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Fish
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 Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:30 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Hey, I think I saw that bus for sale a few months ago in the hilly area of OB? If so, sorry you got rid of it; it still looked quite nice!
If you saw a youngish dude doing pulls in a yellow bug convertible with no license plate in May, that definitely wasn't me.
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Yeah, that was probably mine. That's just it. It was a very nice original San Diego bus. The rust wasn't bad at all, but seemingly started to spread over night with one tiny windshield rust spot turning into three and surface rust on the bumpers.
I'm sure I heard you as I hear most of the Aircooled VWs and Aircooled Porsches that drive by.
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Fish
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:22 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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| notchboy wrote: |
| Missed you at the Familianfest. Did you see my bus? |
Yes, it was parked near Lee's KG TC. Good looking set up, trailer and a very nice bus.
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airschooled
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:34 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Hey, I think I saw that bus for sale a few months ago in the hilly area of OB? If so, sorry you got rid of it; it still looked quite nice!
If you saw a youngish dude doing pulls in a yellow bug convertible with no license plate in May, that definitely wasn't me.
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notchboy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:37 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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| Fish wrote: |
| daily salt air breeze and my proximity to the ocean. |
You win 
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Fish
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| Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Just days shy of her 50th birthday my bus is gone. My beautiful bus started to quickly rust even though I kept her covered most of the time. While the rust wasn't too bad, it quickly started to show up due to the daily salt air breeze and my proximity to the ocean. I decided it as better to have someone else enjoy her for many years to come, than for me to selfishly watch her rust into a valueless piece of metal. I'm happy to say that a man with talented restoration skills found my ad and we agreed on a price. He grew up taking vacations with his family in their Tin Top Westfalia identical to this one. While his kids are grown he plans on taking his grandchildren on camping adventures. Another generation will fall in love with the old VW bus.
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Fish
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notchboy
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:25 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Or when I come down to visit family and friends Which Im doing more this year. Im born and raised out of San Diego. Grew up in Poway.
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Fish
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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I saw a Wolff Motors plate at the 'Big Three' swap last week, QualCom Stadium, and remembered this post. But...the guy wanted $100 for it.
EdZ in OB |
You don't happen to have a contact name or number do you? I'd like to try and barter with the guy. You never know.
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Fish,
Thats a great looking bus. I hope to see it some day |
Hey, I see what you did there Mr. Seattle. Id love to show it to you when I drive up to see my brother.
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| Fish wrote: |
Look, a nice new cover.
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What brand cover is this? |
http://www.jbugs.com/product/VB-1MAX.html
This is a great cover, I love it.
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Jack_O_Trades
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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| Fish wrote: |
Look, a nice new cover.
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What brand cover is this? |
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EdZ KG6UTS
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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| Fish wrote: |
What are the odds? Sure wish I could see the plate.
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I saw a Wolff Motors plate at the 'Big Three' swap last week, QualCom Stadium, and remembered this post. But...the guy wanted $100 for it.
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Fish
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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What are the odds? Sure wish I could see the plate.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Very Nice!, Chris!
I miss my '70 hard top.
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Fish
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Anyone know for sure what this metal tag on the motor block means? Both my friend Larry and I recall something about it being a factory rebuild and the original numbers ground off underneath.
After a lot of searching I've come across this. It is probably a Vege-Motoren European rebuild, sold in the US by ATK. Thank you glutamodo. So now does anyone know more about these two companies? We're Motors rebuilt, sold out right or exchanged?
Edit: www.atkvege.com/content/
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We sold them, they were core-exchange. They were remanufactured in the Netherlands. ATK was just the distributor in the USA. They were good engines and the only time one we sold had a problem (a valve spring apparently broke, never saw it since it didn't happen in town) they paid to have it fixed under warranty. |
Thanks, I got all of this information from you in other threads. Core exchange makes the most sense what with the time it takes to ship a motor over seas and back. It would be really weird to have the same case after rebuilds and especially all these years. Now I wonder if this case has been rebuilt sense it was from vege? Bus has 89k on the odometers. I figured it has gone around at least once, but who knows?
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glutamodo
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:00 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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| Fish wrote: |
Anyone know for sure what this metal tag on the motor block means? Both my friend Larry and I recall something about it being a factory rebuild and the original numbers ground off underneath.
After a lot of searching I've come across this. It is probably a Vege-Motoren European rebuild, sold in the US by ATK. Thank you glutamodo. So now does anyone know more about these two companies? We're Motors rebuilt, sold out right or exchanged?
Edit: www.atkvege.com/content/
Edit: http://www.vege.info
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We sold them, they were core-exchange. They were remanufactured in the Netherlands. ATK was just the distributor in the USA. They were good engines and the only time one we sold had a problem (a valve spring apparently broke, never saw it since it didn't happen in town) they paid to have it fixed under warranty.
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Col_Forbin
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:06 am Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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wow, what a great score.. I love tin top westies!
I have a very similar tag on the motor of my early bay so appreciate the info. Interested to compare the numbers/letters to yours when I get home and can look at it.
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Fish
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1969 Westfalia Campingmobile-SO67 Tin Top |
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Thanks for the nice words on the bus and the link. It appears that link is about low mileage factory motors blowing up and being replaced. That's a different problem than what I'm looking for, but thank you for the link.
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