I did it again, 71 double cab

Drusky · Post by **Drusky** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:58 am

Sheesh, where is fig? It's been 15 minutes already :/ One would swear he doesn't spend is life on the internet.

Post by **fig** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:22 pm

Drusky wrote:You know fig... You're going to have to post more photo's of this DC... I mean I need you to... wait... As a fellow aficionado, it's you duty to...

Ag please fig just take some photies of the inside, floor, dash. I'd also love to see more photies of the everything else Also I don't like those tyres with the little white stripe so you'll have to change them before you sell the dc to me.

I just saw this now ... I'll take more pics when I get a chance; maybe next weekend. I don't like the low profile tyres either, but changing them is not a priority right now.

Farhaad · Post by **Farhaad** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:00 pm

awesome bus fig. just out of curiosity and i must just ask, did these d/c busses only come in that powder blue colour

coz my neigbour had four and all of them were that colour

Post by **fig** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:23 am

Farhaad wrote:awesome bus fig. just out of curiosity and i must just ask, did these d/c busses only come in that powder blue colour coz my neigbour had four and all of them were that colour

I think VWSA called it Horizon Blue, and it was a very popular VWSA colour on all models from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Post by **fig** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:42 pm

Some more pics as requested:

karmakoma · Post by **karmakoma** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:06 pm

That really is a special bus, looks brand new !

sean · Post by **sean** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:51 pm

Are the wooden strips in the load bay original

I have never seen them on a VW pick-up before.

karmakoma · Post by **karmakoma** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:08 pm

Re: I did it again, 71 double cab

Postby fig » Mon May 23, 2011 10:37 am

jolas wrote::hangloose: Simply stunning Christian, congrats man, I love it - cool story behind it too
And the interior, also in the same condition ?

Thanks Paul. Yes, the interior is also almost perfect, even has the rear rubber floor mat, a thing I've never seen. The only blemish seems to be a small hole in the driver's seat caused by a broken spring. This bus also has its original load bed slats, which I've never seen on a SA pick-up.

I'll take more pics when I get a chance.
fig

Pay attention

sean · Post by **sean** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:32 pm

Oops. It was a while back since a read the earlier posts.

Post by **fig** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:22 am

Hi Sean

All German pick-ups had wood slats to protect the load bed. I had never before seen wood slats on a SA ACVW pick-up, and I'd always wondered if SA pick-ups had them fitted. Thanks to finding this bus, now I know ...

The wood slat mounting holes are there on all pick-up load beds. Once the wood slats are removed it leaves lots of little holes for water and sheep piss, etc, to flow down below the bed and rust the underside of the bakkie out. Daisy, my 67 DC, is very rusty underneath because of this.

GavinHuart · Post by **GavinHuart** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:02 am

Truly a beautiful DC! Love absolutely everything about it

. Unto those who've got I guess ...

Drusky · Post by **Drusky** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:35 pm

I've never seen fig's collection but I'm sure this bus would be my favourite!

Doekle · Post by **Doekle** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:17 pm

very neat!

Wyntand5900 · Post by **Wyntand5900** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:01 pm

Nice

TurkishZa · Post by **TurkishZa** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:10 pm

Woah! I love the double cabs, and no matter what you paid, it was worth it. I have been trying to find a good one for a while now. The search continues although I am waiting to find out about one in the KZN area. It will be nothing like the condition of yours though mate.