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 helbus
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| posted on February 6th, 2013 at 11:39 PM |
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1954'ish Bus arrived at work
I am not sure what year it is, I haven't got to the chassis number yet. It has come in for a quote on full restoration.
It is a very early kombi in pretty good condition. It has no rust holes underneath. The only holes on the outside are LHF lower nose panel, LH sill
under side doors and front of LH quarter. There is no rust holes in the roof, inner sills, outriggers, battery tray, doors etc.
It has no back upper tailgate, and the engine lid is a big square with the spare wheel on top. The wheels are 16 inch and it has no indicators, only
semaphores.
The only damage is the bottom of one of the cargo doors. The floor inside has no rust, and all inside paint is original. The outside paint is not
original as the bus is originally blue, and the outside has been painted two tone red/white.
Last registered 1973
The rechroming part of the restoration is simple. 4 handles and two headlight rims. The paint stripping is the expensive part. $5000 to have it soda
blasted inside and out and garnet blasted underneath.
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| posted on February 7th, 2013 at 06:57 AM |
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any og paint under the old respray as would be shame to lose the orig blue ...oven cleaner 
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| posted on February 7th, 2013 at 07:07 AM |
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pictures?
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helbus
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| posted on February 7th, 2013 at 05:15 PM |
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pictures?
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I took pics on a borrowed phone, as mine is being repaired. I cannot get the pics to PC.
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| posted on February 7th, 2013 at 08:02 PM |
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Barn door if its got the big engine lid, pre march 55
Cheers, Mike
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| posted on February 7th, 2013 at 09:49 PM |
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no pics - it didn't happen
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| posted on February 8th, 2013 at 01:30 PM |
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Ricks bus
This was Ricks old bus, he got it from SA is a real nice one
Has a pipe and pipe holder on the dash
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| posted on February 8th, 2013 at 05:21 PM |
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NOOICE 
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helbus
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| posted on February 8th, 2013 at 07:02 PM |
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posted by okrasa power
This was Ricks old bus, he got it from SA is a real nice one
Has a pipe and pipe holder on the dash
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That's the bus. That is the one.
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| posted on February 9th, 2013 at 06:21 AM |
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i know the bus well, its a 54, i cant believe ricks sold it, lovely old darl
volkaholics.net come check us out
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| posted on February 9th, 2013 at 06:29 AM |
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volkaholics.net come check us out
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helbus
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| posted on February 12th, 2013 at 07:35 PM |
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Why would Rick sell it? I suppose money talks
I wonder if the new owner is interested in fitting a Turbo Suby engine?
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helbus
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| posted on February 22nd, 2013 at 06:12 PM |
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The new owner wants a genuine resto with all the right bits. I spent the day today pulling the bus apart. A lot of it is pretty good. Not much rust,
and all complete.
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| posted on February 23rd, 2013 at 04:18 PM |
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Love the saf windows in the front.. nom nom nom
just because its a kit car... doesnt mean its not a vw!
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helbus
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| posted on February 23rd, 2013 at 05:05 PM |
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Factory safaris too.
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| posted on March 7th, 2013 at 08:31 PM |
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This bus is originally a dark dirty grey/blue colour. Anyone know what the original colour for a '54 bus in this colour would be called?
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| posted on March 8th, 2013 at 07:10 AM |
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This is= from
http://oacdp.org//5867part.html#fc
UP TO FEB 1953 L26 medium grey and L21 pearl grey
from March 1953 L28 grey .
you could also look at
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/colorstype2.php
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| posted on March 8th, 2013 at 06:38 PM |
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Looks like it might be Dove Blue.
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| posted on March 8th, 2013 at 08:49 PM |
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Anyone got any info or pics of the Country Buggy?
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
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| posted on March 8th, 2013 at 09:01 PM |
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Look like it might be my original old girl -KO149 which I moved onto to Rick some years ago when I found my current CB
Its another very original and rust free CB.
countrybuggybill
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| posted on March 8th, 2013 at 09:30 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by okrasa power
This was Ricks old bus, he got it from SA is a real nice one
Has a pipe and pipe holder on the dash
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speaking of the devil, was that Rick's samba broken down on the Calder yesterday? the green and white samba is his yeah?
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