[tcb] Re: 79 BayWindow Questions
- From: "Peter & Caren Albarian" <pcalbar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:56:32 -0600
Thanks for your input Dan. Glad I can show you how open the world of VWs
can be and help you with your Split-envy......I mean Bay therapy. I must be
going through a mid-life crisis or something..........not...........Caren
has let me be a kid my whole life with her.....I'm a very lucky guy.
The one with the most toys wins..........
Peter
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Of Dan Martin
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:23 PM
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Subject: [tcb] Re: 79 BayWindow Questions
I would not say blown away, but I always like to see a hater change
his ways.
I will say that it is refreshing to see a split bus hoarder and
vintage snob like you take a step into the unknown even if it is just
a driver for your son until he gets his splitty back.
Like I told you on the phone last night.
No such thing as factory air in a bus. They were all installed in the
states. A lot of them were installed by a company here in Houston.
One of Denis' buddies (Dave Bolin) used to work there. Not rare.
Three speed automatic late model bays are not rare.
From what I understand several companies did handicap conversions on
automatic buses.
Here a link:
http://www.type2.com/library/drivetra/handcont.htm
The guy that wrote the article is active on the type 2 list.
I would not call a bus with the fuel injection removed and a
carburetor installed with a drop floor as super original or super
unmolested.
On Dec 4, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Peter & Caren Albarian wrote:
> Hi TCBers,
>
> I know most of you who know me will be completely blown away that I
> (of all people) would ever ask a question about a BayWindow Bus,
> let alone the last year they were made. I know what you are
> thinking..has he gone to the dark side? Actually a fellow teacher
> of mine let me know about a "split window Bus" that she saw last
> weekend. I had to satisfy my curiosity, so I drove up there last
> night to take a look. As I find 9 out of 10 times, it was a
> BayWindow, but this one intrigues me. I can send pictures to your
> individual E-mail addresses, but I would like any of you who know
> these late BayWindows well to help me figure out if it is as rare
> as I think it might be.
>
> The things that struck me are:
>
> Factory air conditioning (missing the compressor)
> Factory 3-speed automatic (I didn't even know these existed)
> A supposed factory send out lowering the cargo floor with
> a small ramp for disabled passengers in the back
>
> This Bus seems to be super solid, super original, and super
> unmolested. There is a carburetor in place of the FI and I don't
> know if that is actually better or worse. It runs, drives, and
> stops. I can be reached at pcalbar@xxxxxxxxxxx or (210)559-1214.
>
> Bay experts, please write me back and tell me what you can,
>
> Peter
Dan Martin
1971 VW Bus
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