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BUCIOBATISTI Samba Member

Joined: April 17, 2002 Posts: 6969 Location: San Diego, California, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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BUCIOBATISTI Samba Member

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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with the NOS hubcaps on...
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P-Dub Samba Member

Joined: October 17, 2002 Posts: 1064 Location: Oh, hi!
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, no photos of a '62 single cab, but here is the M-Code info:
25 02 2
362 071 195
UA 261 GREY 908576
It is currently has a 30 year old, dove blue-ish, Earl Schibe paint job. Someday, the cheap paint will be removed te reveal the original light grey. Hopefully. |
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bloovw Samba Member

Joined: April 21, 2007 Posts: 459 Location: Hereford England
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
interior, yes, that's the original primer on the doors, floors, etc....
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thats..very very nice.. |
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BUCIOBATISTI Samba Member

Joined: April 17, 2002 Posts: 6969 Location: San Diego, California, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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bloovw wrote: |
BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
interior, yes, that's the original primer on the doors, floors, etc....
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thats..very very nice.. |
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Douglas Denlinger Samba Member

Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 1403 Location: Arizona's version of the east coast
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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61 original paint crewcab, with og tilt, canvas, hubcaps and engine.
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pandanom Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2005 Posts: 1166 Location: Lexington, S.C.
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
with the NOS hubcaps on...
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What color or shade is the white on this bus? |
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j.pickens Samba Member

Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9830 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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The rear seat shouldn't have that piping, should it?
Or did this start for kombis in 1960? _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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j.pickens Samba Member

Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9830 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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My '59 swivelseat kombi, it will be light grey again, someday.
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i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage. |
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EverettB  Administrator

Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 71481 Location: Phoenix 602
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pandanom Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2005 Posts: 1166 Location: Lexington, S.C.
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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EverettB wrote: |
pandanom wrote: |
BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
with the NOS hubcaps on...
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What color or shade is the white on this bus? |
Do you mean the bumpers? I'm sure they are Silver White. |
I was actually thinking the white on the wheels but the bumpers look the same. I was wondering if it was Pearl white, guess not.
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UZI Platinum FUBU

Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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my old 66 doubledoor kombi swap mobile.
then one day it went away.
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BUCIOBATISTI Samba Member

Joined: April 17, 2002 Posts: 6969 Location: San Diego, California, USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:15 am Post subject: |
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j.pickens wrote: |
The rear seat shouldn't have that piping, should it?
Or did this start for kombis in 1960? |
John, you are right, don't know how that happened but that seat has been in there since before 1967 and it is absolutely perfect in every way. The front and middle are perfect matching originals, no piping, grey, etc. As best I know the piping was from roughly 1962-1964 or somewhere close to that range. No idea why it's like that, must have been swapped at some point, obviously very early on. _________________ Please check us out on Instagram at @holygrailgarage
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MConstable Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 1822 Location: Saint Charles IL
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Here's my little money-pit...
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sled Samba Member

Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 6248
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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piping began on commercial seats in early 62 (somewhere around december/january from the buses ive looked at)
that l345 kombi needs the mint 59-61 rear seat I have  _________________ drive your split. |
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j.pickens Samba Member

Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9830 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
j.pickens wrote: |
The rear seat shouldn't have that piping, should it?
Or did this start for kombis in 1960? |
John, you are right, don't know how that happened but that seat has been in there since before 1967 and it is absolutely perfect in every way. The front and middle are perfect matching originals, no piping, grey, etc. As best I know the piping was from roughly 1962-1964 or somewhere close to that range. No idea why it's like that, must have been swapped at some point, obviously very early on. |
I'd leave it alone, myself.
And, Jesus, look at the primer on the partition kick area...
Now, Tell me about the indents/and or holes/and or lack of holes for the mounting of interior panels. Did that bus ever have rear panels installed?
I'd like detail on how it looked from the factory with no panels.
I've seen one no-panel original kombi, and it had no holes, except on the doors, which were factory, AFAICT.
My '59's both got drilled with panels by previous owners over the years, so I'm keen to get the details. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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BeaterBarndoor wrote: |
i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage. |
Red Fau Veh wrote: |
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BUCIOBATISTI Samba Member

Joined: April 17, 2002 Posts: 6969 Location: San Diego, California, USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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j.pickens wrote: |
BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
j.pickens wrote: |
The rear seat shouldn't have that piping, should it?
Or did this start for kombis in 1960? |
John, you are right, don't know how that happened but that seat has been in there since before 1967 and it is absolutely perfect in every way. The front and middle are perfect matching originals, no piping, grey, etc. As best I know the piping was from roughly 1962-1964 or somewhere close to that range. No idea why it's like that, must have been swapped at some point, obviously very early on. |
I'd leave it alone, myself.
And, Jesus, look at the primer on the partition kick area...
Now, Tell me about the indents/and or holes/and or lack of holes for the mounting of interior panels. Did that bus ever have rear panels installed?
I'd like detail on how it looked from the factory with no panels.
I've seen one no-panel original kombi, and it had no holes, except on the doors, which were factory, AFAICT.
My '59's both got drilled with panels by previous owners over the years, so I'm keen to get the details. |
Hi John- Thanks. As far as I know it never had any rear interior panels. I know that they had holes in the cargo doors for sure, I think that was just standard, regardless of model, so that all doors were "universal". Kind of like how they drilled all 1960 cargo door hinges with the holes for the cargo door wedge/covers but they only went on the front doors. We also have the "Egg Bus" over at the shop right now and it's the same as this Bus, holes, but no panels.
I'm going to leave the rear seat alone although Mark L had a perfect matching grey with no piping rear several years ago that he thought I might want to swap for. The only thing was there was some paint wear on the legs. The paint on the legs of the rear seat in there has absolutely no wear, thick as the day it was made.
I talked to Charlie at the June OCTO and he called me out about not having brought this Kombi out to a show yet so I've decided I'll bring it out by next June at the latest. Come on out and you can drive it if you want. _________________ Please check us out on Instagram at @holygrailgarage
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j.pickens Samba Member

Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9830 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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We also have the "Egg Bus" over at the shop right now and it's the same as this Bus, holes, but no panels. |
You mean both buses have holes on the interior for panels?
And I'm talking about the non-door part of the main center cargo section. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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BeaterBarndoor wrote: |
i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage. |
Red Fau Veh wrote: |
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sled Samba Member

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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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my bus has holes drilled on all the panels, including rear hatch. I am not 100% sure it had panels, although the guy who pulled it out of a field in '05 said it did (he thought it would be a good idea to pull ALL the panels out tearing them in the process, to 'restore' the bus)
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j.pickens Samba Member

Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9830 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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sled wrote: |
my bus has holes drilled on all the panels, including rear hatch. I am not 100% sure it had panels, although the guy who pulled it out of a field in '05 said it did (he thought it would be a good idea to pull ALL the panels out tearing them in the process, to 'restore' the bus)
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We're talking Kombi's here, right?
And what I'm looking for is info on known, unmolested interiors.
And if this turns into a thread hijack, I'll start up a new one.
Thanks,
J. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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BeaterBarndoor wrote: |
i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage. |
Red Fau Veh wrote: |
If you've seen one sunroof swivel seat kombi, you've seen them all!  |
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