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folks55
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 Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 10:28 pm Post subject: 55' Wolfsburg Samba |
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Today my buddy Donny had his new 55' Wolfsburg Samba delivered. THis bus was pulled out of a farm in Oklahoma that had been sitting for over 30+ years. Good luck on your new project!
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EverettB 
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folks55
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Location: High Desert Ca
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Glad it all worked out for the buyer and seller.
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rxBusboy
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Location: victorville , ca
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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This bus is way nicer than I expected. The seller sold it to someone in Kansas city and drove it 7 hours up to them and they back out because of the condition. So then they called me and said if I wire them money to WalMart right away theyll drop it off somewhere and sell it to me. We ended up making a deal with the original buyer to leave it with him for a couple days until it got picked up. I also had to buy there trailer to leave it there.
I plan on getting this on the road asap and driving as is with minor repairs. |
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oakman
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Right on man, can't wait to check out your new toy! |
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fotoroadie
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| thought bullet signals didn't start until Apr. 1956 ? |
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joe56vw
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| fotoroadie wrote: |
| thought bullet signals didn't start until Apr. 1956 ? |
that would have been the end of the Wolfsburg buses
I think it was more like the last few months of '55
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ratherb-buggin
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:25 am Post subject: |
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I'm glad the bus is in good hands!  You guys got it out there quick! Thank you for picking it up from my clients shop quickly. Best of luck on getting it rolling, and great talking to you on the phone Donny. The 23 should be around a November 55. |
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Barndoor Mafia
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| Looks cool Donny, and glad to hear you are going to get it on the road soon rather then letting it sit & wait for a restoration. Looking forward to seeing it .......... or go on a camping trip with it?? |
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folks55
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| ratherb-buggin wrote: |
| You guys got it out there quick! |
He got lucky and found a shipper that was looking for a haul heading west that was right in your town at the same time  |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Doesn't look too bad at all. Good luck with it.
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Vintagespeed
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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| The seller sold it to someone in Kansas city and drove it 7 hours up to them and they back out because of the condition. |
damn, he must have been pissed  |
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55bundt
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice bus!! Looks alot dryer in the pics Daniel posted than the ones the seller posted last week. My only question is who(seller or shipper) decided to strap down the passenger door and rear hatch drip rails that tight |
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jjlux
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| Sweet bus....reminds me of my bucket |
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CaLiBus
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Another one for the west... Congrats Donny!
But Dayum! That makes Two 23window Wolfy buses under your Belt! 
keep us posted here on your progress! |
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CaLiBus
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| joe56vw wrote: |
| fotoroadie wrote: |
| thought bullet signals didn't start until Apr. 1956 ? |
that would have been the end of the Wolfsburg buses
I think it was more like the last few months of '55 |
April 55. Possibly late March. |
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jjlux
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Late March will make it Barndoor right? |
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CaLiBus
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Last 300 buses (plus or minus) of February were post Barndoor. March was just the official date on paper. |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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| The seller sold it to someone in Kansas city and drove it 7 hours up to them and they back out because of the condition. |
7 hours? Holy crap, I would have been super pissed.
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| Last 300 buses (plus or minus) of February were post Barndoor. March was just the official date on paper. |
Uh-oh, my POS Barndoor left on 2/28/55. 
I hope it didn't have to ride dirty with some non-Barndoors to the USA.
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CaLiBus
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| The seller sold it to someone in Kansas city and drove it 7 hours up to them and they back out because of the condition. |
7 hours? Holy crap, I would have been super pissed.
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| Last 300 buses (plus or minus) of February were post Barndoor. March was just the official date on paper. |
Uh-oh, my POS Barndoor left on 2/28/55.
I hope it didn't have to ride dirty with some non-Barndoors to the USA. |
That's probrably why it's a POS now!  |
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