wow that is a good buy. Great nik and some good parts馃槑
63Splitty 路
Nice bus! Might have to pay it a visit, see what it's like. From the looks of the photos it's shmicko!
KDFking 路
looks like ill have a crack at this one!!!thanks for the link!!!!i did a seach tonight but i didnt even come up cause i didnt put the right key words in.:thumb...why bother trying to restore my splitty if i can get one in this condition.but im sure that the price is going to go sky high!!!
[Edited on 8-3-2005 by KDFking]
NOSman 路
I would advise anyone thinking of bidding on this splitty to either go and have a look at it first or atleast try and get some pics of the drivers door area. you have been warned!!!
frenzix 路
it looks great in the pics... ooh and ohso complete
bugDbug 路
Looks rooted on the drver side. Look at the door
Bob
aggri1 路
Hmm, I love the way the rhf corner seems to always be just out of shot (or in shade) in the ebay site photos.
Still, looks grouss as!
Good luck kdfking! I'd love to bid too, but hey, can't have everything.
kombi_mad 路
the old sneeky photos....but it look pretty cool to me, interesting that it has one barney tailight..
wezley 路
looks very sweet, be interested in some more photos.. especially damaged, rusty parts..
squizy 路
Damn.....damage or no damage, that looks sweet. Good luck guys.
KDFking 路
just got photos of the damaged area and now i know why he didnt post pics of the accident corner ...it looks very messy!!i might have to reconsider how much this splitty is really worth!!im just thinking if he didnt post one of the most important phots from the whole kombi then what else is he trying to hide???
in my opinion it will deffinatly need a new front mask because of the accident it has been fairly warped..nice kombi ,but still a pitty about the accident but i suppose if it wasnt for the accident then it would probably be going overseas.when i called him he already told me that hes thinking of ending the auction early and that there are a few people from the uk very interested.asked him if i could pay him $1000 deposit after the auction ended and the rest within 7 days (before i saw the photos)and he got pretty pissed at me for no reason but when i told him i had a gold card and just didnt want to use the interest he stopped going on.probably not somebody that i would want to meet face to face as i dont like people getting pissed over a cival conversation(i was asking before......to avoid any problems if i did end up winning)but i dont like people assuming that im some sort of non paying scumbag or compairing me to some person that f**ked him over in the past especially as he doesnt know me.but i think ill have to seriously reconsider my bid now.
[Edited on 9-3-2005 by KDFking]
VWENVY 路
KDFKing - i recon you summed that up pretty well!
Go with your instincts me thinks!
If hes that cagey, what else is amiss with it!?
Its a hard call without cracking a beer and having a close look at it!
gd luck!!
wezley 路
be good if an avd around Adelaide can pop their head in a give a report? 馃槈
57 Chook Shed 路
Looks like it`s at Volksfactory in Holden Hill from that pic.
VWENVY 路
Well if a VW business is flogging it off on ebay and being cagey about it, id say buyer beware!!
But im a synic...too many years of listening to wankers sprouting crap :repuke does that...:blah:blah
ivce got a couple of front doors suit 55 if anyone buys this. i'm putting them in parts tonite
KDFking 路
anybody seen this splitty in the flesh yet???
glider69 路
heater tube would be damaged by forklift tynes for sure
pmgbus 路
going to have a peek this arvo.
bugDbug 路
Is it possible to get us some decent pics?
pmgbus 路
went and had a look at this bus today. where do i start?
good points:
mint safari's, trim is excellent, original paint is in exc cond. engine is orig and looks to be in exc cond, 20- eng number, correct for year, (late march 1955) has nice bumpers, mint centre stop light , one correct tailight, 55, one barndoor tailight, never hit in rear(as far as i can tell) , definately original condition.
bad points:
hit vey hard front right door, twisted nose, bent drivers floor, bent drivers side dogleg, not repairable, requires replacement, bent "b" pillar, panel under seat bent, drivers door bent and requires replacement. has rust in both sills inner and outer, all the way along, all outriggers, jacking points and centre crossmembers also have rust(i could squash with fingers. ) inner rear floor has rust around all 4 jacking point mounts, so floor would require repair. inner front nose panel has rust and acc damage, so would probably have to cut off lower nose to repair.(this would be a shame as the nose has no rust???) why i dont know. as it has been sitting for so long, brakes, battery, fuel lines, tyres etc are all perished. forgot to add someones cut a hole in the roof about 150x150 and stuck a fresh air vent box in.
there are offers of $5000 on the table so if u are serious, u need to act.
i would buy it to repair if i sold the ghia, but i think i have enough projects on the go.
hope this helps for those that are interested.
p.s. whoever buys it, can i buy the barny tailight pleeeaasssee!
[Edited on 10-3-2005 by pmgbus]
T-34 路
Cheers PGMBUS.
I still haven't received a reply from the guy about viewing it?! wonder why?
Looks like you got it all covered there though. Thanx for sharing the info.
Mick.
type2nut 路
Yeah thanks for this info Andrew.
frenzix 路
$5000? WTF
57kombi 路
My thoughts exactly.
