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An avatar is an image, which is displayed next to your forum user name, every time you post on the SSVC forum.

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Sticky The Mag wants to know about your rides too!

Last post by Sally « Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:45 pm
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by Chris » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:52 pm
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For those who like to show off :lol: why not send a bit of a write-up and a few digital pics to magazine@ssvc.org.uk - we want to know all these...
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Last post by Sally
Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:45 pm
67 Velvet Green

Last post by Vwstu « Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:56 pm
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by Crooky » Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:46 pm
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So here she is my 67 Velvet Green and Pearl White OG project. I'm new to this but today I cut my first cab floor :D
My plan is to do this all...
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Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:56 pm
My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "

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Hi everyone
My first time on here as a member is the SSVC
I will start by saying what a great site and club this is I have been watching in the back...
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Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:25 am
1965 Velvet Green Italian

Last post by Rob E « Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:19 pm
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by Rob E » Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:18 am
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Here's our new bus

1965 11 window, with only 39,000 miles on the clock!
All original paint.

Was found in Italy by a member of the SSVC in 1999...
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Last post by Rob E
Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:19 pm
1967 RHD Walk-thru Devon

Last post by Devon Heaven « Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:35 pm
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by Devon Heaven » Sun Jan 18, 2015 10:56 pm
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Hello there fellow SSVC fans

Been looking for a few years and finally found Lucy - previously owned by Retro Andy who some may recall.

Lucy is in...
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Last post by Devon Heaven
Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:35 pm
1967 blue and white splitscreen project

Last post by Toms59splitty « Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:05 pm
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by Toms59splitty » Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:33 am
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Hi all its my second camper my first one was a 1959 but was way to rotten for me to rebuild so I sold it and now brought this 67 what is abit more...
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Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:05 pm
Johnson Bros Double door panel.

Last post by rikkisk « Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:37 am
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by rikkisk » Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:37 pm
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Been humming and harring about doing a thread on my new project for a little while and have decided to do one as it gives me an opportunity to ask a...
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Last post by rikkisk
Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:37 am
ICE Breaker - converting a 1967 split to electric drive

Last post by Kevin Sharpe « Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:16 pm
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by Kevin Sharpe » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:29 pm
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Introduction to the 1967 VW Microbus that we are converting to electric drive 8)
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Last post by Kevin Sharpe
Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:16 pm
My '60 23 Window Deluxe

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Just thought I'd share some pics with you of my new project that has arrived into the UK this weekend.

Will start the resto after the...
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Last post by Bathtub57
Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:56 pm
1961 Project so23

Last post by pokey « Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:30 pm
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by pokey » Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:15 am
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Heres my latest project i recently bought, second split although the first project never took off as the van was too much off a mess, Bought it a few...
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Last post by pokey
Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:30 pm
1967 panel becomes 11 window camper with Dormobile roof

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by EeVeeWee » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:04 pm
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At October 3th 2015 I bought a Finnish T1 panel in north Germany and at October 10th I started the project in the Netherlands, were I live.
Without...
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Last post by EeVeeWee
Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:52 pm
52 Samba

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by lowdown dirty rat » Fri May 23, 2008 8:04 pm
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Right, I think I’ve just about recovered enough to introduce you all to my new X-treme project. But first of all I’ll explain the nightmare I went...
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Last post by Hangy
Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:37 pm
57 Project

Last post by Pie « Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:10 pm
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by Pie » Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:36 pm
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Finally got around to starting me van.
It was acid dipped and then E-coated at that place in Dudley, when they would do vans, its in amazingly good...
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Last post by Pie
Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:10 pm
First time project 66 Oregon

Last post by jasonjleach « Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:46 pm
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by jasonjleach » Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:05 am
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Hello there! Today's the day the strip down starts on my 66. I've been looking to get something since dubfreeze 15, watching the samba, eBay etc as...
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Last post by jasonjleach
Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:46 pm
1958 DD Walkthrough Panel RESTO - MOT PASSED + REGISTERED

Last post by spit nolan « Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:19 pm
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by pinheaduk » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:27 am
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after ages of searching after selling my early bay i came across this

a 1958 double door WALKTHROUGH panel van, still in orginal paint, which has...
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Last post by spit nolan
Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:19 pm
1963 RHD Samba - update 2/6/12

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:05 am
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by flip » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:52 pm
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Well here goes... sorry in advance for the long post!!

After selling my Karmann ghia in 2005 and spending 6 months without a vw, I started looking...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Sat Sep 09, 2017 8:05 am
1960 OG Paint Mango 11 Window...

