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". |
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 '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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Current Project: |
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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 |
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progress
- A page showing the progress I have made on the project LAST UPDATED: August 15, 2001 |
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part list - parts that I need to complete my project LAST UPDATED: Created December 8, 2000 |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Bus Rotisserie - Every bus fanatic needs one of these. LAST UPDATED: Created May 10, 2000 |
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other people's busses -
A few assorted pictures of junkyards, shows, and a visit from Charlie Ford LAST UPDATED: Created May 10, 2000 |
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Chemical Rust Treatments - An unscientific test of some various rust treatments LAST UPDATED: Created May 22, 2000 |
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Fasterners
- A list of fasteners to put your bus together. LAST UPDATED: Created December 8, 2000 |
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Links: |
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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