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Skim
Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Those radars sure would look good on it Skim..  |
Ha! Man, UZI bought them right away. He's putting them on the Jurassic 53!
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
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EmpiGT
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Joined: January 27, 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:47 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Gibbs is always Johnny Bench... I mean Johnny on the spot.. Think he's not? 
This is my second round buying a gutted so23. Last time I spent forever looking for missing stuff. Should have kept this one
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Skim
Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001
Posts: 17082
Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Gibbs is always Johnny Bench... I mean Johnny on the spot.. Think he's not?
This is my second round buying a gutted so23. Last time I spent forever looking for missing stuff. Should have kept this one
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sick! Czech out those meats!
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GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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EmpiGT
Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005
Posts: 2597
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Those were 205/70's. Pure bitch to get in there. I wouldnt do that on a bus with a nice paint job without deflating the tires first or unbolting the axle. |
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booyah
Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2009
Posts: 27
Location: Merritt
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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This late 58 SC had been sitting in a barn since the late 70's.
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I looked at pics of this bus a couple months ago. It wasn't cheap or alone. |
It was more than I’ve spent in the past but it is super solid. Here are a couple of cheaper units still on the property.
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bally
Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006
Posts: 1182
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Great collection of single cabs! I hope they get rescued soon.
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crukab
Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002
Posts: 6116
Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Great collection if single cabs! I hope they get rescued soon. |
Yepper !!  Love seeing a fleet of Split Singles !!
When I see a Bus w/ hitch like ^^^^ that, I wonder , was it a one time bolt/weld it on to move from A to B, or was it a tow behind the RV deal... ??
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Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI 
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
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earlywesty
Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2004
Posts: 2357
Location: In the woods, Ontario
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Great collection if single cabs! I hope they get rescued soon. |
Yepper !! Love seeing a fleet of Split Singles !!
When I see a Bus w/ hitch like ^^^^ that, I wonder , was it a one time bolt/weld it on to move from A to B, or was it a tow behind the RV deal... ?? |
In Canada usually a 'tow behind the tractor or combine deal'. A way to get home at the end of the day. |
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SamboSamba22
Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2015
Posts: 2772
Location: Benton, Arkansas
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Great collection if single cabs! I hope they get rescued soon. |
Yepper !! Love seeing a fleet of Split Singles !!
When I see a Bus w/ hitch like ^^^^ that, I wonder , was it a one time bolt/weld it on to move from A to B, or was it a tow behind the RV deal... ?? |
In Canada usually a 'tow behind the tractor or combine deal'. A way to get home at the end of the day. |
Originally picked up in NE Arkansas, my Single has a very similar setup. Farm country.
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The Bus Barn Ltd. Co.
Oct. ’67 Double Cab (’68 Crew Cab)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-44412.png]Click to view image[/URL]
March '69 Delivery (Panel Bus)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-44414.png]Click to view image[/URL] |
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booyah
Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2009
Posts: 27
Location: Merritt
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Great collection if single cabs! I hope they get rescued soon. |
Yepper !! Love seeing a fleet of Split Singles !!
When I see a Bus w/ hitch like ^^^^ that, I wonder , was it a one time bolt/weld it on to move from A to B, or was it a tow behind the RV deal... ?? |
They used it as a platform to build their outbuildings on the farm. Probably towed it behind a tractor. |
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ryans65
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Joined: February 16, 2016
Posts: 1260
Location: Yulee FL
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:46 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Any idea what the price is on the "cheaper units" ?
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This late 58 SC had been sitting in a barn since the late 70's.
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I looked at pics of this bus a couple months ago. It wasn't cheap or alone. |
It was more than I’ve spent in the past but it is super solid. Here are a couple of cheaper units still on the property.
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booyah
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Joined: May 11, 2009
Posts: 27
Location: Merritt
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The owner was looking at $6-7k Cdn for each of them. They are apparently 59's although fried egg turn signals wouldn't be correct (may have been later add on). They were both dove blue at one time. They are in SK, Canada. Maybe someone on the forum has actually been to the site to see them?
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Any idea what the price is on the "cheaper units" ?
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This late 58 SC had been sitting in a barn since the late 70's.
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I looked at pics of this bus a couple months ago. It wasn't cheap or alone. |
It was more than I’ve spent in the past but it is super solid. Here are a couple of cheaper units still on the property.
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EmpiGT
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Joined: January 27, 2005
Posts: 2597
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Just drug this out of it's 35 plus year spot.
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nlorntson
Crazy VW Lady
Joined: March 13, 2004
Posts: 3783
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Just drug this out of it's 35 plus year spot.
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SO4? |
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| It's not mcoded as an so42 or anything else. Has a homemade camper interior. So I'm guessing the poptop was added. Has Los Angeles port code. |
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d-rick
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Joined: May 14, 2006
Posts: 889
Location: Columbia,MO
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Love when this thread gets a bump....nice find
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1959 mango-trailerbus
1962 single cab *1/2
1966 13 window
1967 panel/camper
1968 cig-panel *1/2
1968 passenger bus *1/2
1969 beetle
1969 dormobile
1978 sage green Westy
1990 DoKa
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von_hansel 
Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2006
Posts: 635
Location: Inland Empire
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| It's not mcoded as an so42 or anything else. Has a homemade camper interior. So I'm guessing the poptop was added. Has Los Angeles port code. |
FYI- Sundial did offer a pop-top and they were from So Cal.
Not saying it is a Sundial, but that could be what it was at one time |
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Sundile poptops look a little slimmer and sharper lines in profile. This looks like a westy top. A little taller and rounded edges. I thought that at first too. |
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BarryL
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Joined: November 01, 2004
Posts: 14258
Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Are the front wheels wide-5 or some car hubcaps? Is it as unrusty and original painty-ness as it looks in the distance? |
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AS350driver
Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2016
Posts: 1340
Location: Tucson
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Looks like 70's Ford pickup hubcaps |
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