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Yoyota
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:34 am    Post subject: What is this bus? Reply with quote
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Exotic high top!
I have never seen anything like this.
Can anyone tell me something about it?

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 9:56 am    Post subject: Re: What is this bus? Reply with quote
Some sort of high top with a battery door.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:09 am    Post subject: Re: What is this bus? Reply with quote
Battery door! Razz That Pita Pan sure gets around Shocked

Maybe that little plate on the RF fender says something?

Riviera and Adventurewagen/Sprit both developed those less than asthetic looking oversize tops, but I can't recall which one was square with a patio and which one had the overhang right now. And there's always a chance it's a third party clone, every enterprising fiberglass shop in the land was getting on the camper bandwagen, many weren't above using someone elses design.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 1:56 pm    Post subject: Re: What is this bus? Reply with quote
Go through page 5 of this "Campers" thread as it has most of the various hi-top versions in there.

I think it is called an Adventurewagon conversion made by Adventure Campers Inc in California and there is a pic from "Tcash" on page 5

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 2:25 pm    Post subject: Re: What is this bus? Reply with quote
Pita Pan. Ah, the good old days
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 2:45 pm    Post subject: Re: What is this bus? Reply with quote
Looks like there's also a 'battery acid drain plug' below the battery door.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 3:05 pm    Post subject: Re: What is this bus? Reply with quote
Looks like they whacked the legs off an original VW bus roof rack and strapped it up on top too.
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