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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Still n Belgium !
My brother in law has it for several years allready .


Sweet! If this bus ever is back for sale please MSG me first! Love the name and history! My name is Bill Melvin, so the MelVan previously owned by Bill seems like a good fit. Plus I love the stickers and any bus with good Karma.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Breckskier wrote:
bdmike wrote:
Still n Belgium !
My brother in law has it for several years allready .


Sweet! If this bus ever is back for sale please MSG me first! Love the name and history! My name is Bill Melvin, so the MelVan previously owned by Bill seems like a good fit. Plus I love the stickers and any bus with good Karma.


Hi,
I have the melvan almost 6 years and still love her.
sorry not for sale.
I've got a new rebuilt engine, soon I'll make a trip to France.

Here some pics from BadCamberg and ebi 2015.
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Petermax Müller rennen 2015
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:05 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

10 days in France, and driven almost 3000km.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:23 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

What size tires are you running? Those look nice and seem on the bigger side (maybe 6.70 x 15 Bias ply) so probably help with gearing a bit.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

srfndoc wrote:
What size tires are you running? Those look nice and seem on the bigger side (maybe 6.70 x 15 Bias ply) so probably help with gearing a bit.

I'm running with crows foot 15", 185/80 R15 Firestone on my bus.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:33 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

We took the melvan to the CSP Open House, went to PROTOTYP museum Hamburg.
Drove in the Elb tunnel.
http://www.hamburg-travel.com/attractions/historic-hamburg/the-old-elbe-tunnel/
Went to the German Tank Museum, Munster.
http://daspanzermuseum.de/home/
And visits Grundmann museum, Hessisch Oldendorf 2017.
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see more pics..
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:09 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

rebuilt 1914cc engine with dual 44 IDF weber and CSP python exhaust 42mm.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:31 pm    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

Nice to see this thread pop up again. I re-read it and wow, lots of memories.
I was looking for something completely different in the gallery, but came across this (Melvan) unlabeled pic posted by Glenn in 2004.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:11 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

I remember seeing this bus at Bulli Brigade (Tampa, Florida) back in 2000 or 2002. The owners had driven from Florida. It's great to see this bus is still building a lot of memories.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:42 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

Posting some old melvan pics.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:58 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

Hausmann Museum
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Porsche Museum, Stuttgart.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:49 pm    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

Melvan looks great, can you explain the image on the roof?
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:31 pm    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

It's the Virgin of Guadulupe. Heavy Mexican-Catholic influence from where the Bus was from, New Mexico.

I'm pretty sure that was painted on the roof when Bill owned it. Probably got a lot of props from truckers passing by.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:01 pm    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

It's painted on the roof in 2004.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:29 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

Cool, thanks J. I now feel complete as I have never noticed it. I'm a big fan of logos, bus art and stickers. Keep up the good work as the steward of the Melvan bus.

I have used this image on my Facebook wall for a very long time, always puts a smile on my face.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:53 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

There seems to be quite a bit of contemporary information about the artist online. She specializes in Southwestern art. Pretty interesting...

Thanks for posting up the continuing adventures of MelVan. It brings back some good memories of chatting with Bill and his Wife as well as some of the camps and shows we had back in the day. I'm sure that Bill would be stoked to know that Melvan and his legend carry on over in Europe.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:10 am    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 5:47 pm    Post subject: Re: The Melvan Bus Reply with quote

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