Been after a splitty for years, wanted a nice little resto project with minimal welding but this came real cheap and I am in no rush to get it on the road, if it's done in 3 years I will be a happy chappie, not for the faint hearted Pictures paint a thousand words so here goes

1966 13 window deluxe walkthrough, pretty much all the deluxe trinkets there, thirty trees were cut down to rescue it!! Has come from Ohio, an eccentric bloke called Don Struble purchased it in 1974 and travelled the states in it for a few years until he decided to park it in Mount Victory, Ohio and build himself a house, he lived in the splitty while building the house and thats where it stayed until early this year!! I have a hand written letter from Don who has no telephone, camera and not even a pair of shoes! You could of grown potatoes between his toes!( so I'm told) He hates mobile phones and will shoot anyone who approaches his property with one!( true judging by the amount of 9mm shells I have pulled out of the bus) He did request in his letter us British guys take photos before, during and after restoration and post them over as he was really attached to this bus and nearly did'nt sell it!!























I have loads more pics, but thats enough for today!! I have cleaned it out and thats about it at the moment, trying to get hold of a roof section for the front as a tree had fell on it and it is pretty rotton so needs replacing, so if anyone knows of a front half or from the B pillars forward give me a shout please.

This is going to be a long project, I am away on holiday soon so when I get back hoping to get stuck in!!

Laters!!

This is going to be another epic thread!!!!

Awesome story!

Are you going to keep the cat flap?

Sooty wrote:8O

This is going to be another epic thread!!!!

I don't know about epic! But certainly a long winded one!!

Gruntilla wrote:Awesome story!

Are you going to keep the cat flap?

You mean the sheep flap

That's what I love about it, there is a good history behind it!!

I love 13 window delux busses

But I dont fancy yours much

Good luck with the resto !

oooooow ooooooow ooooooow ooooooow ooooooow


epic thread coming up for sure


NOTE !! Sooty was the first to write on my thread too and look what happened to that


Excited for you dude


Just love watching these buses come back to life


and what a great story you better make him proud of his old bus or he may pop a cap in ya a**


well done for being braver than most ...... If there was no one to take on the bad looking buses we would loose so many more each year ...... fantastic stuff ... chuffed for you


welcome to the ssvc

post lots .... Photo lots ..... and ask away there is always someone on here that knows the answer

I know you have posted on my thread ( thanks ) ..... and I'll be watching very green eye'd as you have all the metal work to be cracking on with .......


and good luck dude

Over and Out


Mark

Wow, this looks ace, as the other guys have said, time to crack on matey and have some fun.
Ive got a 13 deluxe myself and man has it been a journey, but Im on the right side of everything now
Just keep going.....everyone on here will pull you through and the advice is 100 % amazing !!!
Cheers
Chris

Wow! Thanks guys! Been looking through build threads and damn there are a lot of talented guys on here! Yes I will be calling on everyone for advice and support along the way.
Still struggling to find a roof section Anyone got any suggestions

Cheers again.

You tried FBi VW?

Sooty wrote:You tried FBi VW?

Yeh I have about 3 weeks ago, due to ring them again as they said they had some parts enroute!!

Cheers

Give Rick a call at Schofields.. Just had 5 roof turn up today from the states!! all years available

Ok buddy, now I've looked at this in more detail I think it's an unfair bet!!

I think you're going to need plenty of beer !!!!!!

I love the way a lot of these threads all crossover with one another.

Good luck.

You know what you're doing...........right

Coops wrote:Ok buddy, now I've looked at this in more detail I think it's an unfair bet!!

I think you're going to need plenty of beer !!!!!!

I love the way a lot of these threads all crossover with one another.

Good luck.

You know what you're doing...........right

Cheers Coops! Most of it will be done myself, metalwork yes, mechanical yes, just the final prep and paint may try!!

Thanks bud

Wicked project Glen! Gonna be a good thread