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1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:43 pm
Spotted this on eBay having just sold my SO42, couldn't resist
Back from London with the bus to South Yorkshire
Chuffed with the bus, seems solid. Interior in fair condition. Having found the OG tent under the seat couldn't wait to put it up to see if all was complete!!!
Loads more pics to come having probs loading
Back from London with the bus to South Yorkshire
Chuffed with the bus, seems solid. Interior in fair condition. Having found the OG tent under the seat couldn't wait to put it up to see if all was complete!!!
Loads more pics to come having probs loading
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:35 pm
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by BlastingDiePast » Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:55 pm
Very very nice!
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:43 pm
Decided the old girl deserves a nice paint job after having a crap respray in the states and a couple of bad sill repairs.
Here we go again, full resto, must be mad !!
Here we go again, full resto, must be mad !!
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by monkey knuts » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:09 pm
Looks great. Would be nice to see it all swr - which I presume it originally was.
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by jayvanman » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:51 pm
VERY NICE !
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by Ted » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:30 am
Great work
Stunning interior me thinks !
Stunning interior me thinks !
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:32 am
Was originally BG over SWR, the early bus dash was painted the same as the bottom half, on my 62 the dash is the same as the top half (beige grey) Both same colour bus's !!
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by pokey » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:44 am
My 61 is the same grey in the rear red in the front, wish mine still had the interior!
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by Reggie » Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:12 am
Common as muck ahh kid , Every northerners daily ride.
Great to see some photos, it looks solid .
Great to see some photos, it looks solid .
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by vwgillybilly » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:10 pm
Nice!
Shame I just sold all my spare Westy SO23 stuff - I had a couple of nice bits that could have probably helped you there.
The tent is a nice bonus!
Gill.
Shame I just sold all my spare Westy SO23 stuff - I had a couple of nice bits that could have probably helped you there.
The tent is a nice bonus!
Gill.
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by John TC » Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:44 pm
wicked interior. Very nice project.
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:27 pm
Thanks for the comments guys
Few more pics as it comes to bits !!
Bus just about stripped, ready for Westy Mick to weave his magic with the wand !!
Underside covered in under seal good luck Mick
Few more pics as it comes to bits !!
Bus just about stripped, ready for Westy Mick to weave his magic with the wand !!
Underside covered in under seal
good luck Mick
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:51 pm
On with the blast, the wife will love this when she gets home !
Nothing like coming back to a sand pit
Found the little capsule in the sand,blasted it out of the bus with loads of other bits and bobs,it was sealed up with some kind of paint,cracked it open to find a lock of hair and what looked like someone's ashes
and a note with dates and numbers ???
Nothing like coming back to a sand pit
Found the little capsule in the sand,blasted it out of the bus with loads of other bits and bobs,it was sealed up with some kind of paint,cracked it open to find a lock of hair and what looked like someone's ashes
and a note with dates and numbers ???NUGGET
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Re: 1960 SO23 Resto
by NUGGET » Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:22 pm
A few pics I missed
The garage is like a Pigs nest
Rear corners are great condition apart from the reversing lights cut in !
The guy who owned the bus had welded the Westy rack to the gutters so had to be cut off,also engraved all the fittings on the bus including the ice pick handles,headlights etc.
The garage is like a Pigs nest
Rear corners are great condition apart from the reversing lights cut in !
The guy who owned the bus had welded the Westy rack to the gutters
so had to be cut off,also engraved all the fittings on the bus including the ice pick handles,headlights etc.NUGGET
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