[tcb] Re: What's the long lost history of your bus?
- From: "Shelby Shook" <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:34:56 -0500
Silly grandkids...I'd kill for a 50's bus.
On 8/29/07, Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Stella, my 58 started out as a bakery delivery bus in
> San Fran...when the owner retired, he made his
> daughter (who was pregnant) to keep the bus, told
> herthat kids LOVE the VW buses (this was in the mid
> sixties) and that his grandkids would want it...well,
> when they got old enough, they wanted no part of the
> bus!
> She hauled it all over the country, then to Little
> Rock...Thats where my son in-law found it and picked
> it up for me...I'm the 2nd owner...
> --- Shelby Shook <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > bah i'm a dummie...i read stuff too fast some times.
> > but...i do like
> > delivery busses hahaha
> >
> > and i was in between classes and in a hurry to my
> > next one.
> >
> >
> > On 8/29/07, Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I meant it was delivered to Texas, not an actual
> > delivery bus.
> > > :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Shelby Shook said:
> > > > Look at the bright side, since you did most of
> > the GOOD repairs you can
> > > be
> > > > even more proud of your bus. I love hearing
> > about busses being used for
> > > > delivery trucks and stuff like that, means
> > they've really been put to
> > > some
> > > > good use and have lots of history.
> > > >
> > > > On 8/29/07, Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> I don't have any history on my bus except that
> > it was a Texas delivery
> > > >> bus.
> > > >> I don't know any of the previous owners, but
> > they must have been
> > > >> toothless
> > > >> rednecks because the repairs were really,
> > really bad.
> > > >> Took me a long time to get this bus driving and
> > looking [relatively]
> > > >> decent.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Neil the VWDUDE said:
> > > >> > Thanks for the kind thoughts...yeah, I JUST
> > got my
> > > >> > beard lookin' good (thanks to Dan's helpful
> > tip!)...
> > > >> > I own't be able to work on the bus for a
> > while, thats
> > > >> > what REALLY sux!
> > > >> > --- Shelby Shook <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Man that sucks, goodluck and I hope your
> > beard grows
> > > >> >> back quickly.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> On 8/28/07, Will
> > <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> >> wrote:
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > You can be like that character from Judge
> > Dredd
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Will they put the knob in your forehead?
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Well titanium.... Think of it as a body
> > cavity
> > > >> >> search every time you fly.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > kiddin....
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Hope it goes well.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> >> > From: Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:47 PM
> > > >> >> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> >> > Subject: [tcb] Re: What's the long lost
> > history of
> > > >> >> your bus?
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > Naw, the pain in the neck I ALREADY have
> > is
> > > >> >> enough!
> > > >> >> > Surgery is in the cards in about 4
> > weeks...gonna
> > > >> >> get a
> > > >> >> > titanium plate and some herniated discs
> > > >> >> > trimmed...worse thing about it is that
> > I'll have
> > > >> >> to
> > > >> >> > freakin' shave my beard! That and it'll
> > take
> > > >> >> about 11
> > > >> >> > months to completely recoved...
> > > >> >> > --- Will <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > > Bad news? Is Hillary Clinton moving in?
> > > >> >> > >
> > > >> >> > >
> > > >> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> >> > > From: Neil the VWDUDE
> > <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> >> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:23 PM
> > > >> >> > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> >> > > Subject: [tcb] Re: What's the long lost
> > history
> > > >> >> of
> > > >> >> > > your bus?
> > > >> >> > >
> > > >> >> > > Oh yeah, I did listen to the ALlman Bros
> > live at
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >> > > Fillmore on the way to the neck DR this
> > > >> >> > > afternoon...it
> > > >> >> > > helped with the bad news...
> > > >> >> > > --- Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > >> >> > >
> > > >> >> > > > Today, I was listenin' to Spoon Fed
> > > >> >> > > > Tribe...yesterday
> > > >> >> > > > Steppenwolf...tonight, probably George
> > > >> >> Clinton...
> > > >> >> > > > --- Stephen Brannan
> > > >> >> <ozarkcycleworks@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> >> > > > wrote:
> > > >> >> > > >
> > > >> >> > > > > "Matchbox 20" and "They Might be
> > Giants"
> > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> >> > > > > That was when I had a running VW
> > and a
> > > >> >> working
> > > >> >> > > > > radio concurrently.
> > > >> >> > > > > My VW was bought by the PO in
> > 1980, driven
> > > >> >> for
> > > >> >> > > a
> > > >> >> > > > > year and parked near some woods.
> > The woods
> > > >> >> > > > engulfed
> > > >> >> > > > > it and some good sized trees had to
> > be cut
> > > >> >> for
> > > >> >> > > > it's
> > > >> >> > > > > rescue. I'm very surprised that it
> > isn't
> > > >> >> rusted
> > > >> >> > > > > out. I don't know any history on it
> > from 63
> > > >> >> to
> > > >> >> > > > 80,
> > > >> >> > > > > but the 66 parts car next to it has
> > a
> > > >> >> Canadian
> > > >> >> > > > > sticker.
> > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> >> > > > > Shelby Shook
> > <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> >> wrote:
> > > >> >> > > > > Alright, so I was driving to
> > school
> > > >> >> today
> > > >> >> > > (my
> > > >> >> > > > > second day of college) in the bus
> > playin the
> > > >> >> > > > > Zepellin 2 album, and I was
> > thinking, the VW
> > > >> >> bus
> > > >> >> > > > has
> > > >> >> > > > > undoubtably been a big figure of
> > music in
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >> > > 60's
> > > >> >> > > > > and 70's. I was wondering, what's
> > everyone's
> > > >> >> fav
> > > >> >> > > > > album to listen to while driving
> > their bus?
> > > >> >> I
> > > >> >> > > just
> > > >> >> > > > > can't decide what mine would be,
> > they all
> > > >> >> sound
> > > >> >> > > so
> > > >> >> > > > > great and the bus just magnifies
> > their
> > > >> >> coolness.
> > > >> >> > > I
> > > >> >> > > > > find myself imagining what the
> > original
> > > >> >> owners
> > > >> >> > > of
> > > >> >> > > > my
> > > >> >> > > > > bus might have listned to as I rock
> > out
> === message truncated ===
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