VW Buses were basic to start with, but this one is missing the passenger seat and even the driver seat is down to bare springs. It's been hit on every corner and both ends, which gives the owner good reason to have installed heavier-duty bumpers. The rust seems to have started both in the rockers at the bottom and in the roof rails at the top in a race to meet in the middle. But since the engine is air-cooled and has only about four moving parts, I'm sure it's bulletproof and will continue to run until the body rusts off.
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P.S. For anyone at Google who might have stumbled onto this post... I made it using the new Blogger editor which freaking sucks no matter how they try to spin it. Blogging should never be as aggravating as it is now.
I bought this rig this summer from the second owner. It was a service truck for the Stonestown Mall for 20 years. It was then sold to a furniture repair business and used for another 25 years as a service truck. It has been in service in San Francisco it's whole life. Much rust and wear over the years and is now being repaired and restored back to original condition. It will live the remainder of it's life being serviced and enjoyed in a quiet town across the Golden Gate Bridge. Cheers, Dave
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Thanks for stopping by and sharing. I appreciate your insight into its history.
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