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EverettB 
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Anyway the bus is home and it turns out to be a 1964 tourist deliver so-22! It's so rusty and I have absolutely zero of the original westy stuff! What to do... |
Sweet M-code plate though
I wonder what happened to all of the Westy stuff...
The front bulkhead panels and drink tray look super nice
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oakman
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 5:36 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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an update to everyone's favorite topic..or at least mine
Another Mango from MO
Feb of '60 Mango
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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compleat with hippie logo!
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EverettB
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ronjonlasvegas
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Love the Mango bus, nice find congrats.
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Pez
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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After many years owning VW's, I finally own a Split window. Although this one may be too far gone. Frame sections that where not cut are actually fairly solid? Farmer cut it up to haul off to scrap so cuts are rough and frame is mangled under front passenger area. Rear section and torsion tubes look good.
Edit: After it was loaded
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Looks like all vin #'s and m code tag missing. Too bad looks like it was a deluxe. A 15 or 23 window. Did you look for any other parts? |
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Pez
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Looks like all vin #'s and m code tag missing. Too bad looks like it was a deluxe. A 15 or 23 window. Did you look for any other parts? |
So story goes the guy I picked it up from was at the scrap yard one day and saw this roll up on a trailer in the same shape it is now. He brought it home and snagged off his trailer and there it sat till I picked it up. He did say that he has the M code plate, but waiting for him to come up with it. But you may be right on a 23 deluxe. A local VW shop that shut down many years ago was bought out by a friend. In the buy out there was a title for a early 23 window. At least it's likely, doubt this area had many 23 window deluxes around this part of Texas.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Looking forward to the build thread! 
The block off plate looks decent. Everything else... not sure |
That would be one incredible undertaking! Let me know when you want to pick it up!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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We got data now..
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Pez
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| Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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So a '60 15-Window.
I wonder why it had a black wheel installed... weird |
Good question, highly doubt the farmer who installed the dually set up would of done it. Going to start pulling it apart I suppose, think I can save all the hard parts. You see any sense in saving any sheet metal other than the dash? The nose will be a wall hanger I think.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| EverettB wrote: |
So a '60 15-Window.
I wonder why it had a black wheel installed... weird |
Good question, highly doubt the farmer who installed the dually set up would of done it. Going to start pulling it apart I suppose, think I can save all the hard parts. You see any sense in saving any sheet metal other than the dash? The nose will be a wall hanger I think. |
A few things came to mind:
1. The rear transmission cradle, I know sometimes people need those because they have been hacked out
2. Maybe part of the rear deck and the area behind the back seat bottom/back rest? It doesn't look wasted.
3. Bulkhead? Parts of it might be useful for someone - the spare tire section for example
On #3, someone just asked about it for his '67
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=742248
(Yours is wrong though)
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Pez
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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So a '60 15-Window.
I wonder why it had a black wheel installed... weird |
Good question, highly doubt the farmer who installed the dually set up would of done it. Going to start pulling it apart I suppose, think I can save all the hard parts. You see any sense in saving any sheet metal other than the dash? The nose will be a wall hanger I think. |
A few things came to mind:
1. The rear transmission cradle, I know sometimes people need those because they have been hacked out
2. Maybe part of the rear deck and the area behind the back seat bottom/back rest? It doesn't look wasted.
3. Bulkhead? Parts of it might be useful for someone - the spare tire section for example
On #3, someone just asked about it for his '67
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=742248
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Thanks Everett, I removed the frame section forward of the jack points as it was twisted and metal was torn. The rear cargo area had a few small good areas but was Swiss cheese and brittle so it and the frame went in the scrap pile. VW hoader in me may pull it out though... But for now the rest has been put in dry storage for another day. Thinking front end, transmission and engine are coming off the rest will be free to anyone needing metal for their Bus.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| ... I finally own a Split window. |
Could be the original engine although it's earlier than the bus build date or would that have been a "Bastard" engined bus?
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| ... I finally own a Split window. |
I think this casualty of an Iraq war is in better shape than your find.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Could be the original engine although it's earlier than the bus build date or would that have been a "Bastard" engined bus?
I think this casualty of an Iraq war is in better shape than your find.
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Reading on some of the Bastard engine talks I lean towards agreeing with you. Seemed odd it was a May '60 Bus with a Aug '59 engine. I mean what's the chance of someone slapping a '59 engine in and not something much more common?
But yeah the Iraq Bus has a better chance of being back on the road than this one! 😬
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Not a whole bus, but an oft missing part of one. This very crusty caramel brown middle seat was sitting upside down in the forest duff for maybe 30 years or so. I am helping a friend clear out of a property belonging to an old friend of his that recently died. This is very likely the only VW part on a property covered with old Datsun pickups and piles of scrap metal. And I saw it sticking out of the ground somehow.
Anyway, here it is before cleanup, and after.
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