Last post by Karl_F « Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:56 pm
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by Karl_F » Tue May 27, 2014 9:29 pm
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Ok so it’s someone else's project, but it was within 95% of what I wanted, I can still stamp my mark on it & would have cost me nearly the same to...
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Last post by Karl_F
Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:56 pm
New garage/workshop project for the Zombi Kombi!

Last post by paul_f « Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:41 pm
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My pride and joy! A very battered looking untouched Australian Kombi. Been into VW's since I was a teenager, but this is my first Split, and my first...
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Last post by paul_f
Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:41 pm
The Discovery of the 'Electronic Equipment' 58' Panel Van...

Last post by VwVanDude « Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:02 pm
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by VwVanDude » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:38 pm
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Anyone remember this at Vanfest 2006?

Lurking underneath this battered rusty turquois painted old Panelvan waiting to be discovered was The...
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Last post by VwVanDude
Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:02 pm
63 RHD Devon Caravette

Last post by monkey knuts « Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:41 pm
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The journey begins....

Ok; so this was shortly after I bought 103 JUY in... 1991 I think.
I bought her from the son of the original owner,...
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Last post by monkey knuts
Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:41 pm
Single Garage Resto...

Last post by oilyragg « Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:36 pm
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by oilyragg » Sat Aug 20, 2016 9:41 pm
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I've been meaning to do a build thread for ages so here goes!
I'm not new to restoration but its the first time i'm doing it in my single garage and...
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Last post by oilyragg
Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:36 pm
Rusty, our 1962 11 window bus, resto now in year two……er, three...

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Hi everyone, I'm very, very new to all this but Mary (the wife) has been wanting a camper for a while now.

I think she wanted one that went but I...
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Last post by type21f
Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:50 am
Yippee...Finally Started 13 Window Restoration

Last post by vwdave « Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:13 am
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Hi all, I've finally started on the restoration of Dave our 13 window deluxe. It's a late August 63 (17th Aug) bus, so I think it's on of the first...
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Last post by vwdave
Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:13 am
15 window brazilian now 23 windows & porsche 911 powered

Last post by type21f « Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:46 pm
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by 963pjh » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:05 pm
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i bought this 15 window in a sorry state it had been got at & welded up very badly so i commenced a a full resto & built a bus how i wanted it. im...
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Last post by type21f
Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:46 pm
TENT MADDNESS Picnics and Trophies

Last post by ollieb7 « Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:27 pm
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Well I’ve been cruising around this forum for a while now and thrown the odd comment in but as yet I’ve never really introduced myself nor told you...
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Last post by ollieb7
Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:27 pm
RHD 1954 Samba

Last post by kilgore « Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:16 am
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Well here we go again. Couple of weeks a go Dai had a momentary lapse of concentration and decided to sell his bus. In a very panicked 12 hour period...
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Last post by kilgore
Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:16 am
1966 SO42 (Slow) Project

Last post by SC_Jim « Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:46 pm
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by SC_Jim » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:29 pm
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Thought I should start a thread to chart the slow progress of the 1966 SO42 I recently purchased.

Having been VW-less since a Splitty single cab in...
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Last post by SC_Jim
Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:46 pm
1961 23 window bus pic after restoration

Last post by piran « Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:41 pm
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by piran » Sat Aug 05, 2017 5:02 pm

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Last post by piran
Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:41 pm
Just gone air-cooled

Last post by slippy8v « Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:05 pm
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by slippy8v » Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:31 pm
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Firstly hello to all you guys and girls, I have just bought my first ever air-cooled VW so now doubt will be regular visitor to the site, I come from...
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Last post by slippy8v
Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:05 pm
Quantus Bus

Last post by W-W « Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:57 am
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by W-W » Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:42 pm
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Well here we are again with a new bus.
Bought from a chap who had it in storage for the last 10 years.

Thanks to Dougie we now have a little history...
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Last post by W-W
Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:57 am
First bus project 62 11 Window

Last post by PIPKIN « Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:45 am
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Here we go have been plucking up the courage to dive into the project.

Just been sitting and looking for a couple of weeks figuring out where to...
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Last post by PIPKIN
Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:45 am
1966 21 Window Shamba...

Last post by MrMargaretScratcher « Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:09 am
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by MrMargaretScratcher » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:30 pm

I've had his little guy tucked away (or not) since I imported it about 10 years ago, back when the dollar was worth about 50p. It cost me $6000 and...

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Last post by MrMargaretScratcher
Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:09 am
my 1776cc build

Last post by caveman « Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:38 am
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by caveman » Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:41 pm
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Soo before i start ive had rather a spate of bad luck with engines in the past 2 years. Il post a link to the previous engine builds asap but suffice...
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Last post by caveman
Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:38 am
61 RHD devon

Last post by BlastingDiePast « Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:47 pm
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Early RHD Devon Splitscreen.

