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earlywesty
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Joined: May 03, 2004
Posts: 2358
Location: In the woods, Ontario
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d-rick
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Joined: May 14, 2006
Posts: 889
Location: Columbia,MO
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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I recently picked up this '67 panel with camper conversion .
I have known about from a customer of mine for 8 or so years now but had never actually seen the bus until the day I went to look at it and brought it home.
The guy I know, his sister had it on Dead tour back in the 80s and sold her hand made glass blown kaleidoscopes out of it. I believe it was parked in late 80s early 90s. The property where the bus was stored was being sold, so the current owner was finally ready to let it go
As found parked behind the sheds on the property that was being sold
Winched it up and onto the trailer with locked up wheels
Got it cleaned out and all four of the brake drums unstuck and some roller tires mounted to its original rims
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sub-hatchtim
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Joined: September 19, 2006
Posts: 2610
Location: Phoenix AZ
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Sweet
Any chance you were able to get a Kaleidescape too
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d-rick
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Joined: May 14, 2006
Posts: 889
Location: Columbia,MO
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| Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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He is getting in touch with her to see if she might still have any...be pretty cool to have one
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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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LAGrunthaner
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Joined: March 18, 2007
Posts: 5509
Location: 1st Coast
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:05 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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And looks pretty straight. Beautiful corners. However I'm confused about what the kaleidoscopes were made out of. Congratulations.
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mtnbus
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Joined: July 01, 2007
Posts: 733
Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| nice score |
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sub-hatchtim
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Joined: September 19, 2006
Posts: 2610
Location: Phoenix AZ
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Looks like that 58 westy sold
Wonder where it's going
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icekoffee
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Joined: March 14, 2005
Posts: 1239
Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| sub-hatchtim wrote: |
Looks like that 58 westy sold
Wonder where it's going |
Nah its safe just sitting in my shop
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sub-hatchtim
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Location: Phoenix AZ
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Oh cool, does that mean you're gonna give it a go?
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tjewett
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Joined: November 28, 2008
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Location: Rome, PA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Just another sad 61 Mango
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BarryL 
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Joined: November 01, 2004
Posts: 14271
Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Sheesh ^^^^ . |
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cdennisg
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Joined: November 02, 2004
Posts: 20278
Location: Sandpoint, ID
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Yikes. That thing is really, really rough.
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VWAdam
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Joined: February 14, 2002
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Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Was it wrecked or has it just collapsed from rust?
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1970PAKombi
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Joined: July 10, 2019
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Location: Denver, PA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Nice grab on the mango! |
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tjewett
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Joined: November 28, 2008
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Location: Rome, PA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Was it wrecked or has it just collapsed from rust? |
Unfortunately it was in much better shape before it got attacked by a forklift operator to load it for me. I knew I was in trouble when he asked " how many pieces do you want it in". The front emblem had been with the Bus for over 60 years but managed to be stolen between the time I purchased it and when I picked it up a few days later. |
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turkis-deluxe
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Joined: January 06, 2001
Posts: 1547
Location: 94518
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| VWAdam wrote: |
| Was it wrecked or has it just collapsed from rust? |
Unfortunately it was in much better shape before it got attacked by a forklift operator to load it for me. I knew I was in trouble when he asked " how many pieces do you want it in". The front emblem had been with the Bus for over 60 years but managed to be stolen between the time I purchased it and when I picked it up a few days later. |
Are you going to try and repair it? Seems like an insane amount of work and sorry about the front emblem, that sucks.
Is it a walk thru by chance? I need a pair of original Mango bulkhead panels for a friend. |
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hitest
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Joined: September 30, 2008
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| VWAdam wrote: |
| Was it wrecked or has it just collapsed from rust? |
Unfortunately it was in much better shape before it got attacked by a forklift operator to load it for me. I knew I was in trouble when he asked " how many pieces do you want it in". The front emblem had been with the Bus for over 60 years but managed to be stolen between the time I purchased it and when I picked it up a few days later. |
I'd have a hard time not going ballistic about the lifted emblem. Especially when it represents such a chunk of the whole purchase value.
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ryans65
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Joined: February 16, 2016
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Location: Yulee FL
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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I've had two instances of this, one was a 67 bug that sat intact in a ditch on a farm for a couple decades, the owner of the property wanted it gone so I told him I would come winch it out. When I arrived he had extracted it with a piece of equipment that destroyed the body beyond fixing. The other was a 71 beetle that the seller insisted loading on my trailer by wrapping a strap around both rear bumper brackets, lifting the rear end off the ground and sort of rolling the front up the ramps. Probably the two most stupid things I've seen with regards to loading cars.
Major bummer the emblem got stolen.
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| Was it wrecked or has it just collapsed from rust? |
Unfortunately it was in much better shape before it got attacked by a forklift operator to load it for me. I knew I was in trouble when he asked " how many pieces do you want it in". The front emblem had been with the Bus for over 60 years but managed to be stolen between the time I purchased it and when I picked it up a few days later. |
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tjewett
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Location: Rome, PA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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| Was it wrecked or has it just collapsed from rust? |
Unfortunately it was in much better shape before it got attacked by a forklift operator to load it for me. I knew I was in trouble when he asked " how many pieces do you want it in". The front emblem had been with the Bus for over 60 years but managed to be stolen between the time I purchased it and when I picked it up a few days later. |
Are you going to try and repair it? Seems like an insane amount of work and sorry about the front emblem, that sucks.
Is it a walk thru by chance? I need a pair of original Mango bulkhead panels for a friend. |
No chance I'll repair this now. I have too many other Busses in better shape. This one is not a walk through but I do have one of those too, also Mango and equally as ugly. Not sure how easy it would be to ship bulkheads |
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AS350driver
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Location: Tucson
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: Today in Bus hunting history... |
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Just another sad 61 Mango
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Still lots of good og parts potentially.
You don’t have any recourse on the emblem? That’s BS. After you pay them it “vanishes” before you come to get it ? How convenient. It will probably show up on the classifieds, though. |
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