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Impulse purchase
This just about fell into my lap - a 1968 VW single cab pickup. Very straight and dry, runs like a champ. Other than a couple of dings and a couple small rust spots on the gates, the only serious issue is the incorrect steering wheel. This thing is a blast to drive! The later gearing makes it much for street-friendly than either of my other buses.
Credit for the discovery goes to ///Mink   
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05-17-2005, 07:35 PM
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drag racing the short bus
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Sweet! I always wanted a crew cab version of a VW bus. Or one of these:
 Watch out, soccer moms! 
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05-17-2005, 09:13 PM
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the Unimog! one of my all-time favorites
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i want one of those...
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Thom, how many buses do you currently have?
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05-17-2005, 11:28 PM
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I have always wanted one of those VW Single Cabs! Great find!!!
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05-18-2005, 02:50 AM
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How much if you don't mind my asking?
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05-18-2005, 03:02 AM
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Very cool! My first drivable vehicle was a 63 Crew Cab Pick-up, Beasley. Robin egg blue, top land speed 45 MPH, could swap plates onto my 240Z but still drive the truck with the rear bed gate down.
I miss him dearly!
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05-18-2005, 03:34 AM
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A coworker just sold his '66 split window bus (excellent mechanical, body needs help) to fund the final part of the restoration of his '73 MotoGuzzi..
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05-18-2005, 04:47 AM
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Very, very cool. Air-cooled even..
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05-18-2005, 05:06 AM
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Very nice! Keep adding to your collection!
JoeA
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05-18-2005, 05:10 AM
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It was $2000, which I think is a steal given it's condition and rarity. It came with over a decade of receipts and even the original owner's manual.
I'm up to 3 buses now. I've had some interesting ones over the years, wish I'd had the cash and space to keep them all. The two rarest were a '55 European (ie w semaphores) Westfalia - 3rd oldest known to exist, the other two are in the Westfalia museum in Germnay; and a 1954 right-hand-drive 23-window deluxe, of which there's a dozen or so worldwide.
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Holy cow, what a great find! I have long held that if the wife wants a "minivan," we're getting a VW bus.
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05-18-2005, 05:25 AM
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Cool......but it could use some Zebra stripes.
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Bastard.
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05-18-2005, 06:25 AM
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that thing is cherry. look at how good of shape the bed area is. my 99 truck i just sold had a more weathered bed.
T- one of these mornings you may go out and find a litter of little buses in the corral. i can see the way the two other are looking at the new memeber of the stable. spay or neuter?
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05-18-2005, 07:08 AM
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I'd love to find me one. It would be nice to go with a 550 (replica at least). See pics below:
  
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05-18-2005, 07:17 AM
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That first period pic just had a similar one on the outer cover of the latest 356 Reg magazine
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Great find there, Thom. I've been into the Bugs for years but have never had a bus. That might have to change some day. I gave my last Super Beetle, a '71, to my oldest son a year ago. My last remaining Bug, a '70 standard, will probably go to my youngest son when he is old enough. That will leave me "Bugless in Seattle". I have always wanted a Westy, so that might be the time to finally get one. There are a lot of nice, rust-free ones up around here.
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05-18-2005, 08:19 AM
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The sloped westy roof rack in the 2nd pic would fetch close to $1000 today!
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05-18-2005, 08:22 AM
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I keep seeing a, as the sticker says in the windshield, "powered by Porsche" bus around here. Baby blue with chrome Fuchs and friggin' fast for a bus.
Thom - you restore these and sell them, correct?
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1977 Porsche 911S 2.7L
the 23 car
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