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Lind
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 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Been ages since I’ve found a bus. Been looking for Ghias lately and found this ‘58 walkthrough panel off the road since the early 90s. Has dealer plate frame from Everett, WA. Split case trans, crank apron, rebuilt 1600, logos from a nursery under the respray, squirters with pull switch but no reservoir, all lights, has bumpers but at a different location, usually rocker rust, but solid frame. We passed on buying it cause it’s all about the Ghias now, but a good friend wanted it so we hauled it down for him.
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I like the attention to detail on the repaint. They even got the turn signal switch housing, the striker plate and the door seals.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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I was impressed that they didn’t paint the speedometer.
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1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1961 Beetle convertible
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
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bally
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| I was impressed that they didn’t paint the speedometer. |
80s colour coordination! Great find. It looks very straight 😊 Is your friend planning on uncovering the logos? I'd love to see that 😊
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nicko
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exotic plants
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| Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2234618
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FCBulli59
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Location: Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hunsrück
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:55 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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The 61 abandoned mango.
After a tip from a friend late on Sunday we went this afternoon to the Bus find in the middle of the Rhineland Palatinate.
GPS leads us to the wine-growing area in a wood off the beaten track.
It is said to have been sittin there for 40 years, looted and destroyed but at least it is a mango.
The FIN points to the beginning / middle of 1961.
Axles, transmission, engine and bumpers are still installed.
We have decided to let him rest....
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Great pictures and good decision. Reminds me of those pictures of the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean.
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Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1961 Beetle convertible
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1967 21 window rust bucket
1967 912
1969 Ghia convertible
1970 Ghia convertible
1973 Ghia convertible X 2 |
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KWZ
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Great pictures and good decision. Reminds me of those pictures of the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean. |
I dunno…. Someone on here would drive it out....
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Great pictures and good decision. Reminds me of those pictures of the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean. |
I dunno…. Someone on here would drive it out.... |
Not enough bullet holes.
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EverettB 
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Trevor P
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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I'd still haul out if it were me. I spy a rear bumper, round regulator and a trans that might be useable. Maybe a bulkhead? All in all its amazing what can be salvaged from a bus that looks that bad.
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djfordmanjack
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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WHAT ?
go get it asap !
Any bus is saveable if you want it bad enough. they don't make em anymore !
and it has a VIN....go figure ! 
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obus
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EverettB
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Davydomes
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:40 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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If it was a Barndoor it would already be in workshop with a build thread!
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FCBulli59
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I wanted to share this story because it was very exciting for me...
When I was going to looking for the Bus I contacted the owner first (its was sitting in wineyards of private proberty) and was not willing to sell it or even not to rescue...only pictures for a good story.
This was now about 4 weeks ago, and i heard last week that the bus is rescued and sold to a collector from spain, for 1000euro
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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I wanted to share this story because it was very exciting for me...
When I was going to looking for the Bus I contacted the owner first (its was sitting in wineyards of private proberty) and was not willing to sell it or even not to rescue...only pictures for a good story.
This was now about 4 weeks ago, and i heard last week that the bus is rescued and sold to a collector from spain, for 1000euro |
That’s good money for a pile of rust.
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Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1961 Beetle convertible
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Ghia coupe
1967 21 window rust bucket
1967 912
1969 Ghia convertible
1970 Ghia convertible
1973 Ghia convertible X 2 |
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mandraks
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| Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| FCBulli59 wrote: |
I wanted to share this story because it was very exciting for me...
When I was going to looking for the Bus I contacted the owner first (its was sitting in wineyards of private proberty) and was not willing to sell it or even not to rescue...only pictures for a good story.
This was now about 4 weeks ago, and i heard last week that the bus is rescued and sold to a collector from spain, for 1000euro |
That’s good money for a pile of rust. |
it is also the difference between having a VIN to weld your repair panels to, or not.... just saying
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djfordmanjack
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| Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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great to hear it was saved!
Of course it would have been cool sitting as is, but sooner or later somebody would have it crushed.
Somebody paying and retrieving means that at least some parts are getting saved if not most of the bus. That is good news imho !
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I wanted to share this story because it was very exciting for me...
When I was going to looking for the Bus I contacted the owner first (its was sitting in wineyards of private proberty) and was not willing to sell it or even not to rescue...only pictures for a good story.
This was now about 4 weeks ago, and i heard last week that the bus is rescued and sold to a collector from spain, for 1000euro |
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'51 Brezel project, Azurblau L36
'52 BD Coachbuild project
'54 Oval Sunroof project with my son, L275 Lichtbeige
'55 Wolfsburg panel project, Taubenblau L31 all original paint
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busboyjake
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I picked up this '65 panel camper recently. It looked like a big white ghost when i pulled up to it.
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