Saving a '68 from the junkyard....

[Kirk]

I just cant help but keep finding early bays. I swear. Its like they know I can't resist pulling them out of junkyards and putting them back on the road. Let me introduce you to my newest find. Sorry about the crappy cell pics. I'll take more as the extraction begins. Its a VERY early '68.

Thoughts?

 

[Kirk]

The only rust I can find....

 

[Kirk]

For you MCODE junkies. The numbers shaded are 26 2.



So who has some 68 doors in Savannah Beige? C'mon!

 

[Doris]

amazing! that looks in better condition than some on the road over here Kirk :lol:

 

[Sausage]

Agree, looks like it will be goodun. Always amazed that they still keep on turning up!

 

[RICH-I-AM]

Excelent stuff.
Ive driven worse :mrgreen:

 

[gninnam]

Looks like a very nice van to start working on.
Why can't they be like that in the UK (I think we know why)

 

[Tezzah]

Yay, cool, what about it's offspring, the bug next to it???

 

[dubdubz]

I now understand your post on the samba re 68doors ! LOL

later doors would fit and I'm sure the push button outers could be modified to match later door mechs?

 

[southcoastcruiser]

 

[DadWagens]

I know how you feel, Kirk :lol:

I decided I wanted one and then I ended up with two and I keep finding more. The same thing has been happening since we got a W108 Mercedes. It takes a lot of discipline (and the lack of space) to walk away from them.

This one looks really straight other than the rocker and under thew windshield. How do the battery tray and floors look?

Whatcha gonna do with it?

 

[Kirk]

The battery tray and the floors look good, even though it doesnt have doors, I think the garbage has protected it. There is pinholes but not major crap rot. The battery trays are close to solid. I may put the suspension under my '69 under it. Believe it or not, that body has less rust than my '69.

Then again, I may just build it too. Who knows.

 

[Kirk]

Extraction begins hopefully tomorrow!

Stay tuned!

 

[mattd1984]

Great pictures, looks a real good find. Im looking forward to the seeing how you get on with this one

 

[Rusty Lee]

wow nice find mate

 

[Kirk]

Went back, and there she was, waiting. Had to clean her out first. Need a generator core?

Well, its chock full of parts...

Hooking up to it...

Moving!

The empty grave...

 

[Kirk]

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Crappy little video of it moving for the first time since 1986, even if its tractor powered, and not under its own power.

Yet.

 

[Kirk]

Four flats, no doors, busted glass. What have I gotten myself into?!?

 

[Kirk]

Puttin some new rollers on. Well, newish....

 

[Kirk]

Anywhoo... time will tell what happens with this one. Its pretty straight and rust free tho. Gotta find some doors first.....