Has your Bus seen better days?

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:19 am

Have Volkswagen restore it? I can't imagine what they would charge for a restoration.

I'm also not so confident on the quality that would come from them. Maybe I'm just way to cynical these days on how much VW cares about their "heritage".

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ruckman101 · Post by **ruckman101** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:41 am

Bertha loves every day.

Putting her to work today, running a load to goodwill, finally getting around to lugging her sister Betty Baja up to the mountain.

Bertha wears her dents and dings of life with a pride in patina.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:42 pm

Westy78 wrote:Have Volkswagen restore it? I can't imagine what they would charge for a restoration. I'm also not so confident on the quality that would come from them. Maybe I'm just way to cynical these days on how much VW cares about their "heritage".

I barfed a little when I read that Volkswagen has "always" took its heritage seriously. That's a damn lie.
Nonetheless, I am encouraged that they are using lead in the shop, not bondo.

They have access to the remaining oem parts for their wealthy patrons while we bottom-feeders who kept their heritage alive get EMPI crap.

I am not bitter I am not bitter I am not bitter.
Colin

Bleyseng · Post by **Bleyseng** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:03 pm

They just setup their classics shop like the one at the Porsche Museum and I am sure its big bucks for a resto. I wonder if they use AMC/Len Hoffman type 4 heads?

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:35 pm

Man that would be cool as hell...too bad it's not like the old days when they were churning them out.
I can't imagine the cost. Ironic that it's the same car going home again but for a ton more $$$$.
That would probably make the car very valuable and out of our price range.
Neal is right, they should wear their scars with pride. 40 years on the road creates character.
I don't like home renovations either when all the vintage stuff gets drywall etc.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:08 pm

hambone wrote:40 years on the road creates character.
I don't like home renovations either when all the vintage stuff gets drywall etc.

Then when you renovate and re-uncover the tin ceilings and restore the wood floors, and expose hidden arches . . . then you're doing my kind of renovate. Beauty AND character.

1878

1978

Bleyseng · Post by **Bleyseng** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:30 am

Yes, I like to restore houses besides old VW's. This is the 1940's house in Suriname and what I have done in the last year.

The old kitchen

The new kitchen

The back

The new back

Still a long way to go....

Post by **Amskeptic** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:39 pm

Bleyseng wrote:Yes, I like to restore houses besides old VW's.
The new back
Still a long way to go....

Is that a new pitch into the side of the house, or is there a space?
Colin

Bleyseng · Post by **Bleyseng** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:43 pm

No, there is a big space between the house and the carport roof, maybe 10 feet. Why? so the damn drug addicts/thieves won't jump across to climb into the second floor. The first floor windows all have "thief iron" and wooden shutters to keep em out.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:11 pm

Bleyseng wrote:No, there is a big space between the house and the carport roof, maybe 10 feet. Why? so the damn drug addicts/thieves won't jump across to climb into the second floor. The first floor windows all have "thief iron" and wooden shutters to keep em out.

Well . . . that answers my drainage question, I guess.
Colin

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