For those among us who have piloted, currently pilot, or seriously would like to consider piloting a Volkswagen bus/combi/etc., here is your place to gather. I'll start things off with a little information about my beauty. I had a 1971 Volkswagen Bus Deluxe (with the nice trim) with a 1600cc engine. This was the last year VW put that engine in their bus line before beefing it up. She was a beautiful dark blue with a white top and have little to no body damage. I loved this bus dearly, but out of necessity I was forced to sell it by the Mrs. I shouldn't really put blame on her but it makes dealing with the situation a lot easier. The memories I have, although short lived, are forever ingrained within my mind. We are the people driving 55 on the highways, making sure nothing has fallen off and always, and I mean always, have extra belts, cables, oil - basically an auto parts store, on hand in case of emergency. There always is~ Have fun in this thread and post some pics if you'd like. Take care and keep safe on the road.


Oh yeah, if you don't have a fire extinguisher in your Bus, go buy one now!

[Pops]

I had one in Germany back in 1965. The 34 HP engine was not exactly zippy and the front shocks were broken, which meant that hitting bumps was a real experience in trying to control a bus that rode like a roller coaster.

Man that's awesome. The suspension on those buses were definitely made to accentuate the bumps in the road.

i miss my 63 split window (w/ the little back window and nipple turn signals). It had a rusted thru floorboard, the suspension was garbage, i needed a dip stick to measure how much fuel i had... but I loved the feeling leaning on the wheel looking out and cruising main street in HB. I MISS MY BUS.

when i expand my op one of the things on my "harvest present" list is a 60-67 deluxe microbus. gotta be a walkthru, and the body has to be in good shape.. the rest I will take care of unless I go nuts and spend $20g on a fully restored beauty. Bettee be a good harvest if i want to go that route haha! https://www.colomemotors.com/gallery/main.php

[Snagglepuss]

Had a mid 70's bus with 1800 engine,I put a set of used solex dual carbs .Which i was warned ,when installed used, have lots of problems.So driving down the road,the carbs are leaking gass all over the engine,"I didn't know this".I stop at a traffic light..A guy next to me jumps out of his car points and yells "FIRE!!" ...

Ahh shiiit,i jumped out ,opened the top hatch ,then the lower engine lid.And tried to put the fire out with a t-shirt.Then as if angels came from the sky ,a guy in a pickup truck .stops ,jumps out with a fire exstigusher,and puts it out.

That was lucky day,i repaired it and drove it home .And switched to a single weber 32 carb.

Another time in the same bus ,I was up north smoking a morning bowl on the way to a pool contruction job .And hit a deer on opening day hunting season,ran right out in the road,smashed the whole front in ,got up and kept running,i was pissed ,but repaired it with a ton of body work.

Its awesome to see people still into the veedubs,their great when their running .The only thing they, require is a good mechanic...lol

I wouldn't say a good mechanic, only a persistent one. Thank you for exemplifying my warning of fire danger. You were super lucky that deer didn't go through your bay window and play hoof face. I think you can guess how that turns out.

A well restored bus if not mint condition can go upwards of $60,000. Too high for me but to each their own. Any other crazy stories? I thought I had paint chips in weird designs on my bus for a while until I realized they were stickers of the Hawaiian islands. I'm a tard.

[foolish fool]

its been a dream of mine for a long time to have a bus. split windows are of course the coolest but but i'd be fine with a bay or even settle for a vanagon to do some camping in. I lurk the samba all the time, love it. The main reason i haven't bit the bullet and gotten myself in a bus is because I feel like it would be a cop magnet and everyone would approach your ride with weed on their mind, which I'd like to avoid, considering my numba 1 hobby, ya know?

i was browsing those and thought 'WTF why not post em?'

i would LOVE to have something like the red & black deluxe... that is one pimp ride

[simple green]

Glad theres a VW bus thread!

the samba and ebay have busses for sale if you got the coin

[theHIGHlander]

i dream of having a bus one day...the money thay go for nowadays is scary....
suppose i will have to settle for my mk2 golf/rabbit gti i drive at the moment..it lower to the ground than a snakes asshole.....thats how the dub scean is over hear....

but i shall be adding a subaru to the list in the near future....big turbos and the sound of the thundering flat 4 wooohooooo ...cant wait to get behind the wheel of a subaru again..