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obus 
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Joined: March 08, 2001
Posts: 11063
Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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EmpiGT
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Joined: January 27, 2005
Posts: 2597
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 Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| campingbox wrote: |
| Nice find! Are the middle seat grab bars painted metal or ribbed plastic? |
Greg what's the story behind that, I have always wondered. |
"ribbed" offers better protection than "bare" |
Deluxe only feature 1959-61 along with diamond pattern sunvisors. |
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shane morgan
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Joined: November 11, 2002
Posts: 64
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| The engine is still in the bus. Gotta confirm its a bastard engine |
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shane morgan
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Joined: November 11, 2002
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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So , a few samba members confirmed my deluxe 15 is a 1960 model. How can you tell? So the beginning of August 59 starts the 1960 year?
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shane morgan
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Joined: November 11, 2002
Posts: 64
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| I never owned a August built bus before so never had to figure this out. |
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shane morgan
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Joined: November 11, 2002
Posts: 64
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| No gas heater but all the other gas heater connections are there. |
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EverettB
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Joined: April 11, 2000
Posts: 69798
Location: Phoenix Metro
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Skim
Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| EmpiGT wrote: |
| obus wrote: |
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| campingbox wrote: |
| Nice find! Are the middle seat grab bars painted metal or ribbed plastic? |
Greg what's the story behind that, I have always wondered. |
"ribbed" offers better protection than "bare" |
Deluxe only feature 1959-61 along with diamond pattern sunvisors. |
Learnt something new 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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Skim
Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| I never owned a August built bus before so never had to figure this out. |
Lind answered
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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
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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shane morgan
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Joined: November 11, 2002
Posts: 64
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| So the word on the street is you guys say its a 1960. That being said did early 1960s have a straight shifter? i thought that ended in 1959? This one has a straight shifter in it. |
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62DoKaGuy
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Joined: May 22, 2011
Posts: 1276
Location: Surprise, AZ
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| shane morgan wrote: |
| So the word on the street is you guys say its a 1960. That being said did early 1960s have a straight shifter? i thought that ended in 1959? This one has a straight shifter in it. |
I believe they did continue into 1960. Progressive Refinements mentioned lengthened shift and handbrake levers at Chassis # 501 707, which is the same Parts Catalog calls out. That puts it near the end of August 1959, which is early model 1960.
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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)
4/59 Single Cab (sold) |
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Travis Woodard
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Joined: March 31, 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:07 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Pulled this double door panel out of a field yesterday April 1955
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Travis Woodard
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56 PGSG OG paint Wilson Avenue church
59 mango
69 bay deluxe bay
66 beetle |
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Burlyhammer
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Joined: March 07, 2002
Posts: 1693
Location: Great north woods Maine
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Wow that is an incredible score!!! |
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exotic plants
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Joined: January 30, 2006
Posts: 298
Location: God's Zoo
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:56 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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[quote="Travis Woodard"]
Forest creatures gonna miss their private toilet. 
Nice early bus find.
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1956 Beetle - Jungle Green.
Parts needed to complete:
Front driver side fender.
Rear driver side fender.
Cash waiting.
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Travis Woodard
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Joined: March 31, 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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There was a fresh pile on the steering wheel and a family of raccoons living under and in it.
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56 PGSG OG paint Wilson Avenue church
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kafer60
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Joined: January 17, 2005
Posts: 363
Location: Fredericksburg, Va
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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That is an awesome bus!!!!
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aa390392
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Joined: March 28, 2007
Posts: 3602
Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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And he gets a what appears to be a washer or dryer..
No story? Or you just ran across it?
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Travis Woodard
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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There’s a guy that owns an auto parts store here in Oklahoma thats a buddy of of a junk car buyer buys them for scrap or whatever scrap car guy sent my buddy that owns the Napa here in town and he sent me a picture of it and he got me the guys phone number that owned it and I bought it and went out there that afternoon and got it loaded he said it was used to store Hay in for 40 years. Said they bought it from Rightway Cleaners back in the late 60’s he asked if I was going to scrap it I laughed and said no.
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crukab
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Joined: December 13, 2002
Posts: 6116
Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Money Shot ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Right fucken there !!
Great score ! 
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Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
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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