"Most Desirable"

[desert westy]

After getting lucky and finding a 15 window, I've been told that I have one of the "most desirable" bus models. After going to a few shows and spending hours on The Samba, I feel that all barndoors, all campers, anything with a sunroof, all dove blue, SWR/BG, and PG/SG....they're all cool. Just wondering what you would choose if you could pick any bus you wanted.

Love my bus. Wouldn't trade it for anything

[Adam]

My dream bus is a dove blue fat hatch non w/t Kombi. I'm not to greedy

[dawerks]

The most desirable bus/car is what the 'other' guy has.

In my garage is a sweeet 23 Window Pressed bumper bus, but I want to ditch her for a Pre-A. Please stay off the upgrade path!!
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"There is only one sin; disconnection from self."

[Lind]

I would have to go with a walkthrough 23 window. any year is fine. any color is fine.

I often tell people that the only person you should be trying to impress is yourself. get what you like and don't settle for less than what you want. lower your standards and you will be more satisfied. (and I'm not talking about ride height on your standard microbus...)
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[sventinker]

61 mouse gray pearl white 15 window sunroof double door flipseat westy with safari's.
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April 3rd 62 standard mgr/pw
374 North American equipment
Includes 6 popouts
025 Safety belts
195 Adjustable bench seat/backrest (until 1963)

[vwboop]

I would have never fallen so hard for Volkswagens had it not been for road trips I took when I was younger. There is no feeling like the freedom of leaving on a journey, and having a general destination but no agenda for how and which way you take to end up there. To be general campers get all my love. To be more specific I've always been stuck on Dormobiles and Westfalias. I love the less common Camper configurations as it's neat to have something different and carry the story of something unique.
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"Love and good roads"

[Vintagespeed]

I guess the "most desirable" part is also linked to "most valuable" because pple are willing to pay more for something they want more badly.

I guess 23w barndoors are extremely desirable, seeing as they go for the most $$.

Then you have personal preferances where ppl like a Westy for camping, or a 15w because it's less common, etc.

I would stick to an early 50's 23w barndoor as most desirable in general, although some early Westies will fetch big bucks too.

[GTV]

Standard Micro's. Any year, any colours. To me they are the essence of a VW, not too basic, not too fancy.
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EMPI Power Rules!

[CaLiBus]

Any bus that came out of the historical Wolfburg plant for me.
Hand built cigar smoking craftsmanship ! That's what I call essence..

[zozo]

Standard, sunroof, walkthrough

None of the other details matter.

[tacochris]

ooo....I wanna play! Lol

My absolute DREAM bus would be an early Wolfsburg Kombi in original dove blue, walk through with a sunroof option. However my realistic dream bus would be an early wolfsburg Kombi in original dove blue.
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1957 Lowlight
1962 walk-thru Kombi

"Nothing will ever be as nice as original paint, no matter how much is or isnt left"

"Those that confuse hoodride with the OG paint movement definitely have their wires crossed. Its all about preservation, pulling out its true potential while hoodride is about purposely making something look like a piece of shit." -SKIM

[Big Bill]

It would be a 60-61 sub-hatch Westy. SO-23 in Mango or Dove Blue OG paint of course. Is that asking too much??

[Sdmjake]

My dream bus is actually my bus...albeit with the rust fixed, the electrical sorted out, the gas pedal bracket fixed, some safaris installed, etc etc etc. Some days I wish i had a magic wand that would just fix it all instantly like i see it in my mind but, most of the time, I am happy just working toward the dream. Maybe that's why I own a VW camper in the first place---because getting there is just as much fun as being there!

[flemcadiddlehopper]

heck why choose? Collect the whole set.....got it, need it, need it, need it....


Gordo
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Retrograde Garage. Vintage Aircooled, and others.

[mandraks]

hmm, things change, they have changed and they will again. I have owned many or my dream buses
53 kombi, 56 fireengine panel with flapping semaphores, 61 crewcab, 65 westfalia wood bed "grossraum holz pritsche" single cab velvet green with canopy and logos, 66 dormo westy with factory safaris, and a bunch of buses that were not so awesome like my sliding door kombi, what a nuisance...

anyway right now i am looking for a pressed bumper, doubledoor, walkthrough panel, logos would be cool, too. more into choke carbs, reserve knob, no gauges, cardboard interior, cardboar visors, radio delete, etc

and maybe a narrow hatch flipseat westy.
condition wise a repaired vehicle rather than a restored one, one that says, hey, somebody bolted me together 50 years ago and i am still here

totally stock suspension, 15s, maybe nobby tires, safaris, okrasa dual carb kit, maybe a vintage speed exhaust.

totally on a lowtech mechanical trip to counter my tech industry, computerized job situation.

Oh yeah and a 15 window, of course.
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regards

Uli

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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel

[dawerks]

[mandraks]

[Slow Steve]

15 window, dd, walkthrough would be my most desirable (see metal surgeons build)
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100 years from now when they have reverse atom regeneration attractor technology perfected and in a hand held back yard mechanic's price range, someone will dig up this thread and go, "What were those guys thinking? The whole thing was all there just waiting to be re-atomized. Funny how easily they cut them up back then."
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[dawerks]

[Lind]