71' Adventurewagen

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Josh
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71' Adventurewagen

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We'll, I did it again! I bought another 71' bus in the desert and drove it home. The last time it was a tin top, this time it's a high top Adventurewagen. It's in great condition, no rust and a bunch of work done to keep it running cool. The previous owner used to take it to burning man festival (9 times)🙄 has a 1776, freeway flyer trans and external oil cooler with an electric fan. I flew to Tucson AZ and drove it 2000+ miles home without a hiccup, which was great because I brought zero tools😁. I didn't take many pictures of the drive home, but it was cool to see old RT66 again through a bay window. I remembered how important it was to plan for mountain grades and downshift a lot! Anyways here's the link to the last one in 2009, and then a few pictures of the new one. viewtopic.php?t=169
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THINGE
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Really cool! Can’t wait to see it in person!
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You the MAN Josh!!

Probably once owned by this guy
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Haha, I haven't found any pictures yet, but I have gone through a few razor blades scraping off burning man stickers.
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Sweet. Hope to see it on KI
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The only one that would buy and roll there Vw from that distance,the one and only El LOCO (josh) :lol:
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This is sweet! I can't wait to see this one in person.
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So awesome my guy!
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Wow, got to know how fast do it go?
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If it's flat and I am drafting a truck, I've seen 70mph. Any bit of grade I'm grabbing third and watching the needle drop.
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