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kkrol
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: Anyone heard of a Frank Bowman & Sons Camper |
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| About 10 years ago I bought this 1965 VW Panel with a camper conversion that is very similar in layout to a Westfalia SO-42. The lady I bought it from said she bought it new in San Diego, CA. It has a metal tag on the right dogleg that says. "Frank Bowman & Sons, San Diego" and a serial no. also a California Motor Home Tag. Any one know of any of these or have any info? |
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j.pickens
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Do you have photos you could post of this bus?
Thanks,
John
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///Mink
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kkrol
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Here are some photos. The interior has been removed and is in storage.
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ToolBox
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| kkrol wrote: |
Here are some photos. The interior has been removed and is in storage.
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The Vegas us is looking good. I think the members would dig the story of that bus. |
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kkrol
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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The Vegas us is looking good. I think the members would dig the story of that bus.[/quote]
Short Version
The lady I bought if from was 79 years at the time and was from Ohio. In the early 60's she moved to San Diego where she bought the bus new. A few years later she moved to Las Vegas and worked there until the mid 90's. Then she returned to Ohio.
I asked her why in the world would you move back to Ohio after living in CA and NV? She replied "Well I got into a little trouble and 'THEY' were going to break my legs" |
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kkrol
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone heard of a Frank Bowman & Sons Camper |
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Here are some of the latest photos of the 64 Bowman & Sons camper restomod.
Since the original interior was shot and not a very good layout beside. I decided to upgrade to a 1978 Westfalia interior from a Bay bus. It required very little modification to fit. It is a much roomier interior than the old Bowman & Sons which was basically a cheap imitation of the S0-42.
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AS350driver
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone heard of a Frank Bowman & Sons Camper |
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Very nice. Feel free to post more pics  |
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kkrol
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:13 am Post subject: Re: Anyone heard of a Frank Bowman & Sons Camper |
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| Very nice. Feel free to post more pics |
My next job is to put some type of paneling on the inside walls, probably try to match the Westfalia cabinets. |
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BulletBus
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Anyone heard of a Frank Bowman & Sons Camper |
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That turned out nice!
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kkrol
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| Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone heard of a Frank Bowman & Sons Camper |
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Photo of Bowman & Sons I.D. tag
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