[tcb] Re: e-bay bus
- From: bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 12:38:44 -0600
Sammie doesn't the TX classic list winners and pictures on their website?
Might be able to come up with a name that way? I would would look but it is a
bit harder on a smart phone.
On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:36 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The seller is the classic car seller that is about 1/2 mile north of the
> entrance to Lady Bird Park in Fredericksburg where we have the Texas Classic.
> He is a dealer, not the owner of the bus. Well he may be the owner now, but
> is not the VW owner. I really think he is selling it on consignement but
> that may not be the case. And he apparently knows very little about VWs or
> this bus in particular. The bus was shown at the Texas Classic the past
> couple of years and I think he may have even won best bus interior or some
> such award, or a class trophy, but I do not know who the owner was, that is
> really the reason for the post.
>
> --- On Fri, 12/9/11, ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wro
> From: ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: e-bay bus
> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, December 9, 2011, 12:26 PM
>
> Interesting that the seller has this bus but doesn't know how to count the
> windows. The seller also states, "show winner" but doesn't mention the show.
> Hmmmm
>
> These prices are getting crazy
>
> Jeff
>
>
> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2011 9:59 AM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: e-bay bus
>
> Yep, that's what I told the guy. And it's not a 13 window, it is an 11
> window. I was just hopeing that someone on the list had some personal
> knowledge of the bus.
>
> --- On Fri, 12/9/11, wuzmop@xxxxxxx <wuzmop@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx <wuzmop@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: e-bay bus
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, December 9, 2011, 9:04 AM
>
> No personal knowlege, but that's ALOT of money for a 13 window. If you look
> closely at one of the underneath shots, it looks like some cargo floor rust
> has been painted over up near the front of the bus, chipped up powdercoating
> on the side windows. Missing the snubber on the passenger door will be the
> first place the paint gets all scratched up when that cargo door opens all
> the way and they bump door handles, cut dash. With that much money spent on
> the interior, better cup holders maybe?
>
> It's nice, but 26K? Nah.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 8:28 pm
> Subject: [tcb] Re: e-bay bus
>
> Well, flip on down and you can see detailed shots of the entire bus.
>
> --- On Thu, 12/8/11, Claudette Tripp <08newbeetle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Claudette Tripp <08newbeetle@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: e-bay bus
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 8:24 PM
>
> Kind of a strange picture, don't you think
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:55 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> Does anyone on the list have any personal knowledge of this bus listed on
> e-bay. It has been at the Texas Classic the past couple of years and is now
> in the hands of a classic car dealer in Fredericksburg.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-HIPPIE-WAGON-RESTORED-66-VW-BUS-13-WINDOW-1600-CC-EMPEI-WHEELS-SHIFTER-SHOW-/220906587743?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item336f0f065f
>
> A friend of one of our club members is looking at it. The dealer is asking
> $26,000+ off of e-bay.
>
>
>
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