1961 Westfalia SO23 , a new life

ovalsplit56
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1961 Westfalia SO23 , a new life

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G'day

A few of u may recognise this bus, ;)

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ovalsplit56
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Back in 2011, I bought this bus from Bill and shipped it here to South Australia. Fast forward 3 yrs and she's back on the road exploring Australia

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sweeth20007
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DOES MY HEART GOOD TO SEE THAT BUS MAKING NEW MEMORIES! LAST TIME I SAW IT IT WAS IN THE BACK OF BILL'S SHOP ALMOST UNNOTICEABLE....NOW IT'S GETTING LOT'S OF NOTICE! THANKS FOR POSTING.
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Wow, that is some kind of wild suspension! Can you give us more details?
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Mike Kever Kombi
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Dual Port wrote:Wow, that is some kind of wild suspension! Can you give us more details?
Big in UK, lots on SSVC rolling with these

http://www.red9design.com/type2.htm

This guy has a pretty detailed write up about it.
If you have a few extra days scroll through his thread, you can get a sense of how "easy" your resto was in comparison.

http://www.ssvc.org.uk/phpbb/viewtopic. ... start=2805
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Here it is at the state park on KI.

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Wow :!: It's great to see this bus having a great life. While I do miss it a bit,it's good to know it has a good home. This pic is my son at about age 8 or 9,he's now 31. Thanks for sharing.
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toolbox wrote:Here it is at the state park on KI.

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is that my friend Pocahontas (Heather) chilling by the fire?
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Ok...I want my Bus back!
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Thanks for the update

Awesome to see you enjoying it so much!
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