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Snowave
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 Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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the pass side pop out is a good giveaway that it didn't oll off line as a real westfalia- mcode confirms this too
i see partial whale pump in there but is missing the actual faucet
looks like a microbus that had a so42 interior transplant and a pop top added |
Model is 23xx so definitely a Kombi, Pearl White with mesh grey upholstery. That whale pump would have been found in an early SO42 (65) so wouldn't make sense for an 67 SO42. Buyer beware.
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I am the seller of this bus. I purchased it from a friend, who purchased it from the original owner who did the restoration. I saw the bus during the restoration phase and nothing showed me that it was not an original Westfalia. I will do some further research to try and find out if this is not original. I know the paint is color is not original. The Westfalia kit is dated 1965.
The trim above the windows is not og.
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Seems to have the elusive extra trim piece over the cargo doors as well. |
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crofty
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Theres all kinds of wrong with that back edge of the pop out hole.
"1967 Bus with SO-42 Camper kit installed Price: 42500 "
looks like the ad was updated.
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notchboy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Theres all kinds of wrong with that back edge of the pop out hole.
"1967 Bus with SO-42 Camper kit installed Price: 42500 "
looks like the ad was updated. |
He replied to you above your post. But did not scroll down far enough when he posted his statement.
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I am the seller of this bus. I purchased it from a friend, who purchased it from the original owner who did the restoration. I saw the bus during the restoration phase and nothing showed me that it was not an original Westfalia. I will do some further research to try and find out if this is not original. I know the paint is color is not original. The Westfalia kit is dated 1965.
The trim above the windows is not og. |
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Snowave
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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| notchboy wrote: |
| crofty wrote: |
Theres all kinds of wrong with that back edge of the pop out hole.
"1967 Bus with SO-42 Camper kit installed Price: 42500 "
looks like the ad was updated. |
He replied to you above your post. But did not scroll down far enough when he posted his statement.
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I am the seller of this bus. I purchased it from a friend, who purchased it from the original owner who did the restoration. I saw the bus during the restoration phase and nothing showed me that it was not an original Westfalia. I will do some further research to try and find out if this is not original. I know the paint is color is not original. The Westfalia kit is dated 1965.
The trim above the windows is not og. |
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I apologize for my novice posting. After further research it does appear this bus is not an original Westfalia kit. I have owned the bus for about a year and purchased it from a friend. I helped with some of the reassembly after it was repainted. This is the first I am finding out it is not original. I would never try to mislead anyone. I have changed the ad and the price. The revelation is a shock to me. Regardless, this is a very nice bus that has an upgraded motor, transmission, and most of the original pieces of a westfalia kit. It drives very nice and is great to camp in.
I appreciate everyone bringing this to my attention. |
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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| Snowave wrote: |
Regardless, this is a very nice bus that has an upgraded motor, transmission, and most of the original pieces of a westfalia kit. It drives very nice and is great to camp in.
I appreciate everyone bringing this to my attention. |
while its a bummer that its not a factory westfalia, its still an awesome bus that would be fun as hell to hop in and go for a road trip. Thank you for changing the ad, thats honesty at its finest!
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lumber-baron
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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This has always been a highly successful sales tactic:
If the bus doesn’t sell we are gozing to pull the ad and do some more work on the interior of the bus and the price will go up accordingly! |
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curbo
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Spezialist
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| Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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gondiwindi
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| Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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I can see that. It comes with all of those parts so a couple hours of assembly and then off to the auctions to harvest the thing. Easy money. |
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Do you think this guy is aware that new/uncut sunroof clips are available for $5000 less than he is asking?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2353802
He should have sold this for big money 3 years ago. |
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notchboy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Its original german steel, already assembled. 
What about the baller looking for patina that needs a replacement roof?
Won't the discerning buyer looking for these things spend that extra cash?
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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The back 25% is hacked off.
Believe me, I get using original parts, but this roof is not an easy swap, but it is all the money and then some for a hacked part. |
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Ohio_Style
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Snowave
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| Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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| Snowave wrote: |
Regardless, this is a very nice bus that has an upgraded motor, transmission, and most of the original pieces of a westfalia kit. It drives very nice and is great to camp in.
I appreciate everyone bringing this to my attention. |
while its a bummer that its not a factory westfalia, its still an awesome bus that would be fun as hell to hop in and go for a road trip. Thank you for changing the ad, thats honesty at its finest! |
Thanks Sled! |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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The two wall hanger pics were taken in my buddy's shop before it left here. It had all of the parts and pieces at that time, but it appears to have changed hands once or twice since then.
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notchboy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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The back 25% is hacked off.
Believe me, I get using original parts, but this roof is not an easy swap, but it is all the money and then some for a hacked part. |
Ahh, I was talking with a sarcastic tone. Like most the time. That shit is overpriced for sure.
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OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
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Clara 
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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I am the seller of this bus. I purchased it from a friend, who purchased it from the original owner who did the restoration. I saw the bus during the restoration phase and nothing showed me that it was not an original Westfalia. I will do some further research to try and find out if this is not original. I know the paint is color is not original. The Westfalia kit is dated 1965.
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| velvetgreen wrote: |
the pass side pop out is a good giveaway that it didn't oll off line as a real westfalia- mcode confirms this too
i see partial whale pump in there but is missing the actual faucet
looks like a microbus that had a so42 interior transplant and a pop top added |
Model is 23xx so definitely a Kombi, Pearl White with mesh grey upholstery. That whale pump would have been found in an early SO42 (65) so wouldn't make sense for an 67 SO42. Buyer beware.
| Clara wrote: |
The trim above the windows is not og.
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Seems to have the elusive extra trim piece over the cargo doors as well. |
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FIFY
Snowave is the seller of the bus, not me.
I see the ad now says:
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| I am not claiming that this is an original SO-42 because I am unable to prove this, even though it looks original knowing that some items may have been lost and replaced in the past 53 years. |
It looks like a decent post fact conversion where someone put a 1965 SO-42 kit into a 67 kombi, but we can tell it's not an original Westfalia camper.
I'm not talking about the earlier bumpers, or missing a cabinet drawer handle saying it is not legit.
Yours was more completely done than most, but your M-code plate clearly says it is not a Westfalia conversion.
Maybe this will help explain...
Here is your M-code plate. It does not have B42 or C42 as a code.
It shows a pearl white kombi delivered to San Francisco.
Here is a very typical M-code plate from a pearl white SO-42:
Here are a couple more SO-42 Mcode tags:
another:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/272980.jpg
some more: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php...t_dir=DESC
US delivered SO-42s have have X42 and 108 as option codes.
SO-42s have paint code 523xxx.
There are some legit SO42s w/o the x42 code, but they all seem to have no port code, and 523xxx paint codes. They usually have cool options and seem to be special ordered.
ID your VW bus: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/id.php
On the other end of the spectrum, this is an original SO-42 that has been gutted and hacked:
I have a 66 Westfakia myself, I'm not hating on Westfakias. |
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Spezialist
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Next up on eBay, fake M-code plates!
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Buses and parts for sale |
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Crazy money for a Westy missing its interior.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2350815
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