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calebmelvin
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 Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: '69 9 Passenger Transporter - "The Hippie Find" |
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I came across an ad on craigslist for a '69 bus. No pictures and about one line of information led me to believe that this was going to be a pile that I could use for parts. I emailed the guy a couple times and dealt with him flaking out on showing it a couple times but I finally got to come up today. What I found surprised me to say the least. It is a Savanna Beige 9 Passenger in the Light Sand/Khaki Brown interior. It still has much of the Khaki Brown interior but has some homemade bed setup in it. Anyway, the body is pretty straight and included the motor and everything he had for it. Not a bad bus really, the best part is that it cost me $100 cash! It is also only about 3 miles from my house! Not every day that happens.
I plan to use some paint stripper to take off the hippie paint on the side and buff out the paint a bit, I think it will come out nice. I am going to ditch the camper stuff and leave the back bare to use as a parts runner and eventually restore it. I have wanted a Savanna Beige bus and the non-walkthrough is a plus for me. Can't go wrong for $100.
Here she is, I need help naming her (I was thinking flower):
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jbbrown
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Nice Score. Do you have plans to put it back on the road this summer? I see it has no engine so I guess an upright is in order.  Good thing there's one in the back seat eh!
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JSMskater
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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how come I never find the $100 specials 
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mackmix
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Baja Champ SE
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Reminds me of mine. haha
Not quite the same steal, but $450 is close.
I'm getting a dude vibe off of it. Like an old military statue that's been covered in bird poop, or in your case, really bad hippy drawings. I'd go with something like Roosevelt or Custer, or some kind of old school tough military-ish name. But that's just my .02
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TheTominator
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I consideration of the smiley faces, I like Smiley for that bus. Great deal!
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mackmix
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calebmelvin
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Well I was digging around in the cabinets and decided to lift up the back seat and found this! Can't believe I didn't look in there before. I also got stung by a bee while rummaging around in there, that hasn't happened since I was a kid...
Westy Dash Table:
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jbbrown
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| calebmelvin wrote: |
Well I was digging around in the cabinets and decided to lift up the back seat and found this! Can't believe I didn't look in there before. I also got stung while rummaging around in there, that hasn't happened since I was a kid...
Westy Dash Table:
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I've got the that table but seem to be missing the leg, mount, and dash clips. One of these days I'll find them at a swap meet I'm sure.
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jah_B
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Caleb, don't feel bad about your paint job... compared to the paint job on my son's new (2nd) bus, yours is no problem, mon. He already bought a buncha sandpaper. Somehow I don't think that Tigger action is gonna buff out.... 
Yours reminds me (albeit a really poor imitation) of Janis's old Porsche.
ps: nice score on that table.
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calebmelvin
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jah_B
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Oh yeah...my daughter thinks your bus should be named Oobi.
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420GOAT
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damn nice!!
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| how come I never find the $100 specials |
YAY! Caleb finally got anther bay! 
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calebmelvin
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I decoded the M-plate:
13 NE
21 425 508 697
US 2215 026134 9071050
13 N - Production date, November 13th, 1968
(E) - Bus built in Emden
21 - 1600, Manual Trans
425 - Group of codes:
020-Speedometer and odometer in miles
089-Laminated windscreen glass
507-Ventilation windows
511-padded dash
524-USA Specs
508 - Ventilation windows
697 - Fitted with continental-manufactured tyres
US - ?
2215 - Microbus, LHD, Sliding door right, nine-seater seat arrangement 3-3-3
026134 - Savanna Beige/Cloud white, Light Sand/Khaki Brown Leatherette
9071050 - Serial
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WestyPop
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Name suggestion... "Savanna"!
OTOH it may not be that well thought-out, since none of my VWs has a name.
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1977_L63H_P27
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OTOH it may not be that well thought-out, since none of my VWs has a name. |
Yes they do! You just don't know 'em  !
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Blaubus
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| wow, just like the old days when all busses found were 100 dollars. |
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MLTIGGER2
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| JSMskater wrote: |
| how come I never find the $100 specials |
Tell me about it, they'd want 2000 for that bus here |
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calebmelvin
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I went down to Lowes and picked up some graffiti remover and some rags. I started on the drivers side and found that this stuff is amazing! Spray on, wipe off, repeat. I comes off like butter with the remover. The only thing that stopped me is I ran out of rags (you go through a ton) and time. Here are the results:
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