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Clara 
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 Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:43 am Post subject: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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In January an ad went up on this site for a 58 bus. It was located in Alaska, price was 'best offer'
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1958 Press bumper Price: $ best offer
1958 Early Press bumper, 11 window sub-hatch, camping box, with side tent in excellent condition, with bags and tent stakes. Propane stove, no fridge or water tank. It is missing original roof rack.
The van appears to have come with every accessory option in 1958:
hand crank
gas lock and door locks
extended window levers
Westfalia tow hitch
roof rack later
It has the original jack
1 man pop tent
gas heater
Divorce forced sale created complications with the birth certificate. Leaving me guessing what this rare, one of a kind van could be. It's only my best guess the paint is from 1955, possible SO-22, factory installed camping box.
I know little more and have not touched anything mechanically. The rear axel is locked, it appears to have the original motor, odometer reads: 67964, the last year it was registered on plates was 1973. Wood interior is complete and in more than fair condition, It has the curtains and rear cushions in very rough shape.
In 2015, I sold 1 1958 Pg/sg to <.....>. The entire transaction and transport went very smoothly.
I will gladly include any and all pictures upon request. |
Here are the ad pics:
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Clara
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:51 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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So, looking critically at the pics, I see what looks like a genuine press bumper 57-58 flat decklid westy with at least some of its interior. The cab looks like westy tan, meaning it is a special colour bus. Looks like the lower corners are rusted through, still has a rear bumper.
Is that actually a chocolate and vanilla westy? Like the barndoor standard colours? pretty cool! And lets not ignore that there is a really nice bright looking three colour tent. Kinda hard to see the actual bus from the pics, though.
Greg's on the phone talking to the seller.
I found a couple more pics of the bus.
It has a front bumper, a good dent in the nose, rotted out dogleg triangle.
I think it has one turn signal lens. 
I think we struck a deal that night. Greg booked a flight to Anchorage.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:38 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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OH boy! Another wonderful adventure begins for Greg and Clara! I'll be watching, very cool! I can't wait to see how this unfolds!
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Clara
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:41 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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Tuesday the 9th January Greg got a 6am flight with Kukko drum puller and brake parts and Carhartt cold weather work wear packed. The deal is that the transport company required it to have a working hand brake and foot brake. The weather forecast had highs below freezing, maybe of 20ish, and lows just under zero F. Sunrise was about 10am, sunset about 4pm. Seller said he could get it moved from his back yard to his work, where there were big trucks stored inside. So Greg could work in a somewhat warmer area. Unfortunately, the bus didn't actually get to the shop till after Greg got there, so Greg went and got lunch.
These are pics he sent me.
It does indeed look pretty complete, (yay!!!!) and mostly unmolested. Damage from weather and a bunch of dings. It probably looked better when parked. Looks like someone took an axe to the nose. It has the cabinet in the back, no fridge. Tow hitch is American, not westy. Back bumper is severely tweaked. Mainly og paint, think a little touch up was done. Engine was a 36hp a year newer than the bus, and did not rotate. Definitely a special paint bus, and the paint is pretty strong.
Greg got the brakes working, and put a drivers door handle on it.
wow!
Greg went over to the sellers house to see if any parts were there. Bus had two og paint rims on it, he found a third leaning on another bus. Another wheel was flat on the ground, but it was frozen to the ground. He couldn't tell if it was for this bus or not, as it was face down. After 15 minutes trying to get it loose Greg gave up. Too freaking cold.
He packed the tent in his suitcase and got a flight home late that night.
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:45 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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| Nice score. Looking forward to updates. |
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vtomike
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:51 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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| Awesome find! |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:56 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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very cool, and it is in the hands of somebody who cares about early westies. i will definitely be watching. nice score on the tent, too
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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Congratulations
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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Not too many people would fly up to Alaska in the dead on winter to unpickle a bus. Super cool.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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| nice |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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 + drink'en Foster's....... 
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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| Cool! I needed a new bus thread to follow, too. |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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| Not too many people would.... |
#pressedbumperwestyking would 👍🏼
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:57 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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Really like this one such a cool survivor
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:23 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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Wow, what a Bus! Paul's '58 had that same tent, are they the only two known? My old '58 had the same cushions.
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Clara
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:44 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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| Long-roofs wrote: |
| Wow, what a Bus! Paul's '58 had that same tent, are they the only two known? My old '58 had the same cushions. |
I think there are at least three tents in this colour.
We were also wondering if they were the original cushions.
We got sent some pics by the shipping company in Alaska that picked it up. They were nice and crisp. Greg had put the strap round the bus when he was up there. Don't want the hatch flying off.
He had also tidied up in the bus and put the cushions under the seats.
The rear bumper looked like someone had tried to pull the bus by it, when the drums had been frozen up. This was old damage.
The back passenger side cabinets look really nice!
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Clara
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:02 am Post subject: Re: 1958 Subhatch - Alaska Westy in Special Paint |
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The ship sailed in on Monday the 29th and we went to the Port of Tacoma to pick it up. It took a while to find the actual place, driving around in circles. Turns out the directions were years old, the specific location had been changed, and so had the roads. But we found the place, and sorted out the papers. They gave us safety vests to wear.
The bus was in a big open sided shed. This is the first time I saw it in person. We had decided to buy it based on the blurry and incomplete pictures posted by the seller, and the two pics I found on the sellers Facebook page (buried among many many other pics).
The tow Honda is still running. Greg had just put a new alternator in it so we could pull this bus home. The previous time he drove it, I had to tow him home with my bug. But now it charges up, yay!
And yes that is original paint.
The inside of the bus was dry in this pic, but by the time we got home, the hatch top had leaked, and it was dripping on the table and on the bulkhead box. |
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