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mike
this is the last of 4 produced to groom ski hills on vancouver island . It was a 58 kombi with an original 36hp .Changed to a 34hp nissan diesel in the 80s.Its completely hydaulic with three pumps and a pto .Im using it as a skidder to clear my property. Sure is fun to work now.
 2003-07-29
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11/05/03 mike Hi this is Mike the owner. I've decided to sell this vehicle. E-mail me for more info.
08/02/03 peach Mental - dont scrap it or change it!!!

Mail me if you ever want to sell it !!!
08/01/03 ED That thing is bitchin!! I love the snorkel and the exhaust coming out of the back. Ever take it through water?
08/01/03 Rikki James Wicked!!
07/31/03 Mike I'd rather see it like this then lowered. At least it has a purpose. Reminds me of a Unimog with tracks.
07/29/03 Derek are you still on the island?, i live on VI was that for MT.washington
07/29/03 josh brothers no offence to you dude but that thing should be in the hall of shame in my opinion. im sure it was created for a good cause but, its just not right in my personal opinion. its not a bus any more. but still take care of it cause if its only 1 out of 4 built then its worth ceeping in good condition.

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Pictures you don't normally see Pictures you don't normally see Pictures you don't normally see
David Mayes
Working on the v80
I replaced the electrical control cable on my Ruthmann v80 this past weekend. In the process I had to seperate the ruthmann from the truck. What fun. follow the link for the whole story.
 2003-07-21
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Little Miss Loosie's first vehicle Little Miss Loosie's first vehicle
Paul C. Henderson
58 Van, before paint - Little Miss Loosie's soc. sec. number scratched inside.
 2003-06-27
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barn cut barn cut
david fischer
old barn in it's jus, recently found. engine 2 cylinder from a BMW.. (motorbike may be..)
 2003-06-23
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06/27/03 Peter Weinzettl I think the engine was from a BMW Isetta. Two seater micro car, where the only door opens upfront with the steering wheel.
06/26/03 adam too cool,do you have any more pics?

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Dawn
PLF VW
Yes the moral of the story is.......... 18 wheelers and small vw buses do not mix. At approximately 5am this morning we found that fact out for ourselves. So here is how it starts, the whole weekend went well, good, and even great, the usuall suspects and great vw's. The only problem all weekend was Richards Clutch on the container van that we thought was fixed after the christmas tree island repair session, but it as not. We planned to hit the beach on monday so on sunday night we spent the night at our friend gregs house. Then on monday we hung out with another friend and checked out some very awsome vw buses again. But getting later into the afternoon we knew we had get going to get home in time to get Richard on his plane to germany. So off we went. All was fine untill later that evening when Richards clutch went out. No problem I made sure I had a tow and my tow hitch, and extra wire for lights, we hooked up in Indio and we were ready to go after a little adjustment to the front end alignment. I started the night with our friend as a co piolet and talia robert and richard all camping in the back. After I got tired we switched drives to richard and then to our friend and back a forth a bit thru the evenening with plenty of time to get home. Then all I know is that I am woken up in the back bed of the high roof while sliding on its side hoping that we would just not flip over? We didnt and I was very glad for that. I was on top of talia attempting to wake here up and find robert. I heard out friend say he had robert and he was ok and safe so I had to figure out how to get out. Soon I heard our friend and richard outside and heard richard say the bus was on fire and we had to go out thru the front. If any of you know how full the bus was it was a little harder than that. All I could see was a small gap where the light and smoke and soon fire was and feel talia under me. I attempted to wake her up and get off of her in the confined space I was in and I had no idea where in the bus I was. Finally talia came too and sat up, I told here we needed to get out of the bus thru the front somehow but I could not move anything around me and about this time I was getting scared and all because the fire was right there and the flames were filling up the small gap I had to see out of, which ended up being the back window. Talia all of a suden sat up and like wonder woman pushed all the boxed off of us and scooted out thru a hole. I followed and soon found myself crawling out of the front window that was broken. I was able to make it 50 feet from the bus and layed down. Then I looked behind me and saw the large semi with another car stuck to its nose? I decieded to go down tward the back of my bus were I saw other people and at this time knew we were all out and safe. I found Robert and just held on untill the ambulance got there. He was perfect, no scratches or brueses or anything. I had a huge bump on my head and Talia had a small cut on here eyebrow that they hospital super glued back together. Richard and out friend made it out to with no need to go to the hospital. So what happened you ask again. Well at around 5 am this morning a very fast semi came up behind us and ran into the back of the container van, or should I say ran over it? It was as I mentioned before attatched to us because we were towing it. The semi pushed the container van into the back of the high roof sending its rear into the air and dislodging the two buses apart. The container van stayed attatched to the front of the semi as it ran into the gaurd rails and burst into flames. The high roof was sent onto its side when the container van was ripped right off of the rear. We slid for a bit and the engine caught on fire. Richard and friend were secured in the front seat and our friend got out and was able to kick out the original brake away glass from europe in the highroof making an escape route for Richard and all of us. They were also able to put out the fire so Talia and I were able to get away. Talia and I went to the emergency room and were distcharged in a timly manner after waiting a bit for her exray and my catscan. We all got back together at the hospital to go out and rent a rental car and pull the important stuff out of the high roof and make it back to Phoenix just in time to catch the plane to germany. I do mean just in time, our friends were calling us as the plane was boarding trying to hold his seat and had he been one minute later he would have been sitting here right next to me. We are all a bit shooken up and some of us have markes to show for it but we all got out in plenty of time and that is all that really maters. The truck driver has insurance and all should work out fine I hope. The container van is in about 4 pieces in a tow yard out near the CA AZ boarder and is nothing more that some of the top frame and a totally smasched in front nose, that if you can imagine is what did the rear damage to the high roof. The highroof is also out that way and later on this week I will attempt to retrieve both of them back here to Phoenix. All of richards tools, swap meet finds, nos parts, my new racks, most of my PLF t-shirts and our friends most personal belonging went up into flames in the container van. Were were able to find and salvage most everything in the high roof, only missing a few pieces so far like Talias glasses. I found my camera, rayban sunglasses, my litterature I had taken to show a few people and most of my more valued things I went looking for. Several things are still unacounted for and we have not really had a chance to view the totall loss, we just wanted to make it home. I will go look along the highway on my way back to see what else I can find, Richard found some of his nos parts just laying about, some good, most not. But none the less, the most important things were alllllll safe and sound.
 2003-06-18
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10/22/04 Bonez Brutal.
02/25/04 nick that hast to be the sadest thing i have ever seen.
11/22/03 Paul Sims geez.

