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BarryL 
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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 Posted: Yesterday 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Not disputing you just sayin' I had a '65 Deluxe from the original owner all original that had those. Don't remember what month '65 it was. I still have the seats. |
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Riff Raff
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Joined: October 25, 2004
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Location: Alberta
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| Posted: Yesterday 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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adriano
All North American export buses had the bumper guards and towel bar from September of 1958 onward (post pressed bumper era).
Euro delivered, (and many other destinations) did not have the over riders on the bumper blade.
Italian delivered buses would only have the blade - which I believe you said is how you have restored it, but as a Canadian bus, to be correct, it needs the over riders both front and rear.
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Meyer
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Joined: October 30, 2003
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| Posted: Yesterday 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| nlorntson wrote: |
| peecee69 wrote: |
| volksair wrote: |
| Looking at the photos that he posted, it appears not to be a walk-through |
I think @nlorntson was asking if the pictures posted above were a Canadiana install or something else, because it's clearly a walkthrough.
And yes, the other one is not a walkthrough, but is Canadiana. lol |
Precisely @peecee69.
Parts (especially the ceiling) of this mystery camper we have look very similar to this beautiful Turkis Canadiana interior. Our interior seems way nicer than some home brew camper interior and seeing as we are near the Canadian border, I guess it could be some Canada based conversion, but what is unknown. |
The other bus is not a Canadiana - there's no similarity I can see. And there wasn't a walk-through version of that camper kit anyway - the jump seat was a bit wider and would mostly block the companionway, and there was a panel that came with the kit that went all the way across the back of the front seats.
Two of the easiest ways to recognize the camper group is the unique profile of the jump seat and the gingerbread trim along the interior ceiling.
This camper kit (along with its US variant) was produced at a time when VW was forcing dealerships to accept quotas of other vehicles for every Westy they got, which gave rise to all the after-market campers in the US and Canada because that move made Westys relatively hard to get since most dealerships woudn't go for it. The Canadiana and US variant were the dealerships' response: an official VW camper kit you could order by mail or have installed at the dealership but wasn't a Westy. So they really only fit in non-walk-through busses as far as I know. |
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adriano
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Joined: March 14, 2008
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Location: Iseo Lake
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| Posted: Yesterday 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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obus
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Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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adriano
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Joined: March 14, 2008
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Location: Iseo Lake
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| Posted: Yesterday 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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See the last picture of Tim MacDonald message.
I know that, normally bumpers are on the front and on back but is this case bumper is leaning on the cargo floor. IS it the original one? Is it correct with guards?
My bus was delivered in Vancouver on 1964, then in '70 exported to Florida, then rescued in Arizona by sambamember T2 sold in Belgium and delivered to me in Italy.
My original VW birth certificate says:
043 unknown
388 Unknown
I only know that all original canadian busses have walk throu spare tire well on non walk thru version, see here:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=547342&highlight=canadian+t2
Pics of T2 are referred to my bus.
For more pics, see my gallery. |
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peecee69
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Joined: January 27, 2005
Posts: 1036
Location: Annapolis, MD
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| Posted: Yesterday 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| I still have heater and kombi. Both are working very well. |
Cool! Is there a thread on here showing your bus? It would be neat to see that setup.
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I try to explain my question :
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When I got mine, both bumpers were missing and I would like to know if the bumper in the cargo floor of this canadian bus is the original or not because I restored mine installing bumpers w/o guards.
I would like to decode M-codes 388 and 043 but both of them, for VW museum are unknow. |
This is where I'm confused. Maybe a language barrier? What does the bolded phrase mean? The bumpers are on the front and back.
043 - Preparation for Swiss license requirements
388 - Seen on Canadian Passenger and Kombi Buses
Could this be a European tourist delivery bus for a Canadian? If the m-code in your post is yours though, since it has a Vancouver port it's probably not a tourist delivery bus.
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nlorntson
Crazy VW Lady
Joined: March 13, 2004
Posts: 3324
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Yesterday 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| volksair wrote: |
| Looking at the photos that he posted, it appears not to be a walk-through |
I think @nlorntson was asking if the pictures posted above were a Canadiana install or something else, because it's clearly a walkthrough.
And yes, the other one is not a walkthrough, but is Canadiana. lol |
Precisely @peecee69.
Parts (especially the ceiling) of this mystery camper we have look very similar to this beautiful Turkis Canadiana interior. Our interior seems way nicer than some home brew camper interior and seeing as we are near the Canadian border, I guess it could be some Canada based conversion, but what is unknown. |
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volksair
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Joined: June 21, 2006
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Yesterday 11:55 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Looking at the photos that he posted, it appears not to be a walk-through |
I think @nlorntson was asking if the pictures posted above were a Canadiana install or something else, because it's clearly a walkthrough.
And yes, the other one is not a walkthrough, but is Canadiana. lol |
I think you might be right! |
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adriano
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Location: Iseo Lake
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| Posted: Yesterday 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Do you still have the heater?
Also, I've reread your last sentence at least 5 times and still can't figure out what you're trying to ask. |
I still have heater and kombi. Both are working very well.
I try to explain my question :
I saw a front bumper on a picture but this front bumper has guards like deluxe.
When I got mine, both bumpers were missing and I would like to know if the bumper in the cargo floor of this canadian bus is the original or not because I restored mine installing bumpers w/o guards.
I would like to decode M-codes 388 and 043 but both of them, for VW museum are unknow. |
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peecee69
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volksair
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Joined: June 21, 2006
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Yesterday 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Looking at the photos that he posted, it appears not to be a walk-through |
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nlorntson
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Joined: March 13, 2004
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Yesterday 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Any chance this is a walk thru version of the Canadiana Camper kit?
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peecee69
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Location: Annapolis, MD
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| Posted: Yesterday 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Very nice canadian bus!
VIN code is not far from mine and I have the same M-codes, including the heater.
I'm wondering that in a few days (mine is 03 2), VW was able to produce 11582 busses.
Is it right the front bumper on the cargo floor for a kombi? |
Do you still have the heater?
Also, I've reread your last sentence at least 5 times and still can't figure out what you're trying to ask.
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adriano
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| Posted: Yesterday 12:36 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Very nice canadian bus!
VIN code is not far from mine and I have the same M-codes, including the heater.
I'm wondering that in a few days (mine is 03 2), VW was able to produce 11582 busses.
Is it right the front bumper on the cargo floor for a kombi? |
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nzvwfan
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Joined: January 07, 2006
Posts: 141
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Yesterday 12:01 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Any photos of the white bus beside it ? |
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Tim MacDonald
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Joined: October 11, 2004
Posts: 1271
Location: Edmonton alberta
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| Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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nice bus!
Any pics of the volvo? how old was it? lol |
No pics. The owner is going to send me some of all the cars there. There is more than 1 volvo and the are 60s era and wagons
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grizpdx
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Location: PNW
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| Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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That's rad.
Anyone know the corresponding MCode for that? |
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Tim MacDonald
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Location: Edmonton alberta
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| Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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what a beauty !
saved at last |
I sure would love to be the guy working the hot pressure washer on that bus. I can just imagine the joy of making all that Turkis come alive! |
I can’t wait, wash and wax it back to its original shine
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ryans65
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| Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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nice bus!
Any pics of the volvo? how old was it? lol
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