D-train ·
Aussieveedubbers · Busses
Barn find
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/91709/barn-find
tedescoBUG ·
Awesome
Anymore pic's ?
Anymore pic's ?
Ben386 ·
Where is that place?What else is in here?
buzz ·
thats awesome as
D-train ·
more pics, been in this certain barn for 27+ years only because it was taken out of another one to make room.
was from gilgandra originally, the og owner put it on its side an got rid of it cause it was unsafe, so a couple of dings but nothin too bad at all.
found the spare key
colour sticker still in it
only rust in it
engine bay
no rust at all..
behind the fuel tank
treasure chest
gates an tray
MickH ·
Your one lucky SOAB.....😀👍
Sides ·
Frikken awesome !!!
👍
Just goes to show they are still out there hey....
👍
Just goes to show they are still out there hey....
vassy66T1 ·
Wow.
That is fantastic! 👍
That is fantastic! 👍
Camo ·
I'm no expert, but that's one of the driest original splitties I have seen in a while.
Congratulations, Kev
Congratulations, Kev
Bizarre ·
Great score there 👍
let me guess - original tyres??
What year would it be??
let me guess - original tyres??
What year would it be??
matt ·
nice score mate
cam070 ·
Some people have all the luck. What are the plans for it?
waltermitty ·
Nice 60 -61 Mitchell
Ben386 ·
Very lucky mate,Amazing that they are still out there somewhere.What other cars were in that shed?
D-train ·
its a sept 1960, original tyres on it, only front passenger goes down, apart from that all are still ok, gone hard but ok.
plans are stock as a rock an no mods to it, clean it up an its done..
plans are stock as a rock an no mods to it, clean it up an its done..
azzatron ·
Looks terrific. Will be so much fun to fix/clean up when it's in that sort of condition.
Dasdubber ·
Great stuff Dion.
Not much luck in it folks - takes effort and persistence to find such treasures, including this one which Dion tells me was 10 hours drive from the closest semi-major centre (much more from capital city).
Congrats mate, you deserve such a find.
PS ute bumper arrived from the US at my workshop today.
Al
Not much luck in it folks - takes effort and persistence to find such treasures, including this one which Dion tells me was 10 hours drive from the closest semi-major centre (much more from capital city).
Congrats mate, you deserve such a find.
PS ute bumper arrived from the US at my workshop today.
Al
beetleboyjeff ·
Does it have an engine? Bits of the engine bay I could see in the photos looked like it didn't have one installed anyway.
max autos ·
wow what a find...
spearsy7 ·
Great score!!!
D-train ·
Al, the bumper will suit this bus to a tee, so ill have to get up there when you have sorted out all the stuff.
an no engine guys, i have located a engine (40hp 6v) but its from a 62.
i need case numbers in between, 5 157 563 to 5 223 966 to make it close to matching and the engine i have is a 7 not a 5, only a small detail, but i want it as close as possible.
an no engine guys, i have located a engine (40hp 6v) but its from a 62.
i need case numbers in between, 5 157 563 to 5 223 966 to make it close to matching and the engine i have is a 7 not a 5, only a small detail, but i want it as close as possible.
SlownLow ·
Nice one
kombicafe ·
So awesome... so original.... I agree with you, clean it and try to keep as is
Congratulations mate!
Congratulations mate!
rossdanialnaumov ·
Very nice find!
SlownLow ·
i keep coming back to this... what a steal
blink ·
Verrry nice....love this truck
t_tuffnut ·
Congrats on the find. They don't come around every day.
AA003 ·
There's a joke there somewhere.😂D-train wrote:only front passenger goes down,
dragsters for life ·
i just did a wee in my pants
cut and polish and that will be sweet as
congrats and it seems your hard work payed off, enjoy
cut and polish and that will be sweet as
congrats and it seems your hard work payed off, enjoy
Klaus ·
u lose dion 😉
dellmore ·
How did you know it was there ? Good work.
vdub_4_40th ·
Amazing find, plenty of jealous people out there.
sgetty ·
Everyone has dreams of this kind of find, well done..
Izzi ·
AMAZING WORK! BEAUTIFUL RIDE...
D-train ·
Lots has happened, so better update.
Got an engine for it
An put new rings an seals into it, nos exhaust, correct filter.. Only a couple of months between the car an engine.
Installed.
With real ute bar as well..
Did the brakes, still runnin the original riveted shoes even.
Had reverse problems so got a donor box installed from my dc. So pulled the box an installed new one
Installed an extra precaution
And got wiring issues sorted
Put some old rims for rego, an now plates
Scoured some tyres, so now runnin Og rims an 6.40-15 tyres with Og commercial caps
An then did an over 1000km round trip to dubs by the pub, an didn't skip a beat
All I can say is this car needed minimum work for maximum pleasure when I drive it, it rides so well for a car with original shocks still in it. Doesn't blow smoke, an doesn't hit anything like my black one.. The joys of a stock car.
It's not fast an I don't care, with the slow movin vehicle sticker on the back nobody seems to care how slow it goes. Haha
Got an engine for it
An put new rings an seals into it, nos exhaust, correct filter.. Only a couple of months between the car an engine.
Installed.
With real ute bar as well..
Did the brakes, still runnin the original riveted shoes even.
Had reverse problems so got a donor box installed from my dc. So pulled the box an installed new one
Installed an extra precaution
And got wiring issues sorted
Put some old rims for rego, an now plates
Scoured some tyres, so now runnin Og rims an 6.40-15 tyres with Og commercial caps
An then did an over 1000km round trip to dubs by the pub, an didn't skip a beat
All I can say is this car needed minimum work for maximum pleasure when I drive it, it rides so well for a car with original shocks still in it. Doesn't blow smoke, an doesn't hit anything like my black one.. The joys of a stock car.
It's not fast an I don't care, with the slow movin vehicle sticker on the back nobody seems to care how slow it goes. Haha
tar76 ·
sweet ride dude, who cares if cars are flying past....least your cruising stress free and taking time to see what others are missing out on.
Are you going to use some sort of wax on your patina?
Are you going to use some sort of wax on your patina?
D-train ·
Yeah I'll seal it with something, but don't want it shiny an I'm not fussed on ankorwax either, so I'm open to suggestionstar76 wrote:sweet ride dude, who cares if cars are flying past....least your cruising stress free and taking time to see what others are missing out on.
Are you going to use some sort of wax on your patina?
tar76 ·
Keep me posted if you come up with anything?
I coated mine a couple of days ago with a product called gibbs penetrate, but would like to then seal it with something
I coated mine a couple of days ago with a product called gibbs penetrate, but would like to then seal it with something
beetle_nut ·
Score!!
split ·
hi..nice ute..are you crossing the Clarence river ?
later
later
D-train ·
Yeah we stopped for pics on the old bridge that's decommissioned. Cool old thing it is.split wrote:hi..nice ute..are you crossing the Clarence river ?
later
joesbuell ·
Soo cool!!!!!
D-train ·
Words can't describe what a pleasure it is to drive either.