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svxcarat
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 Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:27 am Post subject: feb 1957 Standard single paint Bus sk688 fire engine red |
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The bus was build in early 57 jan-feb and was a special order bus |
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thom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:40 am Post subject: |
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The bus was build in early 57 jan-feb and was a special order bus
Documentation?
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| thom wrote: |
The bus was build in early 57 jan-feb and was a special order bus
Documentation? |
I am waiting for the birth certificate but it had a headliner and the standard interior. |
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: |
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| That's a deluxe interior. But if ordered with fire red outside, the deluxe tan interior would look better than the standard's soft green interior. |
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| That's a deluxe interior. But if ordered with fire red outside, the deluxe tan interior would look better than the standard's soft green interior. |
Yes, it has an all original deluxe interior. Sorry. The headliner was replaced with a wooden one. |
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svxcarat
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EmpiGT
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| Very Unique bus! What's your plans for it? restore or original? |
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| Very Unique bus! What's your plans for it? restore or original? |
I will not touch the interior but I might give it a respray. The bumpers-taillights-decklid-mirrors are not original. |
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campingbox
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I saw this bus at the bug o rama and its totally legit. Very cool bus. |
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crukab
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What is the History on it ??
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, very cool.
Are the 2 camper windows a hack of the original windows sections or can you re-install normal windows easily? |
just checked the window. this is what it looks like without it 
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| What is the History on it ?? |
I traded an aircooled Vanagon Westy for it. This car has been in Berkeley since it was new. The orginal owner was a Vanagon customer of mine and when I gave her a ride home she said " There is my old 57. We bought it brand new and my family grew up in it and drove it to New York and back a few times. Then I sold it in the eighty's to this couple". Now I got it from "that couple". Helen has since pasted away so I can not ask her more questions about it. Maybe her kids will have some old pictures. |
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roberto
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| crukab wrote: |
| What is the History on it ?? |
I traded an aircooled Vanagon Westy for it. This car has been in Berkeley since it was new. The orginal owner was a Vanagon customer of mine and when I gave her a ride home she said " There is my old 57. We bought it brand new and my family grew up in it and drove it to New York and back a few times. Then I sold it in the eighty's to this couple". Now I got it from "that couple". Helen has since pasted away so I can not ask her more questions about it. Maybe her kids will have some old pictures. |
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Lind
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I checked this bus out at BOR, and it is awesome. it is the first firetruck red standard that I have ever seen. ( have only seen one other special paint pressed bumper standard, and it was a postal yellow '57)
the rear seat is cool because it has the metal strip on top instead of a jailbar like you usually see on a brown flatback seat.
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StockNazi
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| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:03 am Post subject: |
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wow, super unique bus.
that og paint looks like it my be pretty nice underneeth there
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| StockNazi wrote: |
wow, super unique bus.
that og paint looks like it my be pretty nice underneeth there |
Only in a few spots. The rest is not so hot |
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kombisutra
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| EmpiGT wrote: |
| Very Unique bus! What's your plans for it? restore or original? |
...but I might give it a respray. |
Saw the bus too, but didn't look close enough to trip on it. I would have flipped out too. Negative on the re-spray, positive on the Easy Off   |
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| kombisutra wrote: |
| svxcarat wrote: |
| EmpiGT wrote: |
| Very Unique bus! What's your plans for it? restore or original? |
...but I might give it a respray. |
Saw the bus too, but didn't look close enough to trip on it. I would have flipped out too. Negative on the re-spray, positive on the Easy Off |
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I will try to save as much original paint as I can but in some areas it is all sanded away |
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svxcarat
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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I made a few mistakes. the bus was build on march 19th and he was stationed in Michigan when he got his bus. |
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