yamahondarider

I'm a VW guy as much as I am an Oldsmobile guy and a couple years back I saw an article about a guy who bought a completely burned out early VW Bus (relatively common for VWs to burn up from improper fuel filter placement or the fuel inlet barb coming out of the aluminum carb body). The Bus was worse off than that Hurst/Olds but the guy restored it, and he later sold it for like $250,000 at an auction, buyers knowing the full history. I think he payed like $10,000 and had $60,000 in the restoration or something. I'd have to find an article to check. Anyway, point is guy took a burned out shell of a VERY rare Bus that people go absolutely nuts over, restored it, and then made huge bank on it. Of course the metal on the '68 could be completely garbage but hey, there might be a chance.

Dave Siltman

Nobody trying to start a fight on this end, merely asking for info. I was always told that once sheet metal was involved in a fire, adhesion problems would occur. Obviously, others know more than I do; sure not the first time I might have been wrong. Thanks for clearing it up. And I hear ya loud and clear on the 21 window VW bus. Who would've thought?

yamahondarider

Oh yeah, VW bus prices are NUTS. Hell, there are people air lifting them out of the jungle in brazil. If you guys think Hurst/Olds cars are expensive, check the retail on a fully restored 23 window Samba bus

oldcutlass

I saw one go through BJ that brought, what in my opinion, very stupid money a while back.

rustyroger

Odd that VW buses command stratospheric prices. Back in the day they were bought by people looking for something cheap, reliable and simple to fix, the driving dynamics were of little importance.
Yet they fetch supercar prices. Given a choice what would you rather make a coast to coast trip in?. A Ferrari, A VW bus, or a matching numbers 442?.


Roger.

wr1970

Okay anyone know who got this jewel for $12,855.? It sold for more than i thought it would bring!!I thought it might go for $7 to 7,5 and i was way off. Good luck to the person fixing or parting this one.

dnmfranco

What??? I stopped watching at 4000.
12,800, WOW someone is really............

pogo69

Dean thats a bargain...a set of Dheads a little snip and tuck here with a data plate and vin on a new body, and wolla 85k asking price

dnmfranco

Yeah lol , well if someone can save it kudos to them.

bigin1978

About 15 years ago my dad bought a real early 1930 model A cabriolet with 30000 original miles that is matching numbers. the car was in a warehouse fire . The original owners son didn't want to deal with sealing his dads car collection so he tried to burn the building down with a bunch of great cars inside. That car has been all restored and is a fantastic car.




This 68 doesn't look like it got hot enough to melt the lead out of the roof quarter seem. I think that it would be totally restorable.