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4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:57 am
by fig
Some volks may remember a few years ago I gave away 4 of the scrap split buses that had been standing in Stanford for years. I had bought a 57 kombi from the guy and didn't know the deal included the other four buses. There were two split double cabs and two kombis, IIRC.

Does anyone know where they are now? Have any of them been restored? Have they kept other buses alive? Are they still waiting for restoration?

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:04 pm
by buggyfan
JohanB ended up with the brown one that Bugoff was supposed to go and fetch when you fetched your 57 .Its stilla work in progress. Muderick(iirc)/Henry at Berg Motors had one of the Doublecabs Wip. Goblin ended up with the accident damaged Kombi

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:33 pm
by jolas
and the laundry bus which I don't think was a part of your initial deal (?) remained there for a while - until Sean (foofunk) took it on - and it's proving to be a very cool project 8)

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 743&type=1

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 3:07 pm
by buggyfan
@Jolas ,wasn't your green singlecab also out of that yard ?? ,but not part of the Free busses deal.

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:02 pm
by fig
buggyfan wrote:@Jolas ,wasn't your green singlecab also out of that yard ?? ,but not part of the Free busses deal.
There was a German SC, but not the same as Paul's Fleetline SC.

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:44 pm
by Tony Z
@johanb

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:24 pm
by jolas
I remember seeing the SC cab a few years ago, the dove blue one that was parked inside the shed - was in Cape Town at Volksie World I think - I recall it had damaged dropgates - but other than that - a lekker project - must search for a pic

Who took the "hearse" bus ?

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:08 pm
by buggyfan
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 2&start=15 . Here's the pics of the Stanford busses before getting collected from the yard

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:55 am
by fig
jolas wrote:I remember seeing the SC cab a few years ago, the dove blue one that was parked inside the shed - was in Cape Town at Volksie World I think - I recall it had damaged dropgates - but other than that - a lekker project - must search for a pic

Who took the "hearse" bus ?
There were actually 2 single cabs, the original paint, patina dove blue 58 you're referring to, as well as a later SC the similar green to your former plaas bakkie.

No one took the hearse bus; it was probably sold for scrap metal. I took a pic of it rusting into the ground with its roof rusted right through and blown half off by the wind. It was once a 57 palm green/sand green microbus. :(

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:46 am
by buggyfan
2nd pic on pg21 of the Saddest most wrecked thread. . http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... &start=300

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:38 am
by Muderick
Hi Fig

Here is the 65 Crew Cabs I got from you from the Stanford 4, on Easter Sunday, 11 April 2009.

Before and after pics...

PS: if anyone can help,the DC needs interior door handles and mechs...?

Thanks
Muds

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:49 am
by Muderick
after pics... almost done.

PS: the bus still needs interior door handles and mechs... can anybody please help?

Muds


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Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:34 pm
by Muderick
pics uploaded now, BUMP

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:00 pm
by acpaterson
Yoh!.. Muds.. You Gangster you...

Re: 4 free split buses; where are they now?

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:07 pm
by Cyndi Kritzinger
WOW!
IF ANYONE ELSE HAS SPLIT WINDOWS AVAILABLE FOR FREE, PLEASE GIVE CYNDI AND I A SHOUT.

MARK and Cyndi