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Rusting Hulk
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Jeff sorry i cant help you with the plate question, but could you let me know where you had them made?
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Anchovy
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| Rusting Hulk wrote: |
| Jeff sorry i cant help you with the plate question, but could you let me know where you had them made? |
There are quite a few internet shops selling the plates. I am pretty sure that there are only one or two guys acutally making them. I went with:
Custom Engraving Company, aka www.autoplates.com
I talked with a gal named Jaime who was real helpful. I had a few special requests about the number spacing, leaving off the modern tag decal. |
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Here are the reproduction plates. They are embossed aluminum and the font and sizing looks good. The seal is a decal and I think incorrect for the "312" plate.
An the original from 1954 photo:
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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So you get to punch out the mounting slots AFTER the plates are finished?
Yikes, I wouldn't like to have that job. Be careful!
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Niels - AirMighty.com
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Anchovy
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| Niels - AirMighty.com wrote: |
Damn, that's a serious and good restauration you are doing keep it up!! Great website btw! 
I just bought 2 BD myself, and I have a "new" website online to, check out www.VWBarndoor.nl it's a register of Dutch BD's and I keep track of all the BD that I have seen i.r.l. myself.
Greetingz, Niels |
Hallo Niels,
Groeten van zonnig Californië. Ik ontmoette sommige van uw bemanning bij OCTO. U kerels bent "hardcore". Ik reis naar Nederland vaak om mijn vrienden in Breda, Utrecht en Bilthoven te bezoeken. Ik hoop om u te zien wat tijd. |
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Niels - AirMighty.com
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| Niels - AirMighty.com wrote: |
Damn, that's a serious and good restauration you are doing keep it up!! Great website btw!
I just bought 2 BD myself, and I have a "new" website online to, check out www.VWBarndoor.nl it's a register of Dutch BD's and I keep track of all the BD that I have seen i.r.l. myself.
Greetingz, Niels |
Hallo Niels,
Groeten van zonnig Californië. Ik ontmoette sommige van uw bemanning bij OCTO. U kerels bent "hardcore". Ik reis naar Nederland vaak om mijn vrienden in Breda, Utrecht en Bilthoven te bezoeken. Ik hoop om u te zien wat tijd. |
Nederlander... leuk zeg, wanneer je in de buurt bent kom dan eens even gezellig aan! Veel Nederlanders zijn er niet daar, dus ik neem aan dat ik u ook heb gesproken daar (ik ben degene net de bakkebaarden (sideburns))...
Ik woon in Amersfoort vlak naast Utrecht, u bent altijd welkom natuurlijk!
Groeten, Niels
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Anchovy
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| Mijn Nederlandse taal is zeer slecht. Ik moet een taalboek gebruiken om u een nota te schrijven. Ik leerde een weinig van mijn Nederlandse vrienden over uw cultuur. Wanneer mijn Nederlandse vrienden een oude Duitse mens ontmoeten, zullen zij hem vragen, "hebt u mijn fiets?". Wanneer is de komst UD opnieuw aan Amerika? |
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Anchovy
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Added a few photos to the home page. The new photos are the ones I got from a friend that checked it out for me prior to purchase.
www.1954samba.com |
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BUCIOBATISTI
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| Anchovy wrote: |
Added a few photos to the home page. The new photos are the ones I got from a friend that checked it out for me prior to purchase.
www.1954samba.com |
Jeff- I'm assuming that those old pics are not in the driveway of the house on Estrella St. where I first spotted the Bus many years ago?
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Anchovy
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Hey Brendan, The pix are from the owners place in LA. I don't have any photos from its life in San Diego. Did you happen to snap some shots back in the day?
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BUCIOBATISTI
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Hey Brendan, The pix are from the owners place in LA. I don't have any photos from its life in San Diego. Did you happen to snap some shots back in the day?
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Sorry Jeff, didn't even have a camera way back then. I think that 10 Foot Doug The Head and I are the only two guys that ever saw it over on Estrella St. way back then. Kevin Z. (coolrydes) also said something about seeing it driving around that neighborhood way back too, he lived really close to it back then.
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vdubinit
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WOW  that bd 23 is in the most excellent shape and mostly complete
the history and paperwork that came with it is awesome I'am very jealous
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Anchovy
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Got paint.
Ready for color sanding, etc.
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BUCIOBATISTI
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Got paint.
Ready for color sanding, etc.
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Lookin' good, Jeff!
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Niels - AirMighty.com
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BUCIOBATISTI
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| Niels - AirMighty.com wrote: |
WOW looks awesome!
Very nice job, hopefully I can see your BD i.r.l. someday!
Greetings, Niels |
Neils- You saw it at "Mark Merz's" shop already.
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rizzag
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Got paint.
Ready for color sanding, etc.
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i would not have shaved the taillights if it were me...
just kidding, it looks awesome!
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i would not have shaved the taillights if it were me...
just kidding, it looks awesome! |
I had to look twice too!
It's logical VW didn't have a lot of colors too choose from back then.
SWR/CB looks just soooo right!
Bus looks awesome!
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