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desert westy
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Location: Twentynine Palms, Ca
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 Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: My first split window bus. 1963 15 window |
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A friend of mine gave me a call and asked if I knew what old VW buses were worth because he had been offered a bus but didn't want to pay too much or offer too little. He gave me the address of the home where the bus had been sitting for abot twenty years under a tarp. I couldn't believe what I was looking at when I drove up to the house. I called him back and told him to get it if he could. That's when he asked if I wanted it! Now I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Long story short, the split was in my garage two days later. 1963 15 window walk through with no middle seat or drivers seat, original paint, zero rust, and the motor fired up on carb cleaner! I was lucky to get it cheap and it was less than three miles from my house. Now the fun begins. 
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BulletBus
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Location: Panama City Beach
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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 Now that's a good starting point for a new bus guy. Congrats and welcome to the club.
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Dave24
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Joined: April 14, 2004
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Location: Hablamos Ingles, So. Cal.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Great bus and score. Welcome. I'm kinda' partial to '63 15s. |
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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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Joined: November 21, 2001
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Location: #31peach
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| sounds like you owe your firiend a cup of coffee |
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scottvw
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Location: Centennial, CO
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow....nice score. Keep the updates coming. |
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Erik G
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Location: Tejas!
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ferry
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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wow ..you are one lucky man !! thats a beautiful bus
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blitzkrieg59
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Location: Davenport, Iowa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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JEALOUS!
I'll be dragging home a '63 15-window soon. But I'll LITERALLY be dragging it. Great score, dude!
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Matt123
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Beauty bus! Look forward to seeing the updates on this one.
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silvertonguedevil
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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Holy crap!
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lowbus
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| mannys66 wrote: |
| sounds like you owe your firiend a cup of coffee |
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a cup of coffee every day for at least a year! |
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AlteWagen
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Location: PNW
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Super nice score, funny only three miles from your house, must have been meant to be.
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desert westy
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Location: Twentynine Palms, Ca
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Here are a few pictures taken with a nicer camera. I've already taken the bus to Bustorations where Ron is going to get it running, stopping, install some safari windows (my favorite VW upgrade of all), replace all window and door seals, fix the holes in the decklid, the nose, and one in the rear that was cut for a air cleaner for a aftermarket carb. Then he is going blend the paint repairs and polish the original paint and add the front emblem. I've never even driven a split window before.
Washed and "rubbed" with a wet rag
Those are original windsheilds. I'm going to install safari windows, but keep the originals.
I was able to register the bus with the original plates too.
No drivers seat, but I did get all five original wheels and the rear bumber and trim. The bumpers and corners of this bus are nearly perfect. Never been bumped and no rust. |
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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Incredible, enjoy it buddy, that's a beautiful bus, Ronnie is the man to go to, he'll guide you in the right path. |
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MrBusCo 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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What a score. congrats!
Also, excellent choice to take it to a pro and let them get it up to snuff. You'll be driving in no time!
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AlteWagen
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I would work on that virgin myself!! Ronnie is a nice guy but sending that bus to a mechanic is like sending your sexy virgin girlfriend off to the football team for a "work out". |
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EverettB
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BlastMasterMannyFresh
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| derluftwagen wrote: |
| I would work on that virgin myself!! Ronnie is a nice guy but sending that bus to a mechanic is like sending your sexy virgin girlfriend off to the football team for a "work out". |
yeah, but she'll be really good at what she does when she comes back to you. |
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Busryder
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| mannys66 wrote: |
| derluftwagen wrote: |
| I would work on that virgin myself!! Ronnie is a nice guy but sending that bus to a mechanic is like sending your sexy virgin girlfriend off to the football team for a "work out". |
yeah, but she'll be really good at what she does when she comes back to you. |
That's just gross... 
That bus is a hottie though.
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