1957 kombi

[fig]

I've done a complete inventory of all the parts I need to restore this bus. Here's the list, in order of priority:

All parts for a June 57 bus:

Taillights (Euro spec 55-58)
Centre brake light
Speedometer
Cargo door outside handle/lock
Raermost side cargo door (in original dove blue with pinstripe)
Middle seat
Front floor mat
Cargo floor mat
Headlights
Windscreens (with correct Armorfloat logos)
1x rear window catch
Complete front suspension & brakes
Complete transmission, drum to drum
5x correctly dated bus wheels

Nice to have:
Complete set of seats in original upholstery
Rear hatch (original paint dove blue with pinstripe)
Engine hatch (with centre brake light, original paint dove blue)
Rear valence (with hole for crank start)

And pretty much anything else that anyone may have for a mid-57 kombi.

This is what the taillights look like:

55-58eurobustaillights1.jpg

55-58eurobustaillights.jpg

[JohnHoffe]

Good luck with finding the spares young man!! You have a lot more guts than I do.

[Bad Ass Bob]

Fig do you have a pic of the window catch , i have different types, ?

[Bad Ass Bob]

I also have a front suspension from a 58, needs needle bearings, i also have rims and shitty tyres will post or mail pics if required !

[Bad Ass Bob]

oh yesthere are also cargo doors at Buggers place that i brought up for Merlin last year that he never took, get hold of Bugger and see what he did with them !!!

[fig]

Thanks BAB! I'm definitely interested in all of the above.

The main requirement is that all the parts need to be 55-58 at least, if not specifically 6/57. Parts like engines, speedos, rims, etc are all date stamped.

[fig]

So back to my dilemma:

Re my shopping list above, I already have all the needed parts, but they are attached to my May 57 kombi. Despite the resistance from here, I will cannibalise that bus if I don't find the main needed bits in the next few months.

I already have incorrect year parts to replace all the bits I want from the 5/57 kombi, so it's not as though I would be stripping it; just compromising its originality to build an even more "original" bus.

But in the meantime I'm giving it my best shot to find all the parts I need without taking from the 5/57 bus.

[Bad Ass Bob]

Fig, i will email pics of all parts so that you can see what is actually available !i also have various other bits and pieces, when ive got my camera out i will click away, and mail you !!

[Bad Ass Bob]

DO YOU HAVE AN E MAIL ADDY OR MUST I POST PICS ON THE FORUM ???????????????????

light switch
wiper switch
broken speedo
wiper motor various window catches

etc etc

[Bad Ass Bob]

Fig,

have sent you,
4 bus rims and tyres
2 window catches
4 seatclamps
1 fuse box
1 very second hand speedo
1 '' ' '' fuel gauge
1 air filter
1 front suspension
1 radio face plate

price ??????????


Brandon

PLEASE PHONE VERNON 0824550354 to collect stuff in Roodepoort !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bad Ass Bob]

#BUMP#

[CALTRIGGER]

I see Drop gates in that origional pic....Any Crew cabs lying around there???

[CALTRIGGER]

what would you sell one for...bus I mean?

[fig]

There were some DCs, but they were part of the big bus giveaway. See the thread in the Giveaways forum.

I already have a buyer lined up for the May 57 bus; it's a trade for another car.

In its current condition I'd say its local value is somewhere around R80k-R100k. In the UK it would fetch more than £10k.

[Dutch_Diver]

Over a year and no update Mr Fig!