Official Swivel Seat Bus Thread

[Bugugly]

[obus]

looks solid! Nice score
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July 1959 Mango Standard Bus aka Obus L346 L347 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=256592&highlight=
June 1973 Pumpkin Orange Thing aka Othing L30H
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711775&highlight=
1960 Paprika Red Karmann Ghia Convertible aka Schatze L452 built 5/20/60
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...highlight=
66 21 window bus built 8/31/65 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=777273

[YadnusBug]

welcome to the Swivel bus club, the Schutzstaffel mafia

[Bugugly]

[Bugugly]

[Bugugly]

Before

After

Getting the old black spray paint off the dash board.
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[Redrider77]

So... after stumbling upon this thread last week, i have come to the realization that the 59 panel that has been in my back fourty for the last 20 years or so is indeed a swivel seat panel! I had always thought that someone had modified the walk through bulk heads, but afterr scraping a few layers of black and brown paint off the bulkhead to uncover the vin number and codes I realized that it is all factory welds with dove blue paint throughout.

[ronjonlasvegas]

[Bugugly]

That’s fantastic. They only made about 33,000 of these. It’s a rare bus indeed.
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[Dean Rechner]

[quote="jason"]Here you go, let me know if you need more.

The hole next to the driver's seat has now finally the original size. Thanks again for the support.
Now I have to understand the system of locking because I miss the seat and swivel plate.
On the right seat rail is a metal piece with notches welded, according to photos.
When the rotary plate is pushed into the rails, a stop is mounted on the left rail. How does the system work on the right-hand rail? The notches in the metal, the white knob in the turntable, what kind of function does he have?

[ronjonlasvegas]

The fully restored KCW Royal Mail Swivel Seat Kombi sold last week at the Gooding auction in AZ for $41,440 with the buyers premium.

Here is a link to the auction site that shows more photos.

https://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1959-volkswagen-type-2-swivel-seat-kombi/
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September 1964 Standard Sunroof walk through SWR/BG original paint.

[DTA]

Are there any swivel seats stilll out there for sale? Is anyone making them now? It’s been a many years since I have been on here. Any info would be great.

[otherbeach]

[mandraks]

[srfndoc]

Yep, nerd buses don't typically do well at auctions. Put a shiny panel converted to a 23 window up on the block and they all go crazy.
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[NomadStudioBus]

Can anyone tell me the actual dimensions of the seats on a swivel?

Either the older fixed style or the folding style

Are they the same size as a regular walk through seats?
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61 Swivel Seat Panel

[ronjonlasvegas]

This was posted for sale today, it doesn’t sound like the owner knows it is a swivel seat. It comes with the seat.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2362930
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September 1964 Standard Sunroof walk through SWR/BG original paint.

[sehilliard1]

Isn't this one also? You have to look at the detailed photos listed in ad to see the seat. If it isn't a factory swivel seat then someone did a lot of custom work to make it look like one.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2362635

I was surprised to see both of them listed in the same short span of time after not seeing one in a long while.

[ronjonlasvegas]

[sehilliard1]

I think I'd prefer the logoed bus if I was in the market for one and had the ability to build one.

It would be fascinating to know when the last time two swivel seat buses hit the classifieds in the same week. And that both of them have their seriously hard to find seats. Must be the apocalypse!!