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Anybody ever own a VW bus ?

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Old 03-17-2019, 12:00 PM
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Anybody ever own a VW bus ?

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Fillmore's Organic Fuel NEEEEEEDS to be listed as a sponsor!!! (CARS movie reference). Totally amazing!
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Fillmore's Organic Fuel NEEEEEEDS to be listed as a sponsor!!! (CARS movie reference). Totally amazing!

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Nothing that fast ! My first van , when I was 17 , I had a 63 VW bus that I bought from a junk yard in when I lived in Stuttgart ,Germany. In 2000 I finally found a VW Panel van. After a 2 year restoration this is my '65 Panel
I only put 1800 miles on it since 2002
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Wow. Brings back memories. My parents bought a new 68 VW Bug, then later added a new 72 VW camper van. I learned to drive in those 2 cars in 1975 ! Took my DL test in the Bug.
The 68 Bug was handed down to me in 1976 when my brother moved to Hawaii.
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Originally Posted by 2manyvans
Nothing that fast ! My first van , when I was 17 , I had a 63 VW bus that I bought from a junk yard in when I lived in Stuttgart ,Germany. In 2000 I finally found a VW Panel van. After a 2 year restoration this is my '65 Panel
I only put 1800 miles on it since 2002
Awesome John, I didn't even know VW made a Panel, That is sweet. Closest to a VW I ever came was driving my Aun't's Beetle back in late 60's.
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I put a Corvair engine in a 57 Bug with the later tunnel case trans. The guy who owned it made up carb fuel lines out of copper which finally broke and the car burned to the ground.
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I put a Corvair engine in a 57 Bug with the later tunnel case trans. The guy who owned it made up carb fuel lines out of copper which finally broke and the car burned to the ground.
Well, that's certainly not a happy ending.. Bummer.

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Well, that's certainly not a happy ending.. Bummer.
Yeah put some work into it. Fun car to drive.
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That makes it worse yet.
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