Official So34 35 36 flipseat thread

[KrisBalfe]

Really I just need some help with a new flip seat that's just been pulled out of North Dakota, but an official Flipseat or even an early Westy thread seems like it would be a cool idea. So here's the bus, it is a '61 original safari havin', eba spaka carryin', seat flippin' Westy. I couldn't help but notice it's a pretty unique color as well. But alas, the VIN has been cut out within the last year. We are puttin this bus back on the road and we would really like to include those original pieces of steel. We have replacement VIN's from a '61 that we will provide. Help us Samba one kenobi, you're our only hope.

As you can see no M code plate or holes where it would be...

This is our biggest problem area with this rust free bus

[abuspilot]

Post a picture of the M-code plate. Curious to see if it has the safari m-code on it. Was talking with a buddy the other day about original safari westys and not having the safari m-code.

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[KrisBalfe]

Paul does the mechanicals, the body is my cross to bear

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[KrisBalfe]

Oh yeah the bus is still Pauls, look for these busses Shasta trip 2009?

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[KrisBalfe]

you understand the pickle we're in then without a m-code plate or any signs of an m-code plate and the vin being cut out...

[j.pickens]

Looks like whoever skanked the flipseat hardware, VIN stamping, ID plate, and M code plate transferred it to another bus, or at least planned to. Unless you have documentation of the VIN for that chassis, you're gonna have to come up with one to register and insure that bus.
Too bad. In New Jersey, you'd be SOL, as there is no way to assisgn a new VIN that's legal. That bus would be scrap.
Some states will generate a new VIN for old cars without ID, you should see where your state is in this regard.
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[Clara]

That could possibly be the earliest flipseat around.
Low hinge, but pointy pod and pointy dash tray '61.
The earliest other I know of is an April 4 '61 flipseat, with fat lip tray:

Yours has the cut out on the pointy pod for the fat lipped tray, but has an early tray in it... interesting. So probably not that much earlier.

Interesting colours, serious bummer some idiot hacked the info off and took the tag. I wonder about that color.
I'm wondering if the m-code tag was in a differnt location, as the regular location doesn't have the screw holes.

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[KrisBalfe]

Yeah he took the seat from it last trip, went back for the bus and BAM numbers gone... It is very difficult to prove the colors were OG but hey who cares I can't see anywhere on this bus that shows otherwise, and thats good enough for me. It is strange the M code plate is missing since there are no holes where it should be, rust nah this bus isn't rusty
So... if you are reading this and accidently cut the #'s out DO the right thing it's never to late, Thanks SLC

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[Eric&Barb]

Some of the very early flip-seats just do not have any trace of an Mcode plate. Might be time to contact VW for a birth certificate.
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[mightymouse]

Id say, just get started on it. give it some love. get it on 4 correct wheels, clean it all up, start cutting out sheetmetal, and keep this thread updated. that energy being sent out, the VIN will pop up for sure. so many people on here, someone will see it and know where it went. you need to put up pics oh the field it was in also. where it sat etc etc.
later sick bus btw. dave

[campingbox]

I think Paul said this bus was in North Dakota, so maybe between the 10 VW people in that entire state one of them will fess up? Someone probably grabbed it for their sand rail or something....