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Title: Look what I found
Post by: rekka on June 05, 2012, 09:35:59 PM
I've just managed to drag this home from Cawston BC after a couple of years of negotiations.

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Its been parked since 86, when the tranny was replaced but the engine never went back in.
Despite the trees growing round it the gutters are still in perfect shape.

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The owner wouldn't sell it as she had conceived her children in it. Nice. But now, they have kids of their own but aren't interested in the bus at all, so she let it go.
Came with free mouse crap, but the headliner is sweet.

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Tires wouldn't hold air for some reason, so put the winters from my 65 on it and it rolled pretty easy.

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Job done.

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Mission accomplished.

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Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: beetlemandan on June 06, 2012, 06:53:57 AM
is that down the street from helms place? and hows the 65 race bus coming? is the clapped out1200 ready to go in it yet?
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: rekka on June 06, 2012, 07:27:47 AM
Snatched from under his nose. No progress on the other bus, as I've been swamped with work or sick since the blossom run. Maybe next week.
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: billybob57 on June 06, 2012, 09:29:41 AM
Nice BC Find!!!!! Walk-thru Kombi..what yr 64 or 65?? Getting to hard to find nice buses.. hows the underside??
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: DarrenE on June 06, 2012, 09:38:48 AM
Sweet!  'Looks good!
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: rekka on June 06, 2012, 09:54:44 AM
Cheers, its a 66. I'ts not too bad at all, loading floor is good, just some patches needed on the cab floor, inner and outer sills and some jacking points. Probably a battery tray. The usual.
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: Jeremy on June 06, 2012, 12:25:47 PM
Great pics.
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: Bubba on June 06, 2012, 05:26:04 PM
Dammit...I knew EXACTLY where that bus was, and I have tried to buy it of and on for the better part of 10 years.

Oh well,  I figured that when I move to Osoyoos, I would be able to pester/talk her out of it...

Good job and hope you enjoy it!
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: rekka on June 06, 2012, 06:00:12 PM
She had two, but I missed out on the other one. Whereabouts are you Bubba?
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: OUTKAST on June 06, 2012, 06:59:58 PM
Nice looks really Solid  : )
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: rekka on June 07, 2012, 04:38:07 PM
It is much better than I thought it would be.
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: beetlemandan on June 10, 2012, 05:09:34 AM
you are going to cut this one up for individual body panels sales to the uk right? like the last 5 splittys you bought?  ;D

Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: rekka on June 10, 2012, 07:17:36 AM
Thanks for that Dan. Now I'll be as popular as you.
Title: Re: Look what I found
Post by: beetlemandan on June 10, 2012, 06:32:09 PM
*insert sadistic laughter here* 

hey, crush one split window beetle and look what happens....

KIDDING.