1958 Westy Kit Questions

[dieselnut]

The tents were three color, correct? Did the separate outhouse 'room' in the tent start in mid - '59? Was the tent standard or optional?

How does the roof rack differ from the 'sloper' rack of so-23 era? Just the clamps or was there more to it? Was the rack standard or optional?

Does the wood on the ceiling differ from the '58 kit to the so23 era? Is this the Limba wood Lind was referring to in another post?

Are the cabinets done in Limba wood or Baltic Birch?

What are the cabinet handles made out of? (metal, wood, etc.) Would these be difficult to fabricate?

Was there a toilet w/ this kit? Standard or optional?
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[Lind]

[Stocknazi]

i have a question concerning the edgeing that was applyed to the stove cabinet and around the seat bench lid edge. you can clearly see it is a darker color in the brochoures. was this stained veneer, black limba?
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The plywood looks darker on the edge because your seeing the core wood the plywood was made from. They used lumber core plywood for all the cabinets and table, its the solid lumber core you are seeing.

[Stocknazi]

Yes the core wood where ytou see the plys does look darker. the stove cabinet as wll as the edges of the fold up seat benches has a veneer covering the core edges for a cleaner look. it also was used on the flip up table. it is distinctivly darker. look at the pics of the white lowest milage 58.
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58 Westfalia cabinet knobs (3 needed), roof rack, and (7) privy tent poles (silver painted).

"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

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If it's the white painted over palm green / sand green from maine, they have been refinshed so maybe not the very best guide. All the wood venear and edge banding on all the ones I have seen are limba. some might be dark some even lighter.
The limba has a pretty big color range from almost back to light yellow.
one thing I have noticed ,with the limba plywood used ,it is very light in weight. I wonder if a antigue aircraft supplie house might know were to get limba plywood?

[Lind]

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I could be wrong but I was there with you Lind and it looked redone to me, a bit to much gloss for a og lacqure finsh. It sure did look nice I would love to own that 58 from maine.








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Every year westfalia up to 59 and racks and tents and what the hell your rotted warn out limba cabintes.

[Stocknazi]

that's the bus, very nice interior indeed.

i can see the difference in most pics i have seen; some more obvious than others. i would guess westfalia may have used a stain on the edging, or used some of the darker colored limba veneer.
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WANTED:
58 Westfalia cabinet knobs (3 needed), roof rack, and (7) privy tent poles (silver painted).

"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

Thomas Jefferson

[Randy Croley]

The edging that you are asking about is Mahogany

[earlywesty]

[sub-hatchtim]

Jacek in poland has made some very very nice reproduction knobs. He might have some left, he did a limited 1 time run
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