Lee152
Well-known member
Greetings, been on a few months nosying around and thought Id get a few photos together of my first EB, as I know thats what you like! Previously had a LB and T25 and old enough to remember when Bug Jam was full of Beetles and buses were cheap!
After acquiring this bus from Conrad Smoot from Oregon (thoroughly recommend) via a mate on this forum I signed up to find some excellent info and some witter banter!
(sorry, but so much better than the LB forum)
I give you Lucy (taken from the Oregon plate, LSC 020)
A few pics from the US of A of my pearl white Westy pop top, bought and collected by a
Mr Heritage (I kid you not!) from the Hannover factory on the 11th June 1969.
He took it back to Fremont California were it was serviced to 37,000 miles by VW Dealers, Mezzettis. (Service history book stamped). This mileage was all in the first three years! Some serious travelling.
Mr Heritage and family then moved to Sutherlin in Oregon in 1979 where it managed to cover another measly 19,000 miles before I acquired it! Last time it had been registered and presumably on the road was 1997.
Tried to get a bit more history but believe Mr Heritage passed away in 2008. So low mileage and only one owner just goes to show there still out there.
Assume it was out in the open in the weeds given the rust trails on the front panel. In Oregon it got new CV boots, brake hoses and a year matched engine swap as the original was too far gone. Guessing the cargo floor which was missing was rotten but considering it’s only needed cab floor sides and battery tray it’s solid as a rock. Paint is chipped and scratched in a few places but nothing major and besides I like it.
Nice arse!
That looks so high!
Cab floor hole!
And a little bit on the battery tray
Complete interior apart from stool
Good nick
Now got new front shocks after a little lowering
And yes, moved the fuel filter out of the engine bay
Bus went straight from Felixstowe (windy day on the back of a trailer, scary!) to Matt Balls to give it the once over, mild lowering and rewiring for the MOT. Passed with flying colours....
Got loads more pics of tidying up since its arrival but this is my favourite pic so far.
Attitude!
Apologise some of the photos are huge, really should I have resized them.
Thanks for looking.
Lee
After acquiring this bus from Conrad Smoot from Oregon (thoroughly recommend) via a mate on this forum I signed up to find some excellent info and some witter banter!
(sorry, but so much better than the LB forum)
I give you Lucy (taken from the Oregon plate, LSC 020)
A few pics from the US of A of my pearl white Westy pop top, bought and collected by a
Mr Heritage (I kid you not!) from the Hannover factory on the 11th June 1969.
He took it back to Fremont California were it was serviced to 37,000 miles by VW Dealers, Mezzettis. (Service history book stamped). This mileage was all in the first three years! Some serious travelling.
Mr Heritage and family then moved to Sutherlin in Oregon in 1979 where it managed to cover another measly 19,000 miles before I acquired it! Last time it had been registered and presumably on the road was 1997.
Tried to get a bit more history but believe Mr Heritage passed away in 2008. So low mileage and only one owner just goes to show there still out there.
Assume it was out in the open in the weeds given the rust trails on the front panel. In Oregon it got new CV boots, brake hoses and a year matched engine swap as the original was too far gone. Guessing the cargo floor which was missing was rotten but considering it’s only needed cab floor sides and battery tray it’s solid as a rock. Paint is chipped and scratched in a few places but nothing major and besides I like it.
Nice arse!
That looks so high!
Cab floor hole!
And a little bit on the battery tray
Complete interior apart from stool
Good nick
Now got new front shocks after a little lowering
And yes, moved the fuel filter out of the engine bay
Bus went straight from Felixstowe (windy day on the back of a trailer, scary!) to Matt Balls to give it the once over, mild lowering and rewiring for the MOT. Passed with flying colours....
Got loads more pics of tidying up since its arrival but this is my favourite pic so far.
Attitude!
Apologise some of the photos are huge, really should I have resized them.
Thanks for looking.
Lee
