Official whine about Buses and parts for sale

[BarryL]

[pondoras box]

[thom]

https://oldbug.com/kip23.htm

This is an interesting case. The bus looks really nice, although the price is a bit on the optimistic side; at $225k you're solidly into Barndoor deluxe territory. For all of the gushing "OMG this bus is so perfect!" prose there's a lot of little "missed it by that much!" details, that wouldn't be difficult to fix, but at this price point, you shouldn't have to - for this money the bus should be giving you a handy while you drive it home. The most annoying thing though, is you really can't see the bus without all of the reflections of the guy's other toys getting in the way. It feels like he's not really trying to sell the bus, but rather show off all of his other possessions.

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-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type

[70bus]

"I did spy these modern bolts"

Can you trust a seller of a bus at that price level who doesn't know that DORN is a legit bolt there?
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Craig K
70 Neunsitzer
65 Pritschenwagen
"If Von Dutch was alive, he'd walk in there with a pistol and shoot these people." - Robert Williams

Raul the 65 singlecab

Karl the 70 nine-seater

[Lind]

[Malokin Martin]

A bus that “nice” owns you. Not the other way around

[70bus]

I can't imagine the stress. Let alone the angst when some off-the-street loser like me walks by and tosses off 'that washer is wrong.'


It does look nice, is no doubt nearly as correct as you can make one (tho at thaet $$ why isn't it perfection) and I would happily own it. And get yelled at when I drove it to the store and got it dirty, Im sure.
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Craig K
70 Neunsitzer
65 Pritschenwagen
"If Von Dutch was alive, he'd walk in there with a pistol and shoot these people." - Robert Williams

Raul the 65 singlecab

Karl the 70 nine-seater

[velvetgreen]

While i am playing armchair quarterback.. It is my understanding that on pre' 59 sunroof buses the sunroof rails has a slot for plastic moulding ?

I don't see that on this bus??

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=803912

[EverettB]

That's weird, maybe they installed new rails and only the later style is available?
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[pondoras box]

Someone should buy this and take it to SST. Watch everyone soil their britches.
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1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda). https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=563183
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1960 hardtop
1964 hardtop
1965 hardtop
1973 standard bug
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=804912
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
Plus a lot of other rusty junk

[Malokin Martin]

Leaded bug rims lol

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2756583

[thom]

[EverettB]

[70bus]

Typo? 'Loaded bug rims?'

As EB sez, maybe bug rims "loaded" with bus tires.
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Craig K
70 Neunsitzer
65 Pritschenwagen
"If Von Dutch was alive, he'd walk in there with a pistol and shoot these people." - Robert Williams

Raul the 65 singlecab

Karl the 70 nine-seater

[Malokin Martin]

Lead weights. They’re bug and not even straight bug wheels

[consvws]

looks like a 14in. tire. maybe thing wheels looking at the offset idk

[BarryL]

[Malokin Martin]

[a smith]