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slow36hp
scott wimberley
Joined: August 09, 2004
Posts: 3113
Location: mukilteo washington
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Stoney Hawk
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Joined: March 05, 2007
Posts: 1017
Location: Washington
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| good god get off the trip on the plates game they weren't sold with the bus. all said just getting the bus back unmolested was far more than anbody could reasonably expect. |
thanks man i feel the same way.
here are a couple items i think i still own.original owners manual with notes from carl himself about wiring for the fog light and such,also his how to keep your vw alive with lots of cool hand written notes about the bus.
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Alan Brase
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Joined: March 28, 2004
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Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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| slow36hp wrote: |
| good god get off the trip on the plates game they weren't sold with the bus. all said just getting the bus back unmolested was far more than anbody could reasonably expect. |
That's the understatement of the month, at least. I'd say it's a fickin miracle to get such a storied vehicle back to the original owner's son. Good job to everyone involved!
Now, to slightly change the subject: What special stuff did Carl do to help the bus survive all this heroic duty? (I realize that trip was not exactly like driving down a US freeway!) Like suspension, shocks, and especially TIRES? did Carl leave any notes/ records of tire brands, mileage, etc?
thanks,
Al
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Al Brase
Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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purplepeopleeater
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Joined: July 23, 2005
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Location: E. Washington
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I looked at that bus when I lived in sandpoint, sadly...I didn't have much interest in buses at the time and was too cheap.
I remember it was forsale about 2 years ago, it was just down the road form my house.
Cool bus now that i'm looking at it again  |
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DubCab420
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Joined: January 02, 2011
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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On one trip between Guatemala and the states, Carl and his wife parked the bus next to a river somewhere near Tonalá, Chiapas (MX) for a rest. He had pulled the plug for an oil change and they both went for a skinny-dip in the river. A very sudden flash flood engulfed them and would have taken the bus had they not pushed it (naked) to higher ground. One of many ....
p.s. I know how to roast beans with an 88 shell casing |
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