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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 8:50 am    Post subject: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

I think I've finally settled down enough to start a thread for the new double cab!

I found out about this truck through the owners son, who runs a small 1 man auto shop in my neighborhood. He mainly works on vintage Chevrolet cars; building engines, transmissions, and such. 2 years ago I was at his shop with my wife's 71 westfalia when he told me about his dad's truck.

"My dad has a vw pick up..."
"Oh like a rabbit pick up?"
"No, one that looks just like your van."
"No way, really?"
"Yeh it's one of the crew cabs. It's been parked in his barn since the mid nineties. I'm trying to talk him into selling it. I'll take a picture next time I'm at his place."

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I convinced him to keep pestering his dad to sell it. He ended up showing him some pictures of my family enjoying our other bus and I think that got him to think harder about selling it.

Finally he got him to give me a call and he agreed that he would like to pass it on to somebody who will use it and take care of it. His son was visiting for Thanksgiving so he took some more pictures for me after the stuff was cleared away.

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This was great news to me except for one thing. The truck was 7 hours away stuck in a barn with 2 feet of snow around it! The property is a few miles off of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin so they get an insane amount of snow every winter. And it sticks around for a long time! So I had to wait...

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But the wait paid off. I was patient and I left him to his own devices, I even sent him a box of tune up parts, fuel pump, a new carb, etc... he really wanted to drive it out of the barn to make it easier for us to load and I think he just really wanted to have one last blast. I cant blame him for that. It was running long enough to get it out of the just big enough hole in the barn (previously barricaded) and to do a victory lap around the neighborhood. It didnt want to cooperate after that so we used a winch to load it on the trailer.


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He gave me the go ahead to come up and the trip was planned. I'm really lucky that my Dad is a huge enabler when it come to classic cars. He has a great skid loader trailer that we mounted a winch to and have used it countless times to drag home old junk. He agreed to help me make the trip. That's him in the grey hoodie.

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We left at 1 am on Saturday.

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We had to stop and admire Lake Superior for a few minutes.

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The first time I got to see it in person.

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A deal was made!

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Had to take another picture by the lake.

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The rain cleaned it up pretty well on the trip home.

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Finally made it home. It matches my house and garage perfectly!

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Back on the ground!

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Thanks for reading! I'll be back to post some more shortly!
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 9:43 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

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A deal was made!

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This is a wonderful photo, and the best feeling in the world.

Great truck, great find, great story!
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 9:44 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

I can't wait to see that blue interior.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 10:01 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

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That looks like young me (even with the same VW T-shirt!) and older me (now) in the same photo.

That huge blue building is your "garage"? Holy cow.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 10:05 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

Congratulations! Looks like it's REALLY solid from the pics. Nice to hear of another crew cab back in Illinois (I'm in the Peoria area).
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 11:43 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

Completely agree, this find, story, and bus are just awesome.
I’ll be tagging along on the progression.

And for what it’s worth, Neptune Blue is the best on a Bay Double Cab.

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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 12:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

thefalconer_88 wrote:

I was at his shop with my wife's 71 westfalia when he told me about his dad's truck.

"My dad has a vw pick up..."
"Oh like a rabbit pick up?"
"No, one that looks just like your van."
"No way, really?"
"Yeh it's one of the crew cabs. It's been parked in his barn since the mid nineties. I'm trying to talk him into selling it. I'll take a picture next time I'm at his place."


A Bus guys DREAM conversation !!! Laughing

I do recall when I found my '66 Singlecab, I was just checking out this old ladys '68 Westy in her yard, she said "If you like that, you'll really like my truck"........ Schwing !! It was just a little dirtier than yours.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 12:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

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I do recall when I found my '66 Singlecab, I was just checking out this old ladys '68 Westy in her yard, she said "If you like that, you'll really like my truck"........ Schwing !! It was just a little dirtier than yours.


Right!? This is what I live for!
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 12:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

SamboSamba22 wrote:
Completely agree, this find, story, and bus are just awesome.
I’ll be tagging along on the progression.

And for what it’s worth, Neptune Blue is the best on a Bay Double Cab.

Sam


Thanks Sam. I've been following your build for inspiration while I was waiting to pick this up! Good work!
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 12:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

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thefalconer_88 wrote:

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That looks like young me (even with the same VW T-shirt!) and older me (now) in the same photo.

That huge blue building is your "garage"? Holy cow.


Too funny!

Yep that's my shop. Just built it over the last year. Time to enjoy it now.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 1:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

Fantastic story, the crew cab looks great, well done!
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 2:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

A great Bus to a great owner! Thanks for bringing it to sunlight Jim.
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

Some random pictures...

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Hardware for the rear seat pedestal was all present
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

Dammit! It’s just getting nicer Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

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It looks like an oil change was done in Seattle in 1973 at 10000 miles...

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The original owner was a college professor at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. The PO bought it from him in Ames and now I'm the third owner.

Port of origin was Portland, so the Willamette sticker and Seattle oil change make sense. He must have bought it new out there and moved to Iowa later on.

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I found this receipt in the idiot's guide that came with. Must have needed some parts on their way to Iowa? Funny thing is that I lived in Laramie for a year while attending tech school!

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All the glass seems to match, but the windshield is cracked unfortunately.
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I think its snoopy?

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jakokombi wrote:
A great Bus to a great owner! Thanks for bringing it to sunlight Jim.


Thanks Jack! Can't wait to show you it in person sometime!
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2020 4:52 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

I got more time last night to take pictures. Besides the rockers and battery tray it's rock solid. I put it on the lift last night to pull the rear wheels. I cant believe it has all 4 commercial gray hub caps. I'm a having a set of 15" bus wheels blasted and general grabbers have been ordered.

Thanks for looking!


The wheels. 14's on the front and 15's on the rear.
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Bed floor and gates
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2020 7:15 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

WOW! That's in FANTASTIC shape. Nice find - I'm super jealous!
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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2020 7:16 am    Post subject: Re: Jim's Neptune Blue 68 Doublecab Reply with quote

What a great find.
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