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| BJ |
A SHOW OF HANDSIf you own a splittty (or two or three - lucky bugger!) can you post a reply to this so we can get a feel for how many peeps on here own one.Year, Colour, On the road - or resto, and what state/country. Cheers Jamie ------------------------------------- |
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| BJ |
I'll start us off:-
1965, Blue/White, 11 window, on the road (and off sometimes) |
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| splitfamily4tune8* |
is it possible to do a poll?.......
anyhoo.....57, 11 window, collecting all the bits at mo, unreg in Vic.....60 single cab, next cab off the rank, unreg in Vic |
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| BJ |
Probably could have but a bit late now, lol.....lets see what happens here! | ||
| 66split |
'66 11 window blue and white tin top camper, up, running and rego'd
'65 sea blue muffin top single cab ute, on a rottissery getting plenty of heat from the welder! dave. sunny wa, oz. |
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| Kinga |
"67 11 Window, I think the colour is Ivory, licenced and will be on the road soon. | ||
| VLKSWGN |
67, Green and rollin (I think itz a splitty) thatz what me mates say anyway! | ||
| SPLITIE |
67, velvet green/white, rego and running, but not during winters. | ||
| Philia |
1964 Green and White Not registered Unstarted resto | ||
| BJ |
Thanks to you all for posting, I know that there are more of you out there though 
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| Rawdyn |
Sorry - work has been making me ... well... work.
Mine is a 58 11 window. Big plans for her but it is all down to budget right now. Brad at busnbug is managing the resto project and stage one is well under way. Should be on the road very soon. Where are the pics folks? I want to see your buses. 
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| Kinga |
Hey Rawdyn,
Did you have any luck finding a brother or sister for your split? |
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| Rawdyn |
Nope. 3.5 hour drive out there and the guy was a rude prick so I wished him luck and departed. It was a '61 11 window.
I figure I could hunt 50 times and find one or two so this is just one of the 48 off the list I have done already 
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| Kinga |
Fair enough, happy hunting. | ||
| BJ |
What a waste off time you could have spent that on the one you've got 
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| Rawdyn |
Not really a waste. One can't expect every hunt to end in a positive result so you have to do a certain number of them and come up empty handed in order to one day find success. I figure it is just part of the cost of bagging one... eventually.
Besides me spending 7 hours on my bus.... I'd probably make it worse.
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| BJ |
Never a waste of time going to visit a split in a field or barn etc.....
Oh - The excitement!!! And if you don't go, you 'll never know (what is was like) |
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| d-train |
yes i have some, | ||
| d-train |
ok then,
67 panno, gloss black, nearly finished in nsw but comin to perth very soon.. an 67 dual cab, will b black an shiny as well, but a lot to go on it still an chasing parts if someone can help me.. |
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| sneak_e |
'62 11-window, matt black and white (painted by brush), on the road FAR too much
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| Kinga |
Nah, it's never too much. Whenever I see your bus hoonin' around Perth it gets me motivated about getting mine going. |
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| shaihulud |
The only 'splitty' that I've ever owned was a 1957 D Series, 4 ton Bedford truck which was called Bootle Bumtrincket after a boat in Gerald Durell's novel, My Family and Other Animals.
It had a split windscreen. That sort of qualifies. Doesn't it? |
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| BJ |
I can just picture it.... no VW badge on the front doesn't quite count, but sounds like it was well loved - having a name and all. Good on yer, nice try | ||
| Kinga |
I would surely think it had water sloshing around in it too and you know what a lot of peeps think of H2O. Nice try shaihulud just the same. Those Bedfords are great trucks though, my grandfather had one (i think it was a 60's model) that was set up like a gypsy camper in the back with jarrah floorboards. Quite frankly it was a rather ugly looking thing, but a hoot to drive in. It was previously owned by some Orange People so of course it was bright orange in colour. |
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| splitbus |
I better put mine in here then, 63 Micro Bus
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| samba |
hi dudes..
62 23, devon caravanette. been straight axled , narrowed and dropped spindles, with new box, engine and brakes about 500 k`s ago, (this pics from sneaky 05`).. all thats left to do is running the engine in and go surfin cheers kieran 
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| Brookie |
Beautiful- Think the last time we spoke was at DOVW 2004 if that is same bus
http://gillythevwbus.8k.com/ ----------------------------------------------------- |
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| samba |
hi brooke, is it rude of me to ask if you where driving a chop top beetle then? k | ||
| Brookie |
No this was the Kombi 
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| Roadcow |
Newby from Calif.
My 62 Kombi undergoing resto. 
1967 13 Window Delux, Sea Blau, Cumulis White awaiting what to do 
1967 Kombi walk through on Left and 1967 Calif. Roadrunner Pop Top on Right. 
1967 Calif. Road runner Pop Top OG paint with a dent on every panel! 
13 Window as I found it. 
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| 66split |
nice collection roadcow, dosnt look like you have many rust issues with those busses 
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| BJ |
Lovely!!!! That 13 window '67 looks straight as!
Do you do all the work on them yourself? |
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| Roadcow |
Thanks guys! I cheat and only buy the ones with little rust. Yes I do all of my own work, paint, body, engine, and interior. I just don't trust anyone else to do it and really can't afford to pay anyone else to do it. It can be very theraputic for me also. I love a challenge. It also gives me a good excuse to buy more tools!
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| Aaron.fabs |
65 turkis green and white. Redgoed but not on the road yet
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| Kombi Dad |
1963 SC, Turquoise, On the road - New South Wales. Placed second at VW Nationals Sydney 2005.
Currently off road to be fitted with IRS and Brazillian 1600 engine. |
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| warb |
that is one sweet SC, had a good look over at the german day a coupla years back.. get those gates out man!.
here is my bus 
and the next cab off the rank..(well now i have a shed) 
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| BJ |
Hey Warb nice buses.... what's the one just out of shot in the last pic (early pressed bumper?) | ||