Make it Stop

"way2blu does a rev update" (way2blu) 07/25/2018 at 15:37 • Filed to: VW Bus, Volkswagen, Classic Cars, NPoCP

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I swear, 5 years ago you could find a decent 1st or 2nd generation VW Bus for less than what this one’s going for now. $29,500. For a rusted-through shell with front-end damage. I don’t care how many windows it has.

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1964-volkswagen-21-window-bus-c-8684.htm

When do y’all think the classic car bubble will pop? Ever? 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:42

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People joke about abhorrently rusty things giving tetanus, but I think this thing just gave me leprosy. In my eyes.

dogisbadob > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:42

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Some of those windows were probably made by the rust :p

ttyymmnn > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:46

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This highly sought after project 1964 Volkswagen 21 Window Bus is available in green and is missing the engine. It has lots of potential and has been with the same owner for many years and until very recently has been sitting in storage. It is an excellent car for full restoration. For $29,500

This highly sought after thoroughly rusted out   1964 Volkswagen 21 Window Bus is available in green and ocher and is missing the engine and everything else you might need and w hat is left is absolutely worthless. It has zero potential and has been with the same owner for many years and until very recently has been sitting outside in the rain where raccoons have been living in it . It is an excellent car for the junk heap for full reclamation. For #tree fiddy.

WilliamsSW > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:47

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It will pop.  Within the next few years as the boomers stop driving.

fintail > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:50

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Same seller/flipper wants 7 grand for this ponton coupe:

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1958-mercedes-benz-220se-c-8818.htm

Either the prices are very negotiable (this is a parts car unless you want to run in the red ), or the seller is greedy and looking for the unwashed.

My bird IS the word > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:50

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hey, cars from the 40s are pretty cheap now. Think the bubble will pop off when the boomers do.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:50

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I hope that the bubble pops, if it even is a bubble. However, I think it’ll continue even after we don’t have fuel to run them.

Also, Beverly Hills Car Club should be renamed to Beverly Hills Vin Club. 

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 07/25/2018 at 15:53

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Sadly as horrible as that thing looks, there really is a fair amount to start with.

If you’re into these things (thankfully I am not)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:56

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These are the guys who sell piles of rust for way too much money.

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1955-porsche-356-pre-a-c-8789.htm

Quadradeuce > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 15:58

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10-15 years when most of the 60s hippies are in nursing homes or dead, these things will start going down in price. 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 16:01

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Beverly Hills Car Club pisses me off to no end. I have a couple search alerts set up and Beverly Hills Car Club listing will routinely ping them. It is always either really clean cars with an extra zero added to the end of the price, or utter garbage with two zeros added.  

Consistently wish eBay would allow you to block sellers from appearing in results.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > My bird IS the word 07/25/2018 at 16:03

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Believe you me, I’m glad that cars from the ‘40s are pretty cheap now .

The Ghost of Oppo > ttyymmnn 07/25/2018 at 16:09

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I lol’d at the “has been with the same owner for many years” part.  Like the number of owners matters for something like this.  

Berang > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 16:09

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Baby boomers buy these things to spite hippies.

Couggggar > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 16:21

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The bubble will pop when we all come to our senses and start eating the rich. 

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 07/25/2018 at 16:35

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But at what point does it stop being a restoration and simply become a template for all new sheet metal? And you would also have to replace absolutely everything inside. Can you even find the parts?

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 07/25/2018 at 16:35

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But at what point does it stop being a restoration and simply become a template for all new sheet metal? And you would also have to replace absolutely everything inside. Can you even find the parts?

His Stigness > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/25/2018 at 16:37

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Beverly hills is a short drive for me. I may go punch these guys in the face.

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1955-austin-healey-100-4-c-8778.htm

His Stigness > fintail 07/25/2018 at 16:38

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You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I thought this one was bad.

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1955-austin-healey-100-4-c-8778.htm

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 07/25/2018 at 16:39

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It has 4 intact windows and maybe the rear view mirror frames are usable. That is about it.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 07/25/2018 at 16:40

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I think much of the sides, rear, and undercarriage is repairable, tbh. And no clue on finding parts — but I suspect that they can be found.

Look, I think it’s all silly for the prices these deathtraps command, but to each his own.

