Cool things youve found in buses while cleaning/gutting?

[Abscate]

Stuart, do you still have those hash browns?

Hungry…
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[busmania]

Revival time. Been a minute.

Found this cool pin in a 40 ford (sorry not a bus but I still love finding stuff in old cars!)

I wish I remembered what bus I was working on when I started this thread!

[alman72]

[Jetfxr69]

Tie-dyed hackey sack. Remember them silly things? Worst part it was mine from a long time ago.

[alaskadan]

An acorn in a clogged main heat duct under the belly of the van. No oak trees up here.

[Sawspa]

I found a Stick-Up. It was in a great place.
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1978 Westfalia Campmobile 2.0L oversized ham heads and a stepped up cam, running points and a 76 exhaust "Lefty Loosy"

[Wasted youth]

Yay! Blue Chip Stamps!

I got my first boom box with about six of those books all filled up. 1982!

[doug-ocon]

About 20 years ago I bought a '70 blue california weekender to replace my rusty red '70 Sportsmobile camper ( the rear torsion tube had rusted through and broken). I am on the east coast.

the Blue van came stripped on the interior ( had one old bean bag seat in it for the passengers) and had no motor or trans . It was a real project to move the entire camper package from the old red bus to the new Blue weekender ( including cutting in the Sportmobile pop-top) .

As part of swap I took the wiper motor out of the red Bus and found a sheet of S&H Green trading stamps on top of the motor( you old timers may remember them) . WHen I removed the old wiper motor from the blue bus to replace it I found a sheet of Blue trading stamps ( california version of S&H) on top of the motor .....It was Karma

10 years ago bus was sold to a hippie and his girl friend .... they were going to drive it back to california...

[71whitewesty]

^^what a haul Stuart! A well prepared bus owner. I really like that bus too.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

[KentABQ]

[Wasted youth]

Boy, that’s a lot of stuff! Almost the weight of another passenger.

[Abscate]

Well, that’s the end of this thread


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[Xevin]

Save that beer for me I didn’t see any Gatorade bottles you could use
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Keep on Busin'

[Stuartzickefoose]

[busdaddy]

Ralph was a bit of a hoarder eh?, seems he was equipped for any situation!
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[Stuartzickefoose]

Rear screen, stool, front curtain, and child’s cot also!

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[danfromsyr]

I have that same (well a twin) Buddha from a 1980 camper I bought.

[Manfred58sc]

Cleaned out a 68 sunroof deluxe I just got. Lots of rotten carpet,cat turds, and..a penny face up! Good sign
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[Bubba119]

I found a college ID from University of Santa Clara, California. I found the bus in NH, and I’m from RI. The ID belonged to the original owner, who I found on Facebook and have been exchanging photos with.

Also found a nice Hot Wheels Car and an unsmoked Marlboro

[a-marshal]

I've had my westy going on 8 years, and I've been through it pretty thoroughly but today I came across my FOURTH PO Hide-A-Key (with key included).

First was under the drivers side front fender, found by the mechanic doing the cert to change the ownership.

Second was in the engine compartment drivers side found when I was installing an auxiliary battery the second summer I owned it.

Third was also in the engine compartment but on the passenger side, found two (three?) years ago when the starting battery died.

Today's was inside the bus in the channel under the passenger seat where I store the jack and fire extinguisher (the brake fluid reservoir lives in the channel under the drivers seat) It was right at that back, I only found it cause I bought a new fire extinguisher that was a couple inches longer than the old one.

The bus just keeps on giving...
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1973 Westy w/ '74 1.8 liter / PDSI (type3?) carbs / 009 distributor / pertronix