What $500 will get you in NM:

Mal evolent · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:04 pm Post subject: What $500 will get you in NM:

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won't post a link because that will get the thread shut down. owner does not have a clue what year it is, he just wants it out of his yard.

dent here and there, no visible rust. no title.

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streamr · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:19 pm Post subject:

My vote is it's a '68... go git it!
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richparker · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:32 pm Post subject:

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streamr · Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 4:05 pm Post subject:

Maybe not 500 but probably more than 200. It looks pretty straight.
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cdennisg · Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 6:18 pm Post subject:

Any interior pics?

If it were a roller, $500 might not be out of line. but without that front beam there is a ton of work just to get it out of there. $200/scrap price is likely fair, especially without a title.
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Kirk · Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 9:47 am Post subject:

Id take it. AND I have a front beam to go under it already. I'd roll up, bolt my beam and wheels up and be gone. Lemme know if you pass. Laughing

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Manfred58sc · Samba Member Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382

I got it today for a bit less than advertised, turns out I know some people where its parked. I will bring an axle and a Bus towbar so it can get down the 4wd road and up on the trailer. It will be yet another "famous Taos Bus". I will provide pics of the extraction next week...stay tuned
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cdennisg · Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 8:50 pm Post subject:

Cool. looking forward to pics.
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Mal evolent · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:58 am Post subject:

...and it's a 196?
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shiningstar76 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:36 am Post subject:

Looks like it will need a lot of work but what a great start Very Happy

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cdennisg · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:32 pm Post subject:

Manfred58sc · Samba Member Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382

owner says 68, i just scrounged a 68 beam..lucky,lucky. Now to find yet another set of roller tires (I've gone through 4 sets in the last year getting this stuff back on its feet).
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richparker · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:03 pm Post subject:

Glad you got it, manfred.
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camit34 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 9:25 pm Post subject:

Good to see it rescued!
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Desertbusman · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 11:17 pm Post subject:

It's funny to hear responses like $200 or less than $500. When people spend mucho thousands to do a total junker rust bucket. And then all they have is a patched up bus.
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cdennisg · Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:04 am Post subject:

Dry buses are still available. With the work necessary to get this one out, the under $500 estimate in the region where the bus sits is reasonable. That same bus in the same situation in FL or CT would be a whole different estimate.

I know of a very nice Lotus white 68 in a barn in MN that will likely cost a couple of grand when the guy is ready to sell. If it were in the southeast, it would likely be double that. If it were here, or in some other dry northwest town, it might be half that.

Location, location, location...
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Type1pos · Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:09 am Post subject:

Cdennisg has it right, it is all about location. Besides the no title part I'd have gladly given $500 for that fine specimen...

Red Fau Veh · Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:11 am Post subject:

I think it is very cool that folks save buses, that one looks fun to me and worth a few bucks. I may save one today, gonna go look at some. Cool

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Type1pos · Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 12:54 pm Post subject:

Do it Red Fau Veh!


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