[tcb] Re: College Station Buses
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:10:45 -0700 (PDT)
Darn Neil. I didn't even think about that. Yeah, then I've had too many to
count. If I had of just bought em and stored em. Hmmmm. Started buying VWs
from VW dealers new in 56. Yeah, I'm old. But I've got a young wife.
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 3:19 PM
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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