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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:37 pm Post subject: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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srfndoc Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 3270 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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Is this L21 Pearl Gray or Mouse Grey?
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velvetgreen Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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GERMANAIRE Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2007 Posts: 688 Location: BUFORD,GA.
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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Not sure but if they look like this I will take one!
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easy e Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 3930 Location: 1 hr north of Santa Barbara
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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2nd bus is Pearl Grey.
Mouse Grey wasn’t a pressed bumper color.
The one with the kids... caramel interior... makes me wonder if it’s solid Palm Green. It has pre-‘60 door handles. Mouse Grey was introduced in March ‘61. So that ‘59 isn’t either. _________________ aka: Evan
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House Minutia Militia
Joined: June 13, 2001 Posts: 1743
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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Pretty sure the “school” bus is supposed to be Pearl Grey as well. |
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Lind Samba Member
Joined: November 06, 2000 Posts: 9905 Location: idaho
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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No.
None known examples, and it does not fit into the special paint scenes that VW offered. That said, you could theoretically order anything like the known original '62 PG/SG bus. I have never seen a singletone special paint bus that had just one color out of a two tone paint scheme that was not a color that was otherwise available as singletone. If that makes any sense.
The closest you can get is some sick fade or a fantasy repaint. _________________ .
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Douglas Denlinger Samba Member
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 1381 Location: Arizona's version of the east coast
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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It's completely possible, verified factory examples of just deluxe models are
All dove blue 23 window, 1 known
All Fire engine red 23 window, 1 known
All Pearl White 23 window, 3 known
All Black 21 window, 3 known, 1 of which has been cut up.
All Yellow 23 window, 1 known
So, yes a all Mouse Grey, Turquoise, etc, etc would be possible. _________________ Transporter Restorations
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type2rescuemaine Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2016 Posts: 336 Location: Maine
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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Lind wrote: |
...the known original '62 PG/SG bus |
Does anyone have a picture of this? I feel like I remember seeing it for sale on this site a few years back but I'm not 100% sure. |
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Lind Samba Member
Joined: November 06, 2000 Posts: 9905 Location: idaho
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:18 am Post subject: Re: Has there ever been a factory solid mouse grey bus? |
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Douglas Denlinger wrote: |
It's completely possible, verified factory examples of just deluxe models are
All dove blue 23 window, 1 known
All Fire engine red 23 window, 1 known
All Pearl White 23 window, 3 known
All Black 21 window, 3 known, 1 of which has been cut up.
All Yellow 23 window, 1 known
So, yes a all Mouse Grey, Turquoise, etc, etc would be possible. |
Any examples of a strictly two tone scene with one of the colors separated out? Any chestnut brown, mango, Titian or sea blue?
All known examples are either special colors, a normal singletone color, or a two tone color that was also available as a singletone normally.
I am not saying that they would not do it, just that it does not fit into their schema. _________________ .
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