Some know that I love my VW campervan and also love classic vehicles. This is coming up for sale at an auction that would combine them both and hey, there's an Apple connection as well!

[www.historics.co.uk]

Paul

that is quite a well appointed classic. The Bedford is an almost unkillable line... if you visit the subcontinent, you can see hundreds of them growling along the dodgy back roads, laden with all the possible goods in the world, and garishly and joyfully decorated and blaring the driver's favorite tunes.

That thing is VERY cool! Absolutely love it and I'm not a big VW and/or camper sort of guy. I do love me some classic motors, though.

That's a beautiful vehicle and avery impressive conversion. I would love to have something like that, but I really like my 2002 Eurovan Camper too.

You SOOOO have to get that!!!

Imagine, the original transported 26 to 29 passengers using only a 27 horsepower engine.

I'd suggest being very careful when sitting on the "macerator electric lavatory"

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A few weeks back there was a great auto auction held in The Los Angeles area that I believe was televised. Some great stuff there (maybe I'll start a new thread with some pics) that included this completely restored VW bus. Sorry I didn't get any interior shots but it was really nice as the auction/asking price may suggest. It went unsold I believe even after bids broke $100K. Incredible.

I can understand putting in a modern drivetrain, but it's too bad they installed an interior that has absolutely no relation to the style of the vehicle. It's so generic an ugly.

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A few weeks back there was a great auto auction held in The Los Angeles area that I believe was televised. Some great stuff there (maybe I'll start a new thread with some pics) that included this completely restored VW bus. Sorry I didn't get any interior shots but it was really nice as the auction/asking price may suggest. It went unsold I believe even after bids broke $100K. Incredible.

The seller is a fool, should have taken the $100k and ran. Those aren't worth that much money. Going to take a very very very very very long time to find the right buyer that will spend over $100k for a VW bus.

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The motorhome is nice, but IMHO, a more practical solution would be a nice little vintage trailer.

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Is that correct - "using only a 27 horsepower engine"?

That hardly seems possible.

Jeff

Absolutely beautiful. If I were in the market, I'd buy it and use it. Here in the states, I'd need to add a generator and air conditioning. What size is the fuel tank?

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Some know that I love my VW campervan and also love classic vehicles. This is coming up for sale at an auction that would combine them both and hey, there's an Apple connection as well!

[www.historics.co.uk]

Paul

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Ed (modelamac)

I think I will just put an OUT OF ORDER
sticker on my head and call it a day.

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A few weeks back there was a great auto auction held in The Los Angeles area that I believe was televised. Some great stuff there (maybe I'll start a new thread with some pics) that included this completely restored VW bus. Sorry I didn't get any interior shots but it was really nice as the auction/asking price may suggest. It went unsold I believe even after bids broke $100K. Incredible.

I love that color!!

Why is it that most vehicles today are painted in bland, boring, and mostly ugly colors (black, white, "silver")?

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kj4btkljv
Is that correct - "using only a 27 horsepower engine"?

That hardly seems possible.

Jeff

I think horsepower units were larger back then; at least in the USA.

/Mr Lynn

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The seller is a fool, should have taken the $100k and ran. Those aren't worth that much money. Going to take a very very very very very long time to find the right buyer that will spend over $100k for a VW bus.

It really was immaculate. They didn't miss a trick as I recall. What I don't remember was if there was anything special about the specific model, year or whatever. I mean, it coulda been like one of 50 made or something... I just don't recall other than it was pristine.

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I love that color!!

Why is it that most vehicles today are painted in bland, boring, and mostly ugly colors (black, white, "silver")?

It was really nice and my photo doesn't do it justice.

regarding today's colors, I'm partial to a nice black myself (someone is gonna make a reference to our fellow forum member. I just know it), but do appreciate a nice, tastefully unique color as well. That said, I did see some pretty loud orange color on some newer domestic muscle cars. I get the homage, but it's not to my liking.

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kj4btkljv
Is that correct - "using only a 27 horsepower engine"?

That hardly seems possible.

Jeff

I think horsepower units were larger back then; at least in the USA.

/Mr Lynn

Nope, the HP was measured the same then. The original engine was probably fairly high in torque, but low RPM. Also in the description was mention that with the original engine the maximum speed was about 40 mph.

P.S. 30 something years ago I drove buses. The diesels in the 35 foot models was rated at 180 HP and would travel at up to about 70 mph with a full load of passengers.

Joe, I seem to remember something about horsepower ratings changing for American cars a few decades ago—maybe in the '70s? Maybe the manufacturers were using a different standard in order to exaggerate the HP. Something like that.

Could be misremembering, though.

/Mr Lynn

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Joe, I seem to remember something about horsepower ratings changing for American cars a few decades ago—maybe in the '70s? Maybe the manufacturers were using a different standard in order to exaggerate the HP. Something like that.

Could be misremembering, though.

/Mr Lynn

You may be remembering the change from SAE Gross Horsepower, which was always risible, to SAE Net, which was almost realistic, being as such things as water pumps, exhaust, and alternators were hooked up.
Pretty much everybody else uses KW these days, even the French, who hung onto their Cheval-Vapeur for the longest time.
What may dismay one a little bit is the fact that the base unit of Horsepower, however it is measured in the US, is known as the Mechanical, or... Imperial Horsepower. Yet when it comes to Beer, few object to the Imperial Pint measure.

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Eustace

I was really expecting the Apple connection to be that you tracked down he VW Bus that Steve Jobs sold to start Apple. I wonder if anyone ever traced the history of that VW.

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Some know that I love my VW campervan and also love classic vehicles. This is coming up for sale at an auction that would combine them both and hey, there's an Apple connection as well!

[www.historics.co.uk]

Paul