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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:36 am Post subject: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Figured id go ahead and start a thread for my newly acquired November of '62 Turkis logo kombi. I rescued this bus out of Covington, GA. The owner was in his 80's and purchased this bus while living in Independence, Kansas from the cleaner company when they shut down in the late 60s. He purchased it exactly how you see it here, no seats, engine or rear bumper. I was shocked to hear he had never driven the bus and that it had been sitting outside for 50 years! Being on the east coast the majority of the time it had been sitting, i was schocked at how well it had held up! I am very excited to get started on this one and get it back on the road!
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:54 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Wowsers! I love it. Great find.
Was it priced at ... less than it would have been in the classifieds? |
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Peter_N Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2014 Posts: 321 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:10 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Cool logo's!
You might want to try TR-3 resin glaze on that paint. It's almost non abrasive, but feeds the paint to a natural sheen. _________________ My 1958 PGSG project topic |
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vwuberalles Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2003 Posts: 1353 Location: Richmond, VA
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scvw Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 3544 Location: South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:29 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Great find Kyle! Really looking forward to seeing what you do with this bus. _________________ 58 Coral Red ragtop(Diana's car)
57 PG/SG standard
63 Ruby Red SC
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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zozo wrote: |
Wowsers! I love it. Great find.
Was it priced at ... less than it would have been in the classifieds? |
Thanks!! |
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Peter_N wrote: |
Cool logo's!
You might want to try TR-3 resin glaze on that paint. It's almost non abrasive, but feeds the paint to a natural sheen. |
Yes, that is what i use. Thanks! |
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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vwuberalles wrote: |
That's awesome! Can't wait to see it cleaned up! |
Thank you! |
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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scvw wrote: |
Great find Kyle! Really looking forward to seeing what you do with this bus. |
Thanks Joey!! |
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iamdonquixote Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2003 Posts: 2036 Location: M*ssholia
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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crazy that a southern bus like that is so dry.
any idea why it was reasonably well preserved? |
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SplitBusVanatic Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2005 Posts: 338 Location: Co. Mayo. Ireland
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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I’m looking at the bus and it’s great.
BUT the yard and all the remnants of old cars around about.
That’s the dream right there. Love it. |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7044 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Well Darn! i need to get out more. Where was i when this one was found?
Congrats, looks really cool. and much better shape than some of the other ones i have seen in these here parts _________________ regards
Uli
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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iamdonquixote wrote: |
crazy that a southern bus like that is so dry.
any idea why it was reasonably well preserved? |
I have no idea but am very thankful!! |
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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SplitBusVanatic wrote: |
I’m looking at the bus and it’s great.
BUT the yard and all the remnants of old cars around about.
That’s the dream right there. Love it. |
Haha, thanks!! |
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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mandraks wrote: |
Well Darn! i need to get out more. Where was i when this one was found?
Congrats, looks really cool. and much better shape than some of the other ones i have seen in these here parts |
Thanks! I have definitely pulled a lot rougher in the same area. |
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nineteensixtyfiveVG Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2009 Posts: 456 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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oh man, that is a badass bus. |
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VWAdam Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2002 Posts: 3330 Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Like I said on FB that's one awesome Bus!
It's weird how some hold up so well. I pulled my old '64 Laundry logo Panel out of a Mississippi delta town junkyard. Every other split Bus there was TOAST, like no floors, rust all around the roof, etc. Most of the bays were super crusty yet my Panel was really decent. The long rocker was perfect! So strange. _________________ All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.
'59 Euro Beetle ragtop
'63 Standard Microbus
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zuggbug Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2008 Posts: 3479 Location: Anderson SC
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Great find
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PeteSC Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2011 Posts: 881
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Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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Nice bus! |
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Goldingbuilt Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: Gray Court, South Carolina
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:27 am Post subject: Re: 1963 Turkis Kombi "ABC Bus" Logo Kombi |
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nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
oh man, that is a badass bus. |
Thanks! |
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