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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:01 am    Post subject: Stolen***>>FOUND IT!!!<<<***** 1971 VW Deluxe Reply with quote

YES, WE GOT IT BACK!!
First off I want to thank "ALL OF YOU" for all your emails!! Some with just great suport, and Many with really good idea's of lead's, Like checking with Shipping Co., and putting it on Craig's list was helpfull too!
Anyway, as I say, "We got The Bus Back!!""
After a number of calls, Heck even one guy that was way back east saw a very short run add for a "1970's" vw bus for sale, with New green/white paint, and NO PINK SLIP, (Because of dead mom??)
and it was in Huntington Beach, after that, I was again Hopful the bus didnt end up Cut up in a bad part of Los angeles allready.
So at 5:30 pm, I get a call from a Long Time friend and fellow VW Guy "GLENO" As we all Know him, saying "Hay, I am looking at your stolen bus as we speak!!!"
Boy, through down the tools and I was off out of the shop!!!
Only 3 miles from the shop, sitting kinda hidin behind a big freezer truck, there He was!! NOTHING MISSING!!
So we had the police come and do a C.S.I. bit for fingerprints," BELIEVE ME WERE GOING TO FIND YOU SCUMBAG!!!" and it was towed back to the "boneyard" and happy to be home!!!
So there you have it, just remember, its just great to have a Super Place like "SAMBA" Where all Good VW People can get together though the good and Bad and LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER!!
Again, thanks to all, Samba, your a great asset to the VW comunity!!
Barry
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good luck man, I really like how you split the colors.

Might want to edit and repost so it comes out clear though.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ILL KEEP AN EYE OPEN AROUND HERE.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good luck and we'll keep an eye out!. Nice paint job. They'll get caught!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm too far away but i'll keep an eye, if i find them the cops wont find thier bodies!!! mother f'er should go steal a civic!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CHECK THE CLOSEST INDUSTRIAL AREA TO WHERE THE BUS WAS STOLEN.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Isnt there a "stolen" section on thesamba some where? Ill keep a look out but Im in Colorado, but you never know. That two tone on the nose looks unique.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What does everyone think of hidden GPS gadgets? Are they worth it? Are they pricey? Are there equal or better options?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you seem to be missing your bumper as well Wink . ill keep an eye out for both of them.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

vw lo-jack ahah hell ya! the only thing i ever had that had a gps tracking chip in it was a eclipse cd player, can't afford all those fancy gadgets!

anyone got onstar in thier bus that would be sweet!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh yea like the paint job on the nose, reminds me of a splitty without being hella posuer/gay like you get with the full on jobs some people do Rolling Eyes

'tis a shame if i see a 2 tone nose in the classfieds i know who to contact!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sorry to hear about your luck! If it makes it's way up to norcal we will find it. Pretty tight knit community here. You may want to check out craigslist or some sites like that to see if any parts have been pulled. Major bummer man. I hope you find the perp. and string him up by his testes! Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, definitely post this to the Lost and Stolen section. It will rotate onto the front page.

Very unique. I'll keep my eyes open here at the corner of LA/Orange/Riverside counties.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mostly a reply to keep this thread up high, no good to have bus thieves out there. I'm sorry dude, and I hope when you get her back she is in the same condition as when she was taken. We can even hope that the thieves wanted to wax her so they could ride in a clean stolen car.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i just went on craigslist to see if someone was trying to sell it on there and found your post on there. i live in Burbank and ill keep an eye open. let us know if you find it
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really sorry man. That's a shame. I'll keep an eye out here in the Phoenix area. We're another VW mecca. Put your info on the Lowlife website. Craig's in Phoenix. And contact Chirco in Tucson right away. You could e-mail your pics and info for them to print and display. There's a real big show there this weekend with a lot of people that need to know about your loss. You might consider a quick mailing of a flyer to VW shops around So Cal, central and north Cal, AZ and Vegas. They always have bulletin boards.
Since your unusual paint is the distinctive identifier, it might also be a problem. Any A-hole thief with any brains would immediatly throw some paint or primer over the front so that it doesn't look like yours.
Hope you get it back and all is well with it.

P.S. You might do a search for all the club listings and send them all a flyer. Between the shops, shows and clubs, that will cover a massive amount of people. You gotta' do it quick. Smile
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I posted the link in the IAC forum. There was a bus stolen a couple years ago in Berkeley. The owner got his story covered in a local newspaper. He was searching industrial areas when someone called with a tip to go to People's Park. The bus was parked there with the crack addict thief sitting inside, warming his buns on the heated front seat. The police were called, the arrest was made without incident, and the young man got his bus back with only a little damage. Best of luck to you.

Anyone remember who that was?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

was it Gary Coleman? or are you talking about who owned the bus?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I seen that post on theSamb Irc he was a junky recently made homeless or was it released from prison.
i'll look for it and link it maybe it will help.
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