Early bay window bus, Rawsonville

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Early bay window bus, Rawsonville

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So there I was, slaving away on a glorius Saturday morning last weekend, in the Rawsonville winelands, transporting 13 female passengers ( 8) ), (in my very faithful water-cooled Japanese bus :twisted:) from wine farm to wine farm. I came across this beauty at one of the farms.

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We continued to "bump" into one another at different farms, no joy at finding the owner

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Finally, towards the end of the day, I discovered it was a fellow ACVWSA forum member, Peecee :hangloose:

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Stunning bus dude - well done - and nice to meet you and your crew :hangloose:

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Thanks for the pics Paul.

Fabulous bus Peecee! :hangloose:
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That's an awesome lookin' bus :hangloose:
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Hey that's a nice looking bus right there :hangloose:
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Hey!!!!! That bus was restored by "Grand Slam Aircooled Services".... go figure that you would not recognise it Jolas, it was in the shop for a Looooong time :D

Next time you meet up with Paul, the owner, ask him if he has bought a brewery yet :twisted:
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Thanks for sharing. I really like EBs a lot. Now my question.

Are those wheels (steelies with big domes) correct?

I like the way they look compared to the flat coverson my bus. Is there any reason why it would be unwise to fit what look like beetle wheels to a bus? I am guessing the steelies might have some kind of weight rating although that seems unlikely.
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Sunshine VW wrote:Hey!!!!! That bus was restored by "Grand Slam Aircooled Services".... go figure that you would not recognise it Jolas, it was in the shop for a Looooong time :D

Next time you meet up with Paul, the owner, ask him if he has bought a brewery yet :twisted:

I think both the grumpy owner of Grandslam Auto and the cool bus are both strong candidates for brewery ownership :lol:

(why do i get the feeling I know you Sunshinevw or "Izzy" ? - welcome to the forum anyway :twisted: )

@ Drusky, those hubcaps are correct for the early bays - I think the change-over was when disc brakes were introduced ?
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Yes, those 14in wide five wheels with Beetle hubcaps are stock on 68-70 earlybays. They are not Beetle rims, but there's be nothing stopping you from fitting Beetle rims if you wanted 15in wheels, but Beetle rims are narrower than 14in earlybay rims.
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Thanks very much for taking a moment to answer my question guys. Much appreciated.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Everyone knows a little sunshine in their lives 8) 8)

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The owner will have to wait a long time to buy a brewery, since the grumpy guy cleaned out his wallet! !!
Jolas, great pic's man, would love copies for the album.
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Re: Early bay window bus, Rawsonville

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Cool thanks man, I can email or you can download from here ( the ACVWSA gallery )- poor quality though, used my cell phone ...
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