But if I was restoring this, I would hurry up-- because in a few years, $30k will get you a fully restored one, I think.  

fintail > His Stigness 07/25/2018 at 16:40

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Nice floors. For being in CA, their cars sure look like what I would expect from the upper midwest or New E ngland.

ttyymmnn > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 07/25/2018 at 16:42

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I’ve tried to explain to my boys that something is worth exactly as much as somebody is willing to spend. As long as there are morons with fat wallets, these guys will keep doing this.

His Stigness > fintail 07/25/2018 at 16:43

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Must have been near the beach. That’s why I couldn’t live right at the beach unless the garage was hermetically sealed.

For right now I'm okay with just smelling the beach instead of hearing it too. 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > His Stigness 07/25/2018 at 16:46

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Please do. Or just cut off their access to the internet...

... and oxygen.

Die-Trying > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 17:00

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years ago, i had built a 302 chevy and was hunting a chevy 2 (post car) to stuff it into. this was pre craigslist. i couldnt touch a beat to death shell for anything less than $1500. and that was for a shell that was going to need absolutely everything...... i searched for the better part of 5 years for a decent shell.

and i eventually gave up on finding a nova.........

the bubble is real......

fintail > His Stigness 07/25/2018 at 17:03

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So many of their cars are in similar condition. I suspect they aren’t all from CA.

The beach is a fun place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

His Stigness > fintail 07/25/2018 at 17:06

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Yeah. But some are obvious barn finds.

Really? I couldn't imagine living away from the beach, even though I never go. 

fintail > His Stigness 07/25/2018 at 17:26

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From a barn in Toledo OH?

Beaches up here are cold and dreary in the winter, loaded with tourists in the summer.

His Stigness > fintail 07/25/2018 at 17:29

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Where I am the beach is still cold, and it's always crowded. That's why I never go. But I'll never move. 

Klaus Schmoll > ttyymmnn 07/25/2018 at 17:38

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I think it’s all about the vin. Build a “new” one slap the vin on = instant profit at action.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Klaus Schmoll 07/25/2018 at 17:47

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This. Take the VIN plate from this one, slap it on another bus, cut some extra windows in it, and suddenly you have a "real" 21-window bus.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 17:50

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From the same seller who at one point was trying to sell what was apparently at one point a 1967 Porsche 912.

way2blu does a rev update > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/25/2018 at 17:54

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I REMEMBER THAT hahaha

Also this gem:

stancebros ain’t got nothing on these

Klaus Schmoll > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/25/2018 at 18:09

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Even better if it comes with some faded yellow paperwork. See how this one long time owner always had it serviced at VW of _____ !

fintail > His Stigness 07/25/2018 at 18:12

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I don’t plan to move from the PNW, but I also don’t envision living on the water.  I can drive to a beach in a short time or to the ocean in under a few hours.  That’s enough.

gmctavish needs more space > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 18:24

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Basically paying for the VIN, and building a whole new bus around it. Totally nuts.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/25/2018 at 18:35

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That is for the VIN

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 18:38

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I have thought about this, I have three older cars,  consider we will never have classic cars again. Everything today is built to be recycled. Fairly soon we will have to take all of that a step further, everything will be electric with maybe a backup generator, perhaps 3D printed carbon bodies that are recycled when damaged... So the old cars we love will never happen again.

vicali > Berang 07/25/2018 at 18:58

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. . . a n d t h e n spen d $100K to restore them s o t h e y c a n d r i v e a r o u n d l i k e t h e people who payed $1500 new i n 1 9 6 8 . .

vicali > way2blu does a rev update 07/25/2018 at 19:00

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R an when parked.. h a v e t o c u t t h e t r e e s d o w n t o g e t i t o u t t h o u g h . .

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn 07/25/2018 at 20:26

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It is eminently repairable. A pair of mate s did much the same thing a few years ago. Admittedly theirs had all the glass and most of the interior even though it lacked its engine and transmission and had been sitting in a paddock for thirty years. Rust wise it wasn’t as bad either. I think they put about twnty grand into it plus lots of time.

I've posted about it before...

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-love-a-sunburnt-samba-1795875515

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 07/25/2018 at 21:01

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That would make this a $50,000 v an. That’s $2, 380/window. And the one you posted looks to be in significantly better shaped, and stored in an arid climate. But then again, I admit I know little about this sort of thing.

pip bip - choose Corrour > way2blu does a rev update 07/26/2018 at 08:16

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good luck with that.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > ttyymmnn 08/07/2018 at 11:04

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It’s worth it just for the VIN number, to claim it’s a real one