I thought that it might be interesting for some people to see one of only 2 surviving OG paint special order Olive Drab (726) barndoors known to exist in the world. And suprisingly I was right, people were interested. It was excellent for the people that dragged it out of the forest in 1994 to see the bus driving
"streetwagens" wrote:
It WAS fantastic to see this bus! I have never met you, but I wanted to shake your hand! Virtually every olive drab splitbus gets painted over πΆ I remember seeing this bus when it first arrived, and It was such a serious project I remember running away in fear! :shock:
That original to date correct Swedish trellised pattern aluminium rear number plate is a rare and joyful sight! You are being humble, you have done far more to restore it than most shiny vw's ever need. Ditto the Wisk bus.
Landy tires rock! :D
I am part of the confused generation in the uk scene.
The vintage side; I
love stock height being retained, but the cars nearly always get 'fully restored'.
The OG side; original paint is
always king, if your vw has any left (mine didnt π ) But this is the ratty usually modified side of the scene that stockers dislike so much.
There are so few buyers looking for an original 'patina' ( I feel a slap approaching from Rob :lol: ) vw, who wish to keep the car stock height, that we find ourselves looking to the Restocal & OG bus guys as buyers who will not over-restore what we value as a vehicle with 'special paint'.
That old story of 'once the original paint is gone, its gone forever' applies.
But then, I see Arrons brown samba and Deano's RHD DD BD both also
only just finished in time for Camberg! and I am gobsmacked at the full restorations, given what they both started with :shock:
I think without seeing 'the before pics' sometimes we judge very unfairly. I know I do.
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"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann