The Adventures of a 1958 Palm Green/Sand Green (PGSG) Westfalia

[Box on Wheels]

If only our Buses could talk…Imagine the stories it would tell us! Oh, the adventures this Bus has lived through. From its birth in Germany, to its voyage across the Atlantic, to its first visit to the VW dealership, to the first people that sat it, slept in it, and had fun in it. Probably even more adventures if it was originally picked up as a European Delivery Camper in Germany like my other Buses. It really would be fun to sit around the campfire and listen to that stories our Buses would tell us. If only they could talk to us!

My friend Johnny turned me onto this farm auction a few months back and I couldn’t resist the urge! The fact that it’s pressed bumper Westfalia was not enough. The original paint oozing with tons of patina, the original factory Safari windows, six factory pop outs, and an original early style two screw Westfalia sloper roof rack pushed me over the edge. I knew then that I would have to pull the trigger and I’m glad I did. It’ll be an adventure getting this Bus back onto the roads. It’s been parked outside next to a barn for 45 plus years resulting in its monster patina that only Mother Nature knows how to apply. It’s missing some of the important interior stuff. However, it’s got a lot of the exterior stuff. I am sure someone in the Dakota’s has that Sand Green nose emblem hanging in their garage like a trophy. If someone sees it, please pass it back over to this original paint survivor.

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58 PGSG Westfalia
64 Türkis SO-35 Flip seat Westfalia
66 Pearl White SO-42 Pop-Top Westfalia
67 Titian Red SO-42 Pop-Top walk-thru Westfalia
64 Safari Beige Sunroof Notchback
97 993 S Coupe
97 993 Cabriolet
04 996 C4S Coupe

God, guts, and guns made America great!
Live free or Die

[perello]

nice finding!

And very similar to mine (except those many pop out windows and mines has semaphores).

I am curious about the day it left the factory or the starting VIN numbers to see how close is to mine.
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Aug '58 pressed bumper SO23
1974 German Thing
1978 Bug 1200

[obus]

Aha! so now we know who won that auction! Best of luck with it. Such a nice cool old bus
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July 1959 Mango Standard Bus aka Obus L346 L347 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=256592&highlight=
June 1973 Pumpkin Orange Thing aka Othing L30H
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711775&highlight=
1960 Paprika Red Karmann Ghia Convertible aka Schatze L452 built 5/20/60
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...highlight=
66 21 window bus built 8/31/65 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=777273

[earlywesty]

Glad you started a thread. Turned out to be a great bus. I am looking forward to the progress!

[Lind]

Congratulations. Welcome to the PG/SG Westy club. That bus is absolutely delicious with all that original paint and patina. Can't wait to see it at a campout.
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Wanted:
Idaho VW license plate frames or other dealership items.
VWoA literature and early dealership or distributor literature/pictures/information
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[andre b]

very cool bus..I was talking with the owner about the bus and he said that they almost trashed it,,I thought for sure I was gonna be owning another 58 westy.very cool bus for sure, the bids where getting just a little to much so I tapped out just like everyone else,lol,congrats for committing and getting it,,super cool bus,,lets see the roof rack!!

[ryans65]

hell yeah

[Okie Adam]

So glad to see a build thread on this bus pop up!
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Oil Capital Air Cooled
55 Wolfsburg Kombi
60 Walkthrough Kombi
62 Single Cab
66 21window
67 so42
76 Westy
64 Karmann Ghia

[von_hansel]

Looks like the cat is out of the bag . Congrats Daniel! If it wasn't me getting it, I'm glad it was you.

Looking forward to cruising with you in it to its debutant
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[The_Captainn]

DANNNNNG that thing is baddddd!!!! Congrats!

-Chris
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Chris Wright

GFK WORLDWIDE

1959 Standard Microbus
1961 Double Cab
1963 Caravelle Camper

[Jung Restoration]

I bid on this as well, this is a unicorn bus in my eyes. Canadian model too I believe?

I was in the process of selling off as many projects and parts to try and buy this bus, but once the price hit and exceeded what I thought was reasonable, it was over.

Anyway, really glad it's back in the rotation.
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Wanted : January '57 Palm Green Sand Green Bus Parts - Middle and Rear Seat Frames - flat back. I have original seat covers but would consider covered frames.
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Jung Restoration - Jung is my last name and restoration is what I do for work. I restore antique windows and doors here in the Northeast. Check out my site www.antiquewindowrestoration.com

[srfndoc]

Great Westy, can't wait to see it in person at one of the SoCal campouts.

Congrats!
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[earlywesty]

[Jung Restoration]

Volkswagen sticker under the hatch
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Wanted : January '57 Palm Green Sand Green Bus Parts - Middle and Rear Seat Frames - flat back. I have original seat covers but would consider covered frames.
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Jung Restoration - Jung is my last name and restoration is what I do for work. I restore antique windows and doors here in the Northeast. Check out my site www.antiquewindowrestoration.com

[earlywesty]

[j.pickens]

[volksair]

[58euro]

[House]

Awesome bus, congrats. Would love to see more details when you get a chance…

[von_hansel]