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RHD Notch
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 Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:51 am Post subject: Abandoned 1963 Turkis Standard...Las Cruces, NM |
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I was searching the web on an unrelated (to VW's) topic and came across this dry looking '63 Turkis Standard (small hatch) in Broad Canyon north of Las Cruces, NM. The thread I was reading dates back to 2010.
I thought I'd pass it along to any hunters near or far and ask if anyone here has any knowledge of the bus...Was it had by someone or could it still be there?
Heres a link to the thread I found it in:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/90405-My-FZJ80-Overland-Build/page10
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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bus looks very dry as you might expect for the desert- are bullet holes considered patina now ?  Thanks for sharing! |
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DonKombi
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That'll buff out.....  |
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RHD Notch
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I guess the floor could be gone, but the lower door looks solid...so I'd be surprised if the lower metal wasn't pretty good. Probably been there for a long time. Overall looks a good desert sunburn to me...
It's not as shot up as the 'Bullet Bus'...I hope someone is close and can chime in with a story and/or go check on it.
Photo credit: ///Mink
Taken from: Samba Gallery
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Malokin Martin
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^ that one is just another generic 21 window now |
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silvertonguedevil
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Malokin Martin wrote: |
| ^^ that one is just another generic 21 window now |
Did someone fix the bullet holes?
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silvertonguedevil
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How did I miss that?? 
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RHD Notch
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Here are a couple more pics of the same bus. I found these on a different non-VW site (link attached) than previously. It's a walkthrough with OG interior panels...and the cargo floor looks toast.
http://www.newmexicobackroads.com/search/label/Broad%20Canyon
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| I am at the point where I hardly want to own anything that isn't original paint. |
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quartermilecamel
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ok whos gonna kombisutra this?
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Willeye
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This bus isn't there anymore. Was snatched up in early 2014 and pretty sure it's already been cut up and donor'd out to help other buses.
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RHD Notch
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Well that explains why I couldn't find after a full day on Google Earth!  Thanks for the update Willeye!
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Malokin Martin
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iamdonquixote
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: Abandoned 1963 Turkis Standard...Las Cruces, NM |
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| good call |
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karl h
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Who.Me? 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:53 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned 1963 Turkis Standard...Las Cruces, NM |
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| EmpiGT wrote: |
too bad they cut the nose skin off of it. |
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| It was originally bought as a donor for another project. |
Pretty extreme way to get a bullet-riddled nose skin. Wonder what project it's going on
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BarryL
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned 1963 Turkis Standard...Las Cruces, NM |
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| How on earth did they get that driver door straightened out that good from before? |
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Malokin Martin
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned 1963 Turkis Standard...Las Cruces, NM |
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| Turkish. |
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hitest
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Abandoned 1963 Turkis Standard...Las Cruces, NM |
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That hulk has no redeeming qualities since they pilfered and circumcised it.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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