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

[v.a.s.cleaning]

Cool
You where the hard bidder on that one
Love to see what you do with it
Super nice bus !
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51ragtop
59 euro 23w
59 dubble cab
66 sundial camper
66 karmann ghia cabrio

[Box on Wheels]

Thank you everyone. This is definitely a fun project Bus. Lots of originality. It’s a shame half of the interior is missing. Here are pictures of the interior cab divider curtains. Don’t know if they are original or replacements. If they’re replacements, they would’ve have been done sometime in the 1960’s or early 1970’s seeing that this Bus was parked 45 plus years ago. Pretty cool design if you ask me. Wonder where they came from? Wonder if this fabric design is still around?

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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

[RockStock]

Ace bus…the stuff of dreams.
Can you post up pictures of the underside? & under the front arches?
Interested to see how solid the bus is.

Would be cool to just roll it as is…curtains and all.
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-StockRocks-

[Box on Wheels]

I may have been spoiled with the somewhat dry West Coast Buses that I’ve been surrounded with. This Westy has a bit more rust than I’m used to in the past. Interesting how nice the battery try is. The paint will need some touch up in places. I am guessing that the water froze and melted slowly over the years to make the rust rings in certain spots of the exterior. For now, I think I’ll roll it as is and work on the rust repairs down the road. The goal is to have this Bus running and driving by spring 2022.

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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

[Jung Restoration]

That bus is "East Coast Solid"
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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]

I think I have an og paint front door hinge if you need it, bonus points for it being off a pgsg westy too .

That bus is quite solid by my accounts.

[Eric&Barb]

[BarryL]

[EverettB]

[Braukuche]

Better get it on the long term list if you know what I mean. Surprisingly a lot of the upper rust has not punched through but it won’t be long, and then you’ll have a whole new set of problems to deal with.
When the paint stops doing it’s job you have two choices, let the bus slowly return to the earth or fix it and paint it.
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Go Reds! Smash state!

Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now

[Long-roofs]

Excellent Bus. How many PGSG Westy's had original safaris? In late '90's, I parted a '59 Mango Westy with original Safaris, just south of where this Bus came from, in to South Dakota.

Where does one find a square door closet?
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I have been on a treadmill drinking vodka, maybe more than once.

"No, I do not own a bleepin' leaf blower"

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[von_hansel]

[Box on Wheels]

[Box on Wheels]

Finally got my Certificate of Authenticity back from Germany. Definitely not a Canadian Bus like most have thought. My PGSG Westfalia was delivered new to the VW Distributor in Chicago on May 7th 1958. I am guessing that M-code M375 makes it a factory Westfalia camper kit. Is that correct?

I wonder what dealership it was delivered to when new? It’s possible that it was delivered new to one of the dealerships in North Dakota seeing that there is a “Volkswagen” water decal on the rear above the engine lid. If only this old Bus could talk???

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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

[adriano]

Maybe I'm wrong but I have never seen a 231 (kombi) in PGSG. Is this the reason of M544?

[Box on Wheels]

[earlywesty]

[Box on Wheels]

Decided to cut open the rear seat cushions that came with the Westy. Underneath was much older Green quality material with nicely done stitching. I wonder if this is the original material for this Bus? The Wedge pillows are there also. The foam inserts have turned to dust. Thoughts???

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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

[earlywesty]

I think the cushions and curtains are original to the bus. The stitching and installation look factory westfalia. I expect there will be naysayers however I am positive I have seen both of those patterns in the past, and I really only geek out on early westy stuff. I personally would preserve/re-use the cushion material and look at options for re-creating the curtains.

[ddutch]

What a nice bus, congratualtions! I love the colours, it's orginality and all the Westfalia parts that are still there. Amazing that the body is still looking this good after being outside for decades.
And yes, it would be very nice to see what a good CLR treatment and a careful polish would do for the original paint!