Unearthing of Mole, a 1960 SO23

[Dewayne]

I started cleaning out the inside today

a little bit of rust

overall the floor looks great!

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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[Dewayne]

Took a closer look at the dents

and other issues

roof dents

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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[Dewayne]

I think this SO23 didn't have an ice box cabinet. The hooks for the web are in odd places

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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[EmpiGT]

Wow the cargo floor looks way better than I thought it would. Some areas looks like it needs more work, but all in all not too bad.
I wrote you back in your PM. Let me know if I can help in any way.

[Dewayne]

Some of the camper interior... the back seat cushions are pretty toasted but the springs are intact. The base is trash. No forward seat cushion or base. Have the cargo door table tho! And hardware for the driverside cabinets!

'J' channel for the side panel?

Mount for the curtain rod that separates the cab?

wiring for the lights

Table mount?

Marble linoleum

interesting washer for the screws that held the paneling

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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[Dewayne]

I'm going to need a lot of wood pieces and the engine-turned aluminum trim around the hatch, plus a stay rod

dash looks like it will buff out nice. I haven't gotten into the front cab because the front doors handles are frozen

All in all I'm still stoked about bringing it back to life. There is nothing I've seen that I can't deal with....
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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[ZENVWDRIVER]

... looks like Dave's trailer... he helped retrieve and transport our 1962 SO33, in Oklahoma, back in 2007... thanks, DB
... nice lookin' 23 there, DP

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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[Dewayne]

Nope, Adams' Dads'... David had his stolen in New York I believe..
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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[ZENVWDRIVER]

[quote="Dewayne"]Nope, Adams' Dads'... David had his stolen in New York I believe..
Bummer! Well, at lest they didn't steal the David... a great helper.
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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[ZENVWDRIVER]

[quote="ZENVWDRIVER"][quote="Dewayne"]Nope, Adams' Dads'... David had his stolen in New York I believe..

Bummer! Well, at lest they didn't steal the David... a handy guy to have 'round.... here's D & D

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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[Dewayne]

Ha! That was a while back!
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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[velvetgreen]

don't toss that marble lino as far as i know nobody is repopping it.

There are a few so23 interior save threads

Here is one you might want to read- unfortunately a bunch of the photobucket pics might have been lost

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=584574&highlight=

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341539&highlight=

[Busted-bolt]

All I can say is WOW ,and just look at that dam radio!
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[AustroBus]

great find! i just saw lots of pictures and videos on social media.
Thanks for posting, i will definetely follow this thread!
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[Okie Adam]

That floor! I can't believe it! It's too bad the bulkhead curtain rod isn't still attached to that bracket. I'm curious about the table mount too. Hopefully some folks with more early westy knowledge will be able to clear up some aspects of the interior.

I hate seeing those beautiful curved corners on the bed base and cabinet turn to rotted wood but such is life!
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55 Wolfsburg Kombi
60 Walkthrough Kombi
62 Single Cab
66 21window
67 so42
76 Westy
64 Karmann Ghia

[Okie Adam]

I am curious and meant to look, what is the mileage on the speedo?
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55 Wolfsburg Kombi
60 Walkthrough Kombi
62 Single Cab
66 21window
67 so42
76 Westy
64 Karmann Ghia

[aa390392]

Dewayne, I certain that you will do it justice and correct, just alone by seeing how you treated the D C, and you now have that nice cash flow from it's selling..I will be watching the build
Thanks for sharing the find of "buried tresure". It's amazing the shape of the body from the psi of the soil and roots it had to contend with..
Cheers Thomas
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[Dewayne]

Thanks Thomas!
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"My ex-wife had a hint of a beard and she looked like a manly-girl... that made no difference..."

Drive 'em if ya got 'em, and don't brag if you didn't do the work yourself...

'64 SO34
'60 SO23

[oakman]

Over 25k views in 3 days! What a great story! Thanks for documenting it all so well and sharing it here. Looking forward to following along.
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Brandon

[earlywesty]

As an A23 it likely would not have had an ice box and the position of the cargo net hooks seem to confirm this. Looks like a great project, quite solid in some areas.

Do yourself a favour and save everything, even the crappy wood you don't think you will use. The price of everything needed to fix that SO23 will scare you, anything you can do cut down sourcing westfalia-specific items will save you money. Please update the thread as you go along and ask questions.