xxx
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Nice find!!! Congratulations!! Looks really straight and dry from here.
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oakman
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| Skim wrote: |
| hugheseum wrote: |
bus guys august 58 vin# 376XXX range body number 350377
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Damn I bought this bus for 600 bucks out of that yard. I knew it was high tail light but had no clue it was that early. |
Damn!! That Mango for 600 bucks?! The good ol' days!
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Trevor P
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| oakman wrote: |
| Trevor P wrote: |
Picked up an Aug 58 transitional single cab. White bumper bus with vin 379xxx
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Nice find!!! Congratulations!! Looks really straight and dry from here. |
And it’s an OG logo bus too boot! Time to start stripping off that white covering them up.
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oakman
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| Trevor P wrote: |
Picked up an Aug 58 transitional single cab. White bumper bus with vin 379xxx
And it’s an OG logo bus too boot! Time to start stripping off that white covering them up.
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Oh wow that's too cool. I was going to ask you about the doors but figured they were probably long gone. Very nice!
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oakman
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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This appears to be an August 58 transitional bus with Silver-White pressed bumpers.
From the vintage pictures thread:
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| oakman wrote: |
This appears to be an August 58 transitional bus with Silver-White pressed bumpers.
From the vintage pictures thread:
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Just a FYI, the Ford car behind the bus is a 1959 model. It could easily be built at about the same time as the August 1958 bus. Unusual to see a Ford in a foreign land as this appears to be. Might be US military base as the Ford is the cheap model with the small hubcaps. government transportation pools tended to buy the cheapest specced models in quantity.
Also, did you notice said Aug 58 bus has semaphores? Typical of Euro specced cars.
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oakman
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| Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| oakman wrote: |
This appears to be an August 58 transitional bus with Silver-White pressed bumpers.
From the vintage pictures thread:
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Just a FYI, the Ford car behind the bus is a 1959 model. It could easily be built at about the same time as the August 1958 bus. Unusual to see a Ford in a foreign land as this appears to be. Might be US military base as the Ford is the cheap model with the small hubcaps. government transportation pools tended to buy the cheapest specced models in quantity.
Also, did you notice said Aug 58 bus has semaphores? Typical of Euro specced cars. |
Thanks for the info!
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oakman
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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A couple more August 58' buses from the Gallery:
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| Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:46 am Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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| oakman wrote: |
| Alan Brase wrote: |
| oakman wrote: |
This appears to be an August 58 transitional bus with Silver-White pressed bumpers.
From the vintage pictures thread:
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Just a FYI, the Ford car behind the bus is a 1959 model. It could easily be built at about the same time as the August 1958 bus. Unusual to see a Ford in a foreign land as this appears to be. Might be US military base as the Ford is the cheap model with the small hubcaps. government transportation pools tended to buy the cheapest specced models in quantity.
Also, did you notice said Aug 58 bus has semaphores? Typical of Euro specced cars. |
Thanks for the info! |
In the Netherlands the license plates are given out on certain dates.
These are some others where i know the dates from.
RS-45-38 = 21-07-1958
RS-45-58 = 03-09-1958
RS-46-92 = ??-??-??
RS-48-84 = 17-07-1958
RS-51-93 = 05-08-1958
The RS-46-92 could be given its license in 08-1958. |
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oakman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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Great picture of a pressed bumper, semaphore, transitional mango from the gallery:
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| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2020 12:28 am Post subject: Re: Official august 58s transitional buses thread |
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Great picture of a pressed bumper, semaphore, transitional mango from the gallery:
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Proof that Benny Hill rolled a pressed bumper mango standard  
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| I have some other projects I'd like to finish first and I want to drive this bus while I'm working on those to help stay motivated. |
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