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mandraks
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Joined: November 28, 2004
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Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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 Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Well I bought a 60 seamed gate yesterday that was up on the samba for a while. It actually was originally built by my buddy Troy when he still lived up in Boise Idaho. He’s in Austin Texas these days. Around 10 years ago, he sold it to a guy who flew up to Boise one way and drove it all the way back to eastern North Carolina. Then about 4 years ago and a few changes later another guy from NC bought it and that’s who I bought it from.
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Plan is to clean it up and enjoy it |
you keep buying the right buses, congrats.
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ronjonlasvegas
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Joined: October 08, 2004
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Saaweet! Same year as mine! You'll have to let us know the build month. We are trying to establish the oldest know seam gate. My gates aren't original and my build date is Feb 24th, 1960. If your new ride has a date later than that, and has original gates, it will help to solidify the direction on my resto. Congrats! |
Thanks neighbor!
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PK I’m assuming is a Portland delivery code |
Congratulations Skim,
That is a great truck, I have been watching it in the classifieds. Yours is 3 months newer than mine.
Here is the destination code list. If your is really PK, that means it was delivered to Panama, Canal Zone.
UP is Portland.
Here is the summary list for export codes.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/exportcodes.php
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mdubg
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Joined: April 09, 2016
Posts: 47
Location: Frisco, TX
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Skim wrote: |
| mdubg wrote: |
Saaweet! Same year as mine! You'll have to let us know the build month. We are trying to establish the oldest know seam gate. My gates aren't original and my build date is Feb 24th, 1960. If your new ride has a date later than that, and has original gates, it will help to solidify the direction on my resto. Congrats! |
Thanks neighbor!
06 01 0
PK I’m assuming is a Portland delivery code |
Thanks. The search for a confirmed seamed gate older than mid Feb 60, but earlier than March continues.
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Current: '60 Double Cab
Previous: '65 Double Cab (stolen) |
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Skim
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Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| ronjonlasvegas wrote: |
| Skim wrote: |
| mdubg wrote: |
Saaweet! Same year as mine! You'll have to let us know the build month. We are trying to establish the oldest know seam gate. My gates aren't original and my build date is Feb 24th, 1960. If your new ride has a date later than that, and has original gates, it will help to solidify the direction on my resto. Congrats! |
Thanks neighbor!
06 01 0
PK I’m assuming is a Portland delivery code |
Congratulations Skim,
That is a great truck, I have been watching it in the classifieds. Yours is 3 months newer than mine.
Here is the destination code list. If your is really PK, that means it was delivered to Panama, Canal Zone.
UP is Portland.
Here is the summary list for export codes.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/exportcodes.php |
Man I don’t know what I was thinking saying PK but it’s UP port coded.
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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ronjonlasvegas
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Joined: October 08, 2004
Posts: 901
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Skim wrote: |
| ronjonlasvegas wrote: |
| Skim wrote: |
| mdubg wrote: |
Saaweet! Same year as mine! You'll have to let us know the build month. We are trying to establish the oldest know seam gate. My gates aren't original and my build date is Feb 24th, 1960. If your new ride has a date later than that, and has original gates, it will help to solidify the direction on my resto. Congrats! |
Thanks neighbor!
06 01 0
PK I’m assuming is a Portland delivery code |
Congratulations Skim,
That is a great truck, I have been watching it in the classifieds. Yours is 3 months newer than mine.
Here is the destination code list. If your is really PK, that means it was delivered to Panama, Canal Zone.
UP is Portland.
Here is the summary list for export codes.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/exportcodes.php |
Man I don’t know what I was thinking saying PK but it’s UP port coded. |
Nice Skim. My bus was also delivered to the Portland area, just 3 months before yours. Here is my m-code plate.
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Skim
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Excuse the picture of a picture lol
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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easy e
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Joined: May 28, 2008
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Location: 1 hr north of Santa Barbara
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:10 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Congratulations... nice one Tony!
You going to keep it with the pressed bumpers? (I think they look great with bullet blinkers & little tail lights)
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Skim
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Thanks Mandraks, Ron & Evan
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:07 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| easy e wrote: |
Congratulations... nice one Tony!
You going to keep it with the pressed bumpers? (I think they look great with bullet blinkers & little tail lights) |
Those bumpers are fiberglass ugh but if anything I will replace them with metal ones. Usually I prefer og slash overiders but I may give in to the pressed look on this one.
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Erik G
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Skim
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Wiped all the primer spots off with laquer thinner today.
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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oakman
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Location: Edge of the Desert, Ca
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Skim wrote: |
Wiped all the primer spots off with laquer thinner today.
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Sweet Double Cab!! Congrats man!!
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BulliBill
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Location: St Charles, MO
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:42 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Skim wrote: |
Well I bought a 60 seamed gate yesterday that was up on the samba for a while. It actually was originally built by my buddy Troy when he still lived up in Boise Idaho. He’s in Austin Texas these days. Around 10 years ago, he sold it to a guy who flew up to Boise one way and drove it all the way back to eastern North Carolina. Then about 4 years ago and a few changes later another guy from NC bought it and that’s who I bought it from.
When Troy sold it about 10 years ago:
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Saaweet! Same year as mine! You'll have to let us know the build month. We are trying to establish the oldest know seam gate. My gates aren't original and my build date is Feb 24th, 1960. If your new ride has a date later than that, and has original gates, it will help to solidify the direction on my resto. Congrats! |
Well mine isn't the oldest "seamed gate" DC around, but mine was produced on April 30th, 1959.
Bill
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Skim
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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The hoops are back raised up to their normal position.
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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mr white
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Location: beautiful Oregon & Mohave County, AZ
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Oldest known seamed gate 10/58 with belly pans. Possibly also oldest type 2 with earliest known m code plate as well. Not a Binz, very very early dc possibly binz had a hand in making it. |
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OgCalLook
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:50 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Skim wrote: |
The hoops are back raised up to their normal position.
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265 is looking sweet Skim! Are those 4.5/5.5s ?
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=306079 |
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:56 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| 265 is looking sweet Skim! Are those 4.5/5.5s ? |
Thanks man. I'm running 5.5's all the way around now.
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:20 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Isn’t there a guy in Utah making the canvas for the tilt. I looked all over the classifieds but couldn’t find him.
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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62DoKaGuy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:38 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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| Isn’t there a guy in Utah making the canvas for the tilt. I looked all over the classifieds but couldn’t find him. |
You looking for Busware (Tom)? https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=365187
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| ...I went at it from both ends but going from the rear didn't seem to do anything, although I did spray some rust breaker in there... |
4/62 Double Cab
5/61 Panel (sold)
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Skim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:30 am Post subject: Re: The Double Cab / Crew Cab thread |
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Vielen Dank. Das ist genau das, nach dem ich gesucht habe.
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1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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