I just bought a 79 Westy!

blue72beetle · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject: I just bought a 79 Westy!

I just brought this home tonight! 1979, originally Beige, the top half is the original paint, someone mixed up a little bit darker shade and put it on the bottom half, then seperated it with an orange stripe.
It's in pretty decent condition, needs some work, but I drove it home. I've always wanted a pop top camper, and now I've got a 79, best year (in my opinion, others probably may not agree).
I'll be spending a lot of time in this forum now. Smile

Driving it home:

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At home in the driveway:

Next to the Beetle, no more room in the garage now!

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norcalmike · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject:

sweet dude!
a deluxe with A/C too!
i like the color combo. looks like a nice camper.
we're a pretty good crowd here in the bay forums

obieoberstar · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject:

nice westy. interior looks great.

how's the body? I know indiana's not kind to older cars.

blue72beetle · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject:

You're right, that's why I don't drive the Beetle in the winter. Won't with this one either.
There's rust above the fenders, a little around the bottom of the doors etc. I don't see any rust under the windshield. The sliding door appears solid, and I looked under it before I bought it, and everything appeared fairly solid. A P.O. had sprayed underbody at some point.
The guy I bought it from said he got it from a guy in Wisconsin, and that guy got it from Iowa. There's stickers on the windshield from Wisconsin 1986, so who knows where it's been.
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frank79 · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject:

Congrats...great bus.

Frank
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[email protected] · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:41 am Post subject:

Darn you easterners and your perfectly preserved 70's laminate interiors!!!! Evil or Very Mad

Nice score
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Serpent7 · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:25 am Post subject:

Sweet bus!!! Wish mine was a Westy. I do agree with you on '79 being the best year for a bus.
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Collie · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:44 am Post subject:

Nice....

Did it come with any of the tables or the stool?

I have a '79 Sage green that I love to death, but mine is a CDN bus so no stove or propane thingy.....

Good score.....enjoy!

cc79westie · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:03 am Post subject:

I always wondered what "CDN" meant. Shocked

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1966 Pontiac GTO
1977 Chevy Monza 5.0 V-8
1984 Datsun/Nissan 300ZX
1989 Plymouth Reliant K

Collie · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

cc79westie · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:18 am Post subject:

Yup..the coleman stove takes the place of the lack of a stove inside. I just use it outside on a table and stock up on the little propane bottles. They actually last a long time though.
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1979 Westfalia (Sage Green)
1966 Pontiac GTO
1977 Chevy Monza 5.0 V-8
1984 Datsun/Nissan 300ZX
1989 Plymouth Reliant K

blue72beetle · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:31 am Post subject:

No stool, but it has the table that goes in-between the front seats and hooks to the dash. Also came with a 79 Bus owners manual and pages 5-28 of the Westfalia manual. The rest must have torn off and got lost.
I'll be slowly digging into it soon, there's no heat in my garage, and almost no room to work now.
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-Andy-
-1970 Ghia-
-1971 Bus 1776 Microsquirt EFI-

elstrom · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject:

Congratulations. The brown plaid is the best, IMO.
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Collie · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:17 pm Post subject:

cool....the front table is prob worth more than the bus!!!

blue72beetle · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

I was looking through what I have left from the Westy manual, and it looks like I'm only missing the Dining Table w/ leg that goes in front of the bed.

Took a couple pictures today.

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-Andy-
-1970 Ghia-
-1971 Bus 1776 Microsquirt EFI-

VWBusMan1 · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:24 am Post subject: CONGRATULATIONS...

CONTGRATS... that's a good looking bus and most of the lights work. Keep on that rust and she should go another 30 years. And, as I have a '79, amongst others over the years, I'd agree they are the "best". Of course there are many ways to describe best Smile

Really the best ride I've ever had in a bus, probably because they are so heavy and have more sound insulation than some of the priors. Also, that FI engine delivers almost as much power as some of my supped up ones have.

Happy trails, Mark
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Honda CB 350 (mostly chained to my fence)
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Kirk · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

Very nice. Happy camping trails to you. Very Happy

dbo550 · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject:

That mutha looks ready to go. Have fun with it!
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