[tcb] Re: College Station Buses

Hdy Mike, I've had FOUR VWs with the original motors!  'Course it was in the 
60s & 70s and I bought 'em new from the dealers...Do I wish I'd kept them?  YES!

--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 11:50 AM
> It seems it would be unlikely that
> many vw's have the original blocks wouldn't it.  I
> don't think I've had a vw with an original motor in it.
> 
> 
> 
> sammie smith wrote:
> > Well, yes and no.  Yes, they don't match the
> VIN.  However, the motor # does correlate to the build
> date of the vehicle, i.e., a VW built on December 4, 1959
> with the original motor should have a motor # that shows a
> build date of sometime just prior to Dec 4, 1959.  And,
> I am not sure, but I think if you get the original birth
> certificate from VW on your VW it includes the original
> motor #.  It just depends on how anal retentive you are
> about restorations.  Same thing with a lot of the date
> coded parts, e.g., wheels are all date coded with the build
> date by month and year.  If you have a Dec 59 build
> date VW then your wheels should have a date code of probably
> Oct, Nov or Dec of 59 on them.
> >  Personally I am not that picky about vintage
> restorations.  As long as a VW touted as vintage looks
> correct I am ok with it.  But if a guy advertises a
> perfect all original 1960 VW bus and asks $29 gazillion for
> it because it's all original then I'm gonna have a problem
> if all of the parts are not original to the bus. 
> > --- On *Mon, 6/29/09, Eric Woodall /<eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/*
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >     From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >     Subject: [tcb] Re: College
> Station Buses
> >     To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >     Date: Monday, June 29, 2009,
> 10:53 AM
> > 
> >     VW's aren't like american
> iron.
> >     There's not a serial number on
> the engine that matches the body of
> >     the vehicle.
> >     Thank God!
> > 
> >     ATX BUS wrote:
> >>     I'd like to go with a 1500
> possibly a 1600.  The motor in that
> >>     pic looked mostly complete
> and I thought it would be a good start
> >>     for a project. 
> >>     I'm not expecting to find
> the correct motor number of the bus,
> >>     but I would like something
> that would have a stock appearance.     
>     Jeff
> >> 
> >> 
>    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>     *From:* sammie smith
> <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>     *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>     *Sent:* Sunday, June 28,
> 2009 3:49:46 PM
> >>     *Subject:* [tcb] Re:
> College Station Buses
> >> 
> >>     40 hp is not correct for
> an SO-42.  H case single port 1500 is
> >>     the correct engine.
> >> 
> >>     --- On *Sun, 6/28/09,
> Bergman /<bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/*
> wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >>         From:
> Bergman <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>         Subject:
> [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> >>         To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         Date:
> Sunday, June 28, 2009, 3:22 PM
> >> 
> >>         I have a
> late model 40hp that is ready to assemble
> >> 
> >>          
> >>     
>    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 
> >>         *From:* tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *On Behalf Of *sammie smith
> >>         *Sent:*
> Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:44 PM
> >>         *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         *Subject:*
> [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> >> 
> >>          
> >>         Jeff: 
> How specific do you want to be?.  I may be able to
> >>         find you an
> H case.  How close do you need to be on motor
> >>     
>    number?  Other than the H case and
> the motor # you can make
> >>         any
> 1500/1600 motor look correct for the SO-42 fairly easily.
> >> 
> >>         --- On *Sat,
> 6/27/09, ATX /<atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>/*
> wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >>         From: ATX
> <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>         Subject:
> [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> >>         To: " tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> " < tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>         Date:
> Saturday, June 27, 2009, 6:06 PM
> >> 
> >> 
> >>     
>    Interesting.  The broken glass in the
> rear hatch might have
> >>         doomed the
> cabinets.  I have an so-42 resto project, I'll
> >>         still need a
> period specific motor.  If someone buys this and
> >>         doesn't need
> the motor then let me know.
> >> 
> >>         Of course, I
> hope it's restorable and not turned into parts.
> >> 
> >>         Jeff
> >> 
> >>         sent via
> iPhone
> >> 
> >> 
> >>         On Jun 27,
> 2009, at 5:51 PM, Ronnie Hughes
> >>         <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >>         If he
> contacts me tonight I will go over tomorrow.
> >> 
> >>         --- On Sat,
> 6/27/09, captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
> >>      
> >>   <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>         <captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
> >>      
> >>   <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         wrote:
> >> 
> >>         From: captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
> >>      
> >>   <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>         <captainotto@xxxxxxxxx
> >>      
> >>   <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         Subject:
> [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> >>         To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>         Date:
> Saturday, June 27, 2009, 5:05 PM
> >>           I'm
> >>         curious
> about the oval.Sent via BlackBerry from
> >>     
>    T-MobileFrom:  sammie smith
> >>         Date: Sat,
> 27 Jun 2009 15:00:09 -0700 (PDT)
> >>         To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         Subject:
> [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> >>         Yeah. 
> I know you do.
> >>         I e-mailed
> the guy about the camper which appears to be an
> >>         SO-42
> Westy.  Have not heard back from him.  The
> >>         Westy
> appears that it could be a resto candidate depending
> >>         on condition
> and completeness.  Why don't you see
> >>         if you can
> contact him and go
> >>         look. --- On
> Sat, 6/27/09,
> >>         Ronnie
> Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         wrote:
> >> 
> >>         From: Ronnie
> Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         Subject:
> [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
> >>         To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>         Date:
> Saturday, June 27, 2009, 12:09 PM
> >> 
> >> 
> >>         I don't know
> who it is, but if you want me to go look
> >>         at them I
> live in College Station now.
> >> 
> >>         Ronnie
> >> 
> >>     
>    979-268-4932
> >> 
> >>         --- On Sat,
> 6/27/09, sammie smith
> >>         <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>      
> >>   <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         wrote:
> >> 
> >>         From: sammie
> smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>      
> >>   <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >>         Subject:
> [tcb] College Station Buses
> >>         To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>         <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>         Date:
> Saturday, June 27, 2009, 9:28 AM
> >>         Anyone on
> the list know anything
> >>         about these
> busses or the owner?
> >>         http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=794962
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