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fig
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 Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: Freaks, Frankenbuses and other Works of Art |
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The split bus has been used by many as a medium to express their creativity and individuality, with
results that are sometimes inspired; often unfortunate. Let’s see pics of the real oddballs out there; not
your common or garden hacks, but the truly weird and wonderful.
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fig
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Krazy Kampers:
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fig
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East German handmade and wooden split buses:
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fig
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Trailer:
Electric single cab:
Split Bus’s Adventures in Wonderland:
Bus lawn mower:
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Bill-E-BoB
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Very cool. I love that trailer! |
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KTPhil 
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God DAMMIT, the stock Bus' crosswind behavior wasn't fucking squirrely enough for ya? 
Now, that is one FINE trailer!!!!!!: 
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Ellectronico
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| love that trailer! |
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67texan
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| Bill-E-BoB wrote: |
| Very cool. I love that trailer! |
| Ellectronico wrote: |
| love that trailer! |
| KTPhil wrote: |
| Now, that is one FINE trailer!!!!!! |
x4 - I think I'd want curtains for camping, though.
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Lohe
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| That is one awesome trailer! Gotta wonder how fast it'll go being pulled by a bug! |
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splitpile
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67texan
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What is that??? Any daytime pics or a description?
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tubdub
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject: a |
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What is that??? Any daytime pics or a description? |
its a d/c and last time i was at ronnies shop there was a 12 pack of beer on the front seat  |
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spookymulder
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Damn Ronnie just post your personal picture and be done with it! Afterall the title of the thread is Freaks  |
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RINC
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| Damn Ronnie just post your personal picture and be done with it! Afterall the title of the thread is Freaks |
D'oh !!! |
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j.pickens
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Its a work of art.
Barndoor single cab, ran the Baja offroad race in the '60's.
Clara's got it now.
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dieselnut
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Did someone say art?
Here's the world's most expensive split bus as part of an art exhibit:
Then there's this one....
This one's technically not a bus....but it's certainly art!
Here's one of my favorite "psychedelic buses", the "free loop" bus from a few years ago.
(There are many varieties of this theme, although you sure don't see them around like you used to....)
The bus made famous at Woodstock....
Lastly, most of you guys are probably too young to remember the art found inside falstaff caps....
(Of course, any logo'd bus is truly a work of art....) |
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batmanuel
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The Roadster and El Ghiablo
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batmanuel
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thats sum nice tail right thur...
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67texan
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: Re: a |
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| its a d/c and last time i was at ronnies shop there was a 12 pack of beer on the front seat |
Yeah, I was just wondering what had happened to it. That's not an old pic of Ronnie's really nice DC that he just got on the road a few months ago, is it?
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splitpile
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| 67texan wrote: |
| tubdub wrote: |
| its a d/c and last time i was at ronnies shop there was a 12 pack of beer on the front seat |
Yeah, I was just wondering what had happened to it. That's not an old pic of Ronnie's really nice DC that he just got on the road a few months ago, is it? |
It's still in my yard, though being cut up now. Gerson cut the B pillars out for patterns, the 3rd door is going on a 57, the OG windshields are going in another bus and the front doors are being used on another bus. The front floor is also going into another bus. A true piece of 30 year old creativeness. It has an OPAL engine in the rear . I did drive it at the CLASSIC a few years back!
The 12 pack is now gone, bribery for the trash man to do an extra dump of my trash container.
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