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dlearl476
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 Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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I was looking for the Camper Box price list (I could have sworn someone linked it in this thread) but I came across this
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/vintage-broch...beginning/
Which is pretty cool. Things had changed a bit by 1960, but that’s pretty much what we had.
Someone asked earlier what interior panels ours had. If I didn’t answer, it had standard grey vinyl panels like a standard 3 row seats Kombi. |
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dlearl476
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| AS350driver wrote: |
What state was it in when the guy ripped your dad off? And approximately when? Was it already rusted out by then?
1960 23W buses have been considered upper tier and desirable VWs for a long time, and pretty valuable money wise since probably the 80’s.
I’d venture to guess that if the bus survived until the late 70’s or 80’s, without rusting out, having a tree fall on it, hit hard in a accident …. something major…then there is a fair chance it’s still in existence. |
Utah. Late 60’s. It was completely rust free. Nobody drove it in the winter because no heater. |
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Clara 
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| dlearl476 wrote: |
Better late than never! My brother and I finally embarked on the monumental process of digitizing our family’s lifetime of slides. Here’s a couple of our Camper.
ps: these are crap. They’re actually iPad pics of the slide sitting on my iPhone screen, which I was using for a slide viewer to orient the slides I was putting into carousels to speed the digitizing process. I’ll post the actual scans after I get them done and edited.
eta: Done
pss: I think I have a “proof of concept” photo out in front of the Westfalia plant where, I assume, the folks showed us how to set up the tent, etc. |
Awesome pics!
Best pics I've ever seen of original Westy curtains in a corner window bus!
Yes, the sloper rack is on backwards. I also install it so the rear leg lines up with the corner swage line. This would give more room for the sunroof, in that bus. With a hatch top bus, you need to put it there so you can open the hatch.
Here ^^^ You can just see the camping box cabinet, with shiny edging. It is tall, like in our bus
Looks like a white cargo door panel, SO-23 ish.
SO-23:
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AS350driver
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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What state was it in when the guy ripped your dad off? And approximately when? Was it already rusted out by then?
1960 23W buses have been considered upper tier and desirable VWs for a long time, and pretty valuable money wise since probably the 80’s.
I’d venture to guess that if the bus survived until the late 70’s or 80’s, without rusting out, having a tree fall on it, hit hard in a accident …. something major…then there is a fair chance it’s still in existence. |
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dlearl476
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| Long-roofs wrote: |
| Fantastic info and photos. Any idea what happened to this Bus? |
It was basically stolen from us.
When we were getting ready to move to a new house, my dad hired a handyman to do some repairs on our old house. The guy agreed to do it for the bus. My dad, being a trusting yet naive man, let the guy take it after working two days. We never saw him again.
My brother the pack rat has the title, somewhere. He won’t look for it because he somehow thinks it would be unfair to find the bus and repo it. Who knows if it even still exists, but it would be nice to run a VIN check and show up at the guys house with a couple of cops if it does.
Part of my motivation for posting about it here is to see if anyone has any info about it. |
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:46 am Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| House wrote: |
That pic IS Greg & Clara’s 15 window…  |
Hah! Good catch! I didn't look at the bus, just the kit! |
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House
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| That pic IS Greg & Clara’s 15 window… |
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:25 am Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| Nice. That is what I expected to see, same as greg and clara's 15. I like that seat material. Too bad the bus wasn't still around! Thanks for sharing. |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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That would be one of the biggest monster buses around if it still exist.
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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Fantastic info and photos. Any idea what happened to this Bus?
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dlearl476
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| What is Dad standing on? |
Oldest brother. Dad was photographer. Mouse is correct.
The Camper Box that slid in behind the front seat. |
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srfndoc
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:54 am Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| von_hansel wrote: |
Keep the pics coming! I'm loving this thread  |
Yes, thanks so much for posting these pictures. Definitely a one of a kind Westy.
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 5:53 am Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| House wrote: |
Probably on top of the Campingbox!  |
Yep you can see the campingbox and the hunnersdorf water jugs in the pics. Cool bus. |
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von_hansel
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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Keep the pics coming! I'm loving this thread
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House
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| Probably on top of the Campingbox! |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| What is Dad standing on? |
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| Awesome. The sloper roof rack is mounted backwards. It should slope to the rear of the bus. Thanks for sharing. |
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House
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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So cool.
Interesting, seems to have a white rear cargo door panel with table and a standard deluxe front panel with something else on it..?
Can’t wait to see more pics!  |
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dlearl476
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| Douglas Denlinger wrote: |
I take it the sunroof wasn't used much with the position of the rack.
Definitely a cool bus, would be a great find today. |
Not so much.
Handy for loading
And photo ops.
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Touch Nicks Thing
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:46 am Post subject: Re: I Need Some Help. 60 Westie. |
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| So rad! Your pictures are awesome! |
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