PMGBUS is selling the same small back window buses that need less work for $1700.
Stll all need sills, outriggers nose ect, ect.
Cheers
Dave
KDFking 路
i thought that id add some of the pics that he sent me so you get a small idea of the damage....but i was never told of the roof cut!!!i could easilly fix this kombi as i have a near PERFECT whole front section from a 56 splitty but as said im not willing to spend $5k on a car that im not able to see in the flesh....especially if so many important info on it has been "hidden"(in my opinion.
[Edited on 11/3/2005 by KDFking]
KDFking 路
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KDFking 路
i was actually going to offer him 5k off ebay before i found out how bad the accident really was.but i really dont think he will get more than 5k for it in its current condition unless its from somebody from the uk or a really keen aussie.but if it wasnt for the accident i think that it would have been a jem of a splitty!!!if anybody is goiong to buy this car please go and check it out in the flesh for your self first as somebody previously mentioned.smart man馃槈thanks for the warniing
57 Chook Shed 路
What`s with the forklift in the last shot?!!
That`s fuckin barbaric!
Who the hell is gonna pay $5G for a Split that`s been treated like that??
Just coz it`s got Safari`s.
Buy some new ones from Creative.
Bloody rip off if you ask me.
57kombi 路
If thats worth $5k then your is worth $10k
I think he is kidding himself. Do the bidders know its got a hole cut in the roof, have they seen the damage.
Worth about $200.
Cheers
Dave
57 Chook Shed 路
Yeah I know Dave!!
Just sent the dude a question regarding the hole and the other damage. Just to get it out in the open!
frenzix 路
i spose the only thing going for it is that it is one of the first non barnys. March is the first month of them...but then again i'd rather have a barny
KDFking 路
good on ya chook shed!!!just saw that question on the site and thats one of the other things that was trying to be hidden from the future buyer.....i think thats why he wants payment AS SOON AS THE AUCTION IS OVER....so that the fure owner gets`stuck with a missrepressented item!!!i would not have had a problem with the whole thing if everything was out in the open from the start.
seeing as you can post up to 12 photos on ebay per auction these days for an extra $1 or $2 (which should be manditory when selling cars worth over $1000 in my opinion!)...just my thoughts.if it were such a great buy then where are all the bids from the uk???but as said before if it wasnt for the accident i think it would never have been offered on ebay aus...it would already be in the uk!!
and when i spoke to him just after listing it i asked him if he was into selling old vws(because i checked his feedback and saw that he sold a volvo with a splity ute in the backgroung)and he told me that he clears deceased estates `and they just seem to fall in his lap?????i think hes trying to play "dont know anything about this stuff"
pmgbus 路
i did some sums on the van and i think the the van is worth $5000 if u parted it out. i am not saying i would do this, but this is where the price is coming from i think. anyone planning on bidding, check it out in person, a flight to adelaide is cheap insurance.
frenzix 路
i bought my 55 for much much much less then that.. totally complete - the rear seat.... I think mine has more rust but it's so hard to tell.
bugDbug 路
More than 5Gs already
57 Chook Shed 路
If he doesn`t know anything about this stuff then why did I recieve e-mail pictures from "vwfact@box.net.au" this is volksfactory`s e-mail address!!!
david 路
you know where its going to end up don't you
57kombi 路
What pisses me off is that this bloke is a dealer, he knows what is needed to repair the bus and he also knows what pictures he should have put on, but he hasnt, WHY?????
Not mentioning the hole in the roof should give you a clue to what he is like.
Would you buy something of someone who hides such important information?????
Just my opinion.
Cheers
Dave
Olsk88l 路
Hey Dave ,
you heading to the nationals???
VWENVY 路
Sadly, it appears to go with the territory!!
The bloke selling the split appears to be much like some of the older, unscrupulous rip-off murchants trading on the north-east of Brisbane, in the northgate area! For some reason these blokes are still in business!?
...
glider69 路
thats why they r in business they r ruthless thats why they are sucessfull they dont care about anything but making a buck he has just given himself and the place of his work a bad name and it will follow him 4 a long time finished my squarkin
rob
pmgbus 路
Final price $6200 WOW! HOPE THE NEW PURCHASER IS HAPPY WITH WHAT HE GETS!
Jonno777 路
I think the purchaser is from the States.. so that's a bit under $5k usd.
Maybe the guys on mythbusters are gonna break another myth: "Aussies are fair dinkum".
:duh
57kombi 路
I went and saw a bloke a few streets away from me last night, he just bought a 63 panel van, all there with a 1600, needs usual like the outer sills both sides and someone has chopped the rear arches, but it is really straight and should be on the road in a few weeks.
Cost him
$200
Cheers
Dave.
frenzix 路
haha
VWENVY 路
"COME IN SPINNER!!"
:rudolf
bugeyedbabe 路
guess purchaser can then choose to accept to accept delivery or send back once they see that roof...
not mentioned, no photos...
but after all the shipping charges...
oh well....
kombi_mad 路
maybe the guy that bought it, ripped off a 97 year cripple old granny for 6g in his last life..