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Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:14 pm
by brianj
Good work, looks super nice.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 4:13 am
by freddiebooysen
Sean. Well done looking very nice indeed
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:22 pm
by spicydave
Baie nice Sean
Looks pretty good after I first saw the bus
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:11 am
by retrovan
sean wrote: βTue Oct 02, 2018 8:47 pm
........... We can call it the Retrovan beam
. It really looked hiseous .............
...........
HEY !!!!!!
Must say it looks like
but definitely not
" hiseous "
Want to sell it.....???
No thanks
Herman
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:00 pm
by sean
The 68 has also been given some attention.
Outside was just a simple polish/wax. It was also missing its passenger side front bumper deluxe trim. A 1970 trim was there, but its a different style. I was very lucky to find a correct trim piece from a 68/69 model bus.
It received a new set of tyres and it sailed through roadworthy. It still has its original VW shock absorbers, suspension components. Not bad for a 50 year old bus.
It too also received a set of these lovely molded old style number plates.
The front mat was unfortunately missing and a home made rubber one had been made. I ordered a new mat and that covering over the front wheel arches and its transformed it inside back to its original former glory.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:07 pm
by freddiebooysen
Wow very nice Sean
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:11 pm
by Terry Phillips
Looks great in fact it looks like a 10 yr old Deluxe,nice job Sean.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:50 am
by V6 Capri
That is a very nice looking bus Sean!
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:22 pm
by acpaterson
Sean, very nice, very original, well done..
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:30 pm
by sean
And the final update with the Tan 71 deluxe.
It too received a good substantial clean and polish. It also needed a new set of tyres like the rest, but its suspension was somewhat wobbly. I had to replace the ball joints, tie rods, drag links, centre pin, shocks, the lot. It was actually quite finished, but its as good as new again.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:48 pm
by Terry Phillips
Nice and clean.Very unusual colour is there a name of the colour Sean.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:22 pm
by sean
Terry Phillips wrote: βSat Oct 20, 2018 7:48 pm
Nice and clean.Very unusual colour is there a name of the colour Sean.
Yes, itβs called Tan in the VW book and it was only offered in 1971.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:59 am
by freddiebooysen
Sean they do look very nice both of them.
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:10 pm
by fourier
I need some of the polish you're using
Amazing how you turn these buses around Sean. Good job!
Re: My new early bay Deluxe's
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:54 pm
by sean