In for everything we can do, she needs major chassis work, full front and side plus some roof work.

Fits in nicely
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:47 pm
Paulus the pickup...

Last post by oilyragg « Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:44 pm
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by BlastingDiePast » Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:43 pm
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Well another one is here, fresh and ready for blasting, cutting and welding.
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Last post by oilyragg
Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:44 pm
1956 RHD Wolfsburg Kombi Resto. AKA 'Bucket'

Last post by OxonPhil « Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:41 pm
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Well I guess I should start at the beginning.

I've always enjoyed tinkering with cars, but modern cars are too complicated for the home mechanic....
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Last post by OxonPhil
Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:41 pm
1965 RHD Devon style interior resto

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by jaysk » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:33 am
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Had a post in the Devon interiors forum but this has turned into a project so will be adding the details here.

I have owned my RHD split for 5...
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Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:47 pm
My '67 Split Bus Resto Thread in the Philippines

Last post by dongkg « Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:30 am
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Hello.

I have been into vws for many years now. Though I have been at thesamba for a couple of years, this is the very first time I have join this...
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Last post by dongkg
Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:30 am
1963 SO34 Westy

Last post by monkey knuts « Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:22 pm
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by 65DEVY » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:37 am

This bus came to NZ about 10 years ago after spending most of it's life in a museum at a large VW salvage yard in Oklahoma. It's got just 29,000...

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Last post by monkey knuts
Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:22 pm
UK 54

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by tango54 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:33 pm
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I have been reading through the threads here recently and I have been amazed at the work I have seen.

I have got some other projects mostly cleared...
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Last post by karl040
Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:24 am
Sherry: Ship of Theseus: The Inexorable Paradox

Last post by type21f « Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:42 pm
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So how did we get to have this bus...?
It all started when we were on holiday in Norfolk/ Suffolk/ East Anglia... Around Cromer/ Sherringham
We were...
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Last post by type21f
Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:42 pm
1960 RHD Double Cab

Last post by monkey knuts « Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:08 pm
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by Jon Petts » Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:14 pm
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Well after ending up with a little cash left over after my 65 Standard Microbus was written off and then repaired by Matt Smith, I decided to buy...
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Last post by monkey knuts
Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:08 pm
Texas Pete 63 platina monster double door slam van!

Last post by Vwstu « Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:53 am
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by BlastingDiePast » Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:43 pm
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Texas Pete is a 1963 double door panel van from umm Texas (get it :drunken: :lol: :blackeye: ) anyway this amazing bus was once in or near a big...
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Last post by Vwstu
Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:53 am
My 56 kombi journey

Last post by Rick p « Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:44 pm
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by Rick p » Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:48 pm
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Hi,

Here are some pic's of my 56 kombi resto. Don't get much time on here so I thought I would gather some pic's and post when I can. Will try and...
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Last post by Rick p
Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:44 pm
Mabbo's 1960 11 window full restoration

Last post by mabbo « Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:38 pm
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by mabbo » Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:54 pm
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I have wanted a Split Screen for years and never been able to afford one, but me and the wife have just bought our first van from Barry at...
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Last post by mabbo
Fri Jul 14, 2017 9:38 pm
shaneesprit bus

Last post by shaneesprit « Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:24 am
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by shaneesprit » Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:23 pm
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just thought i would upload a few progress photos - now that it has some painted parts :)
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Last post by shaneesprit
Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:24 am
help NOT NEEDED NOW IVE STARTED AT LAST

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i think i need a big kick up the fooking arse
under here we have a 1962 rhd doubledoor 23 window samba the prob is i just havent got the get up and...
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Last post by bigmick1
Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:27 pm
"Peebles" 1964 Devon Caravette

Last post by type21f « Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:56 am
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I saw a thread in the Devon Forum saying that there was a Devon in the For Sale section.

Thanks Jonnolly!
I read the advert (and looked at the...
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Last post by type21f
Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:56 am
My first splitty (Fleetline)

Last post by Harry UK « Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:15 pm
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by Harry UK » Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:36 pm

Hello all

Got my bus last spring but hadn't done much with it until a few weeks ago, therefore the most exciting picture is from the night it was...

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Last post by Harry UK
Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:15 pm
Revenge of the monkeybus - Muddling through.

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Well it's something that I knew was going to need to happen at some point and after 9 years of ownership, the time is nigh.

My dear old bus is...
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Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:42 am

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