Searching for information on this bus. Jerry Garcia Fan Bus

[1956vw]

[1956vw]

Here is a link to the thread about the bus in it's current condition. This is the thread that will have all current & historical info and work documented

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=589977

[EverettB]

[1956vw]

[RPGreg2600]

I was mostly teasing. I wouldn't do it either unless I knew for sure that the paint hadn't been sanded down. That said, I would be dying to know what was under the respray. Maybe the hippy paint would come right off taking the respray with it..

Maybe check an inconspicuous spot like the lower nose behind the bumper?

[crofty]

The bus doen's have the Garcia paint job anymore, right?
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[obus]

Seeing that bus at the Carlisle Import Fest blew my mind back then as I had just purchased my old 65 21 window bus in 1989 and I was into VW's but I was just getting into buses.
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[kirbyland]

dumb question- was the art supposedly done by Garcia?

[kirbyland]

nevermind----

[shiningstar76]

I saw that bus in Grant Park in Chicago when that discover card things was going on. I believe it was the fall jazz fest. 97 would make sence as i has just started at Wheaton that fall.
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[1956vw]

I was fortunate enough to come in contact with someone who worked on the Jerry Garcia Private Issue Credit Card campaign. They sent me pictures and negatives of the bus at the unveiling in San Francisco's "North Beach Festival" in 1997, an event at Universal Studios and Buses and Balloons 1997. I will have to get the negatives developed.

Unveiling in 1997 with "Wavy Gravy" (He was the MC at woodstock for a while, Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Starship and his daughter China Kantner (actress)

Buses and Balloons 1997

[jsealman]

Hey!! I am a little late coming in to this conversation...I actually have the print that Jerry did that Discover used to base the bus and card on. It was recently damaged in a move, so I was researching how much it may be worth, but can find nothing! If anyone on this feed has any possible leads, I would really appreciate it On another note, I learned how to drive stick in a "magic bus."

[ewetho]

Although not a Dead Head, I was actually lucky enough to see that Masterpiece just after they painted it. It stopped by the Bug House in Virginia Beach. It was insanely awesome. They found a very Very clean old bus and it was a combination of wrap on the glass and paint if not mistaken. I just remember them saying they just got it back from the artist who copied a piece from Jerry Garcia and was going on promotional tour. That paint job alone was $50,000 according to the guy who picked it up and delivered the check. Bus was not cheap either. Too bad the paint is gone but awesome to see it is in such nice shape anyway.

Was just wondering what became of it.

[jamesklmn]

In 1997 I worked for a sign company in Virginia Beach, VA. called SignMasters, Inc. We are the ones who painted this bus. It was donated by George Brett (KC Baseball Player) for the Jerry Garcia Private Issue Card. The graphic is one of Jerry Garcias paintings.

[j.pickens]