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Tank Bus

 2003-06-15
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06/15/03 Thom Follow this link: http://vintagebus.com/cgi-bin/gallery-search.cgi?string=tank+bus
To see a pic of it @ Pomona for $2500

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Tank Bus

 2003-06-15
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Mini split Mini split Mini split Mini split Mini split
Alain Ritchie
check out the main site
Here you see mini splits, powered by anythign from an electric mototr to a 90cc petrol engine. Great fun, well worth the money
 2003-06-12
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05/08/08 GauravSingal Content and website are good http://www.uponnet.com
05/06/08 james hi, how much would it cost 2 buy 1 of these mini buses and is there a website that has these on.Thanks james
10/15/04 kyle how much was the custom flame paint job?
09/12/03 Martin Cross I ordered curtains for my VW bus from Dawn at sales@plfvw.com in early June 2003. The order was incorrect and she agreed to take the curtains back and correct the order. I have heard nothing from her despite my repeated emails and voice messages. I paid $275 for the curtains and feel ripped off. How do I get my money back??
08/04/03 barry whelan could you please tell me where i can find out about the vans and where to buy them thank you
07/07/03 jason turner can you please tell me where i can get one of those my email is vwjay@rock.com
06/12/03 Nick They look awesome. So detailed.

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OndraS
http://www.vwservis.cz
Commemorate those it something?
 2003-06-04
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OndraS
http://www.vwservis.cz
Commemorate those it something?
 2003-06-04
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adam
these are 2 different 36r dual carb kits,both aluminum cast,anyone know the names of manufacture or any other info?
 2003-06-02
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07/10/03 adam got some info on the smaller set,they are a "dietz" kit,american company,used oil baths on both sides and a funky choke cable setup
06/04/03 adam i went out yesterday to get a price to have these intakes reproduced"recasted"they gave me a quote of $2000 each for tooling then $20 each,does anybody know someone who could make the tooling?i've had alot of emails of poeple wanting to buy them,im not selling,so i was trying to see if i could get them reproed

