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hugheseum
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i think your high level of detail (i like the old brake hose) is more of an issue,i dont personally think its a big deal
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hugheseum
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looks like another one just surfaced....from the "today in bus hunting history" thread
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sconord
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| i think your high level of detail (i like the old brake hose) is more of an issue,i dont personally think its a big deal |
Ummm, IT IS NOT DONE YET!!!
Thanks
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hugheseum
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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right on,can we get some pics and vin on the bus from ya?
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| right on,can we get some pics and vin on the bus from ya? |
From my gallery.
other pics also in my gallery. I ad them as I work on it.
I know that some desire Rust and Rot as Original, but Rust and Rot to me is Rust and Rot. I am trying to stop the bus from rusting into nothingness.
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hugheseum
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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heres more
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oh hell yeah,been looking for an excuse to rock assless chaps!
ok back on topic
cjsmittys high tailight mango,yr/vin unverified (me thinks i see small pressed bumper holes)
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I see you had a busy day
whats the story with that dove blue-ish deluxe?
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hugheseum
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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i dont know what the scoop is on that bus,doug (23 wndw collector) seemed to know
shit yeah,plenty busy day when you can find time to talk about liberace and assless chaps
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cdennisg
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This is an August 58 truck. I don't recall the VIN # exactly though. Looks to be white paint showing through on the front bumper. The new owner put early tail lights in there when he did the bodywork.
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hugheseum
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cool,he must have an earlier decklid mounted too? so do the bumpers look all silver white or the 2 tone scheme?
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I think he either changed the decklid or cut a hole in the flat one. The truck is no longer in the 48 states so I can't inspect the bumper. The bumper got painted with the body repair.
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| yes my old panel was a december 17th of 1958 bus. high tail light, crankstart apron, grey front seats. |
Thats crazy but very cool only about 25 day older then my Jan 59 panel and had press bumpers and high tailights.
Did VW make all the busses at the same factory back then? How could this happen?
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you would have to show me pictures of the lower valance with unmolested original small slots and the front frame section for me to believe your january 59 bus had pressed bumpers.
BUT, according to "nicko" here on this site, australian buses got pressed bumpers until may of 59. Is this true? I have no idea, but it wouldnt surprise me
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Im sure Eric will see this and confirm, but I remember him telling me it was original pressed bumper.
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Yes, original pressed bumpers, Silver White. I do not remember the vin on the Jiffy.
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you would have to show me pictures of the lower valance with unmolested original small slots and the front frame section for me to believe your january 59 bus had pressed bumpers.
BUT, according to "nicko" here on this site, australian buses got pressed bumpers until may of 59. Is this true? I have no idea, but it wouldnt surprise me |
My panel is all 59 no press bumpers low tailights crank and 36 only. Just supprised that a dec. still had it. Your old bus has to be the last run of all the 58`s.
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sled
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oh I misunderstood you, I thought you meant your january bus had pressed bumpers.
my december bus did NOT have pressed bumpers. only high tail lights and a crank apron
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This is an August 58 truck. |
I have a September 58 unmolested SC with overrider bumpers and low tail lights.
Interesting to note that all evidence I've found points to trucks getting low tail lights at the same time as they got overriders - beginning of September 58.
Buses retained high tail lights through December 58, but not trucks.
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UZI
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here is my high taillight 59 i dragged home a few weeks ago. it's a sept 58 build if i remember correctly.
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another walkthru? vin #386140
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^^^this is my jan. 59 mango walk-thru
it's a later bumper, low taillight bus but it is straight shifter, crankstart apron bus and i'm told it had caramel snowflake kickpanels in it when it was found. not high taillight.
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Macca_nzl
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can't figure out how to post an image of my bus using my phone, my vin is 405771 currently in New Zealand - busses in NZ were generally CKD kits sent from Germany - it's a high taillight non pressed bumper - pics are in my gallery if anyone feels like posting them. From the vin I believe it's an early November bus but due to the ckd factor by the time it reached nz and got built it may have received the later updates.
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