Solo Hobbit's VW busses

Solo Hobbit's VW busses
home Home:
  introduction
  site contents
  links
old busses Old Busses:
   Ozzy
   Alfi
   Else
   a Westy
current project Current Project:
   Smial Poni
   progress
   parts list
miscellaneous Miscellaneous:
   bus rotisserie
   other people's busses
   chemical rust treatments
   fasteners

I have been in love with the Volkswagen type 2 since 1982, when as a college student, I told my mother (to her great dismay), that I was going to buy a bus so she would not have cart me around any more.  I had been turned on to busses by a friend who told me stories of how easy it was to pull the engine among other things.  Without ever driving a bus, I knew it was the vehicle for me.  So that started me on my bus adventure, and what an adventure it has been.  The buses became a integral part of my life (and housing accommodations) up until I got married, started working full time, and bought a house.  The busses took a back seat for a while, but things in life change, and after a divorce, selling the house, and the cat leaving, I decided to go back to busses full time.  So I saved up enough money to spend all my time working on achieving my "dream bus". 

my shop
This is the passive solar heated shop where I work on my project bus.

Site Contents:
Here is what you will find on this site:

Old Busses:
Ozzy Ozzy '69 baywindow(sold) -
My first bus had to be sold during a difficult time but not before getting some strange paint jobs.
LAST UPDATED: Slightly revised May 22, 2000 from original May 10, 2000 posting
Alfi Alfi '71 1/2 baywindow (scrapped) -
Only a few of pictures of my second workhorse bus.
LAST UPDATED: Slightly revised May 22, 2000 from original May 10, 2000 posting
Else Else '67 hardtop deluxe (parts) -
My first split window bus is in rough shape these days. 
LAST UPDATED: Slightly revised May 10, 2000 from original 1997 posting
a Westy a Westy '67 Westfalia (operational) -
I though this would be my dream bus, but alas, although it is nice it is not my dream.
LAST UPDATED: Slightly revised May 22, 2000 from original 1997 posting
 

Current Project:

Smial Poni Smial Poni '63 walkthough deluxe (project) -
Call me crazy, but this basket case is my dream bus; read why.
LAST UPDATED: Created May 10, 2000
overalllogo.jpg (3606 bytes) progress -
A page showing the progress I have made on the project
LAST UPDATED: August 15, 2001
part list -
parts that I need to complete my project
LAST UPDATED: Created December 8, 2000
 

Miscellaneous:

Bus Rotisserie Bus Rotisserie -
Every bus fanatic needs one of these.
LAST UPDATED: Created May 10, 2000
other people's busses other people's busses -
A few assorted pictures of junkyards, shows, and a visit from Charlie Ford
LAST UPDATED: Created May 10, 2000
rustlogo.JPG (2298 bytes) Chemical Rust Treatments -
An unscientific test of some various rust treatments
LAST UPDATED: Created May 22, 2000
Fasterners -
A list of fasteners to put your bus together.
LAST UPDATED: Created December 8, 2000
 

Links:
Just in case you found this page on some search and want to know where the real action is, here are a few, but certainly not all, of my favorite links that will get you there:

Type 2.com - all year VW busses

Bill Berckman's links page - pretty complete link page

Everet Barnes' VW Planet - nice

Thom Fitzpatrick's VintageBus.com - splitties


This page was found at the site http://EcologicArchitecture.com/SoloHobbit/   and was last updated on December 10, 2000 by me,SoloHobbit@EcologicArchitecture.com