Restoring an 6 door T1 Brasil Kombi from 75 - grateful for help!

[T1SIXDOOR]

Hey,

i would like to introduce my T1 Kombi.
It is an VW T1 from 1975 (6 door Taxi), an i inherited the car from my uncle and he owned it since a long long time. I hope the car will never leave the family

Now i would like to start to restore the bus as original and good as i can.
I would like to get more and more information about originality, restoring, identity. So feel free to help an teach me

The car is located in Brasil.


her are some Pictures to get an idea:
-Im wandering if the papers are right.. the Chassi Nr. looks like the engine Nr., 8 seats (but the Taxi Bus is for 9 persons!?), ...

What do you think?

[mandraks]

it has a front bulkhead, so it used to have a front bench. That would acccount for the 9 seater designation.

Chassis numbers, VIN numbers and such work much differently in the US, Germany and in Brazil.

There are some people in germany with Brazil buses, have you reached out to the bullikartei yet?

certainly a rare bus outside of Brazil
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Uli

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[xcoldgrimjimx]

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ya it's rusty...but it's MINE!!!!!

[lightice]

Congrads.
It is a 9 seater, the front sits 3 like what mandraks said.

The VIN number looks correct for a brazil made bus.
There should be a VIN plate riveted somewhere in the vehicle, check the vent area where the VIN usually is riveted on german buses.

It should also be stamped somewhere in the engine bay, but I remember seeing a few later brazilian buses having similar chassis number configuration as yours.

I think for the most part the bus looks nice and would clean up well, except for the weird gutters.

[T1SIXDOOR]

[T1SIXDOOR]

[Skim]

[T1SIXDOOR]

What do you think about my restoration plans?

-My first plan was, just to get the main rust done and fix all the holes and rusty sheet metal. and put on only original parts.
But i think after all the body work it will loos all the used charming look.

-So this is my aktual plan in a short cut.
Fix and replace all the mechanic parts (Axes, Engine, steering..)
Take all screwed parts from the car body.
get the car body sand blasted.
cut out all the rotten metal sheets and replace the floor with an new metal sheet.
get the body done for new prime and painting
get the car painted in the original colors
new rubbers for the doors and windows
and replace broken and bad parts
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i try to get the focus to the main parts: chassis, painting and mechanic.
The detail work can be made by time... there will be always something to do.

Who knew an online shop in Brasil where i can find good spare parts and sheet metal for the bus???


what do you think about my plans and what would you do with this car?

im grateful for you input!

sorry for my bad writing, i try to give my best!!!

[T1SIXDOOR]

[mandraks]

Brekina made Brazil Taxi modeled after my old Buddy Peter Valentin's Taxi

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=259701

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Uli

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

[Spike0180]

[AUSpenguin]

We have a 1973 6 door, is there anyone here still who has restored one? Looking to see what year handles to buy from Wolfsburg West for the doors so we can lock them all from the outside. Also wondering where folk got their interior panels done.

[aa390392]

Perhaps Ev. Needs to start a new Category for Brazil threads..instead of littering up German busses...just a thought.
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