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adam hughes
this is a pic of my 55 kombi,and a freinds 58 dlxe,both logo'd,both from the same small town,sweethome oregon,pretty cool that they both survived and kick it together at shows
 2003-06-01
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04/30/05 todd Nobody in 18 years of owning that 23 in the pic has ever doudted its logo authenticity .As for me ,it has never even crossed my mind weather my bus Ray (for Rays Repair) is truely who he says he is he just is "Ray".
06/15/03 Jules MAYBE???? Ray had a BIG family?? Carry the washers & mowers round midweek. Then put the seats back for some family fun at the weekend??
Builder i know puts the interior back in his wedge for summer climbing trips over 2 Europe. Rest of the year it a workhorse
06/14/03 ronnie There are lots of early logoed passenger buses up this way. I'm just a few minutes down the road from sweet home and from a guy who worked at one of the local dealerships in the late 50's told me it could be tough to get your choice of a new vw around here. The lot where my 57 deluxe was sold new was so small that they refused to take trades, and many cars where sold before they even arrived. The old building is still there and I really can't imagine it being used to sell cars out of. Could be these people where taking what they could get. For what it's worth the people who used to own my 57 deluxe also had a 58 deluxe that was a logo bus for their laundry.
06/06/03 Tony Adam, a dance school would probably not go out and buy a panel bus correct? So you proved Mike's point. I don't think he is dis-crediting you or your bus, just making an observation. What do you care if the owner of your bus bought it used then had it logo'd? It is still logo'd.
06/04/03 adam mike,there were plenty of deluxes and "MICROBUSES" logo'ed,in fact my favorite logo'd bus i know of is a 54 deluxe,that has logo from a dance school,it was from here in oregon
06/06/03 adam i bet mikey here is jealous,and he likes to ad his 2cents wherever he can,what does mike own?
06/04/03 Mike I bet most of the time, like with Lufthansa, they were for carrying people.
06/03/03 Jason I have a pretty good vintage VW literature collection and I have all kinds of period pictures of deluxe micro buses logoed out for businesses. Panels and Kombis weren't always the the model of choice for business owners. I have some neat photos of logoed deluxes used by Bosch, Lufthansa etc.
06/02/03 Mike I am not saying that they are not authentic, but I find it curious that a business person would walk onto a lot looking for a work vehicle and then end up taking home a sunroof deluxe, maybe there was a good salesman working that day.I',m sure that signwriters changed there style from 1958 to 1960, right. Like I said, I don't doubt the logos are authentic. I did do my homework on the basic models of buses I do know that YOUR bus is not a kombi.
06/02/03 Susan I saw both these buses recently at the Norhtwest Bug Run in Woodburn, Oregon. They were parked next to VW Al and his 71 Westy and tent. I thought they were very kewl!
06/02/03 adam the 55(mine is a micro)and was purchased by whites electronics new,if you do some homework you'll find that whites has been in business since 1950,and they stopped full scale production of geiger counters around 54,further proving its not a used vehichle,my buddys 58 might be but i kind of doubt it the logo is so 50s,im currently trying to further document these 2 more thoroughly,shouldnt be a huge hassle,the town of sweethome is very small,the town didnt start"booming" until 1940s
06/01/03 Mike That Kombi of yours looks more like a Microbus. Its funny that both of the passenger buses have logos like they were commercial buses. I wonder if the business owner(s) bought them used instead of new. If I was a business owner I would probably buy the more economical Kombi than a luxurious passenger based bus, especially if I was doing repairs to home appliances and delivering geiger counters.





 2003-05-06
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05/09/03 Brendan Yeah, I can just imagine that happening... All he has to do is decrapitate the whole Bus and then glue on a new roof. And for the cargo doors, I bet he can just duct tape the hinges down on the beltline where they belong. I bet he and a buddy can have it done in a couple hours, good as new, right?
05/09/03 Dan H The bus is a 62 from Sweden. I have the chassis number somewhere. It is also for sale. The owner says he will graft the top of a panel van on if he doesn't sell it this year. That's why I took the photo - to help him sell it and to stop him hacking it.
05/07/03 Mike Oh, don't forget Rex's "real" 58. Bahahahaha!!!!
05/07/03 Brendan Hmmm, flat wheel wells and outward vents, it must be a European '62 or early '63, one of the earliest Highroofs still alive???

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for sale for sale
david fischer
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for sale a double cab cover, not a copy, full NOS vw under blister best offer take's it
 2003-04-13
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T2 cartoon T2 cartoon
Nicolai Kiel
"The motorway exit is near, Heinz! I can see the church already!" The cartoon is taken from the german cars-magazine 'Auto-Bild'
 2003-04-11
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