Forgotten Volkswagen Split Window Bus Hoard. 

I was 10 years old in 1965, when Mom n Dad had to have a Beetle. It came from Davella Motors in Meriden Conn. Panama Beige. As a kid I remember the glass cabinet full of diecast Microbus models Never had one, but always loved 'em...

Just bought me a completely original 1969 bus with 29k miles on it for 1800. The thing even has great floors that pass the screwdriver test. It sat in a garage for 30 years. Craigslist score.

These were cool to me when I was a boy in the 60's, now they are totally awesome...

Man I would kill for that double cab. So awesome!

I had a 58 bus back in the 80's. I'm amazed the price these things get these days. By today"s standards those things were a death trap. Under powered, lousy brakes, lousy heater. Mine had about 2-3 inches of play in the steering, and I think that was standard. Driving in a cross wind you had to turn the wheel 45 degrees into the wing to stay straight on the road. At your knees there was one thin layer of sheet metal between you and any potential collision. All that being said, it makes me smile every time I see one on the road.

That's quite a collection. They are really almost completely air tight. The insides look pretty good in most of them !! From an air-cooled fan and owner 😍🚗

if i had the money they all would come home with me! i love them all! sweet classics for sure!

What a great collection. Thanks for the vid!

loved it hope to see rest of the story

nothin better then the ride there, antisapating what your going to find, hope they get to follow you back,

Awesome finds! Hopefully the cats that left those paw-prints were able to get into the barn to keep the mice down before the doors were opened! Say, is that barn half-collapsed or something? Despite their long sleep, they look decently salvageable! Ha! Love the turtle with skates! XD

Love those early double cabs. I don't think I've ever seen one in my area.

Thanks for sharing, great find and great video!

I remember back in the 60's my dad and his twin brother each had a single cab VW truck. My dads was a brown 59 and his brothers was a red 59.

I'm in love with the dove blue doublecap!!! and i'm love the karmann

I can barely contain my jealousy and admiration!

That is a crazy collection. Very cool.

they are gorgeous I wish I could have them all.

What a colection 👍✌️

Wish my back yard looked like that

OVER a hundred grand in just those four split window vans AND PICK UPS!!!

pretty sick collection. Great running into ya bro

Like you work in the volkwagen 👍

excellent find!

Gold mine! Working on my 69 ghia now! Hope to meet up with you on the road 👍

oh man - it's heaven!

I need that single cab!

Fascinating... I think I have to get a VW :-)

great barn find!

You got me drooling

Ok guys, Who remember's the bus boys safari windows like the set on the blue double cab?🖐 I actually use to have a set back in the day when everybody back then despised them.

I sure hope you were able to get some of them and at least have one of them follow you home this trip?

I personally love the bay windows

JACKPOT!!! I love the quad cab and single cab bus pickup!!!

I'd take the white crew cap if you don't mind :)

Save them all!!

There is food porn, real porn ...and then there is this spectacular vintage VW porn. Thanks for sharing. It inspires me that I may be able to find my vintage camper van soon to fix up and explore the Pacific Northwest.

I'm proud to be the owner of a 1963 Split Kombi here in Port Townsend, WA and I'm hanging on to her at any cost!!! The ONLY mods I ever did to it was to cut out the radio block plate in order to install a iPod car deck, amplifier, and even a subwoofer inside a custom enclosure that fits inside the original wheel of the full-sized spare tire behind the front seat (mine is a 1/3-2/3 bench seating system) when I acquired her back in June 2002 (for a mere $1,200 bucks at that!!!), there were already tons of mods, both wanted and unwanted. So first, the wanted mods that were already done: 12-volt conversion 12-volt wiper motor 1600cc dual-port engine Unwanted mods that were already done: Stewart Werner fuel gauge Beetle speedometer (90 mph from 61-64) 4-way signal switch (1966-67) aftermarket jerry-rigged key and push button (hot wired) ignition switch cut-out wheel wells in the back (to fit bigger tires, also unwanted) jerry-rigged football chin guard-style front bumper and pipe-shaped rear bunper cut and band-aid job inside the back to more easily access the fuel gauge sender So I went out of my way and even shot my wallet off a few times to try to bring her back to split bus specs except for the motor and 12-volt electrical gear, OEM 12-volt VDO Split Bus gas gauge OEM 80 mph VDO Split Bus speedometer OEM original style ignition switch with key profile 3V5 with original VW cut-out keys OEM door handles OEM-style safety belts There are just too many things I did to her to name off in one reply, so I'll let you guys see for yourselves when I upload a vid of my Bus later on this year, I think you guys will dig it!!! Thanks, and keep them split buses runnin' like champs!!! Peace out, Ray Jackson

those headphones are cool

Nice stash

I have had offers on my 66 for $5,00 without anything done to it. I wouldn't dream of ever selling my sweet Listbeth (Salander). She will get a complete mk4 electrical conversion, ALH TDI with an Audi 4.2 V8 engine on its side for cooling, Porsche brakes and suspension as well as 11" Carrera turbo Lobster Claw wheels with 305/30/19 rubber in back. Custom press fit spacers, sleeves and rings have been machined after many hours I spent on my Smithy 3n1 and 372 mm rotors are now mounted up front on the 944 S2 aluminum hubs with ABS tone rings. I am having a blast working on her. Audi A4 leather seat inner foam has been shaved down with a reciprocating turkey knife so as to get my head out of the clouds so I can actually see through the windshield. My favorite in this was definitely the orange and white doka repairvan.

Goddamn are they all things of beauty or what!!!, this coming from a proud owner of a 1963 Kombi here in Port Townsend, Washington that I've had since picking "PimpWagen" (as I christened her) up for a mere $1.200.00 back in 2002, as the owner had to sell it as he was having a second kid and needed the money. He was originally asking for $1,500 but she needed some work so I talked him down to $1,200. I'm more than glad to still own her after all these years!!! She gets equal action time as my 1999 VW New Beetle GLS!!! But you guys were right, as split buses are becoming especially tough to obtain, like you said they are indeed made out of what you call "Unobtainium for The Average Joe" nowadays, so I'm glad I own her and will die with (if not die before) her as well!!!

el paraiso😍😍

Love em :)

you 100% just described me there in the beginning, any recommendations for me?

Y it has been kept for dusty n rusty . Seem really heart broken the she's been left dear owner plz rebuild vw van I really love to watch this vedio again if u wish me to watch again when u re paint it n build up again the engine . That all thanks u . It is so many much more the vw r resting in jungles in USA junkyard airport over but really bad to c it . Plz forgive me if I am wrong to watch this vedio sorry love off VW wish to have all of it .but it's very far away from GOA. There some few over I seen BUT it is away watching true my eye . Thanks for show me a picture vw .

Gold mine!

2 and a half mins in and had to pick my jaw up off the floor. Thinking what all I could sell to bring everyone of em home...anyone want a small farm? Lol

WHERE IS THIS PLACE LOCATED, EXACTLY? GREAT VIDEO!!!!

best cars ever made!

$$100K easily in VWs on that property. Hell, I would have driven for three days to get my hands on one of the split windows.

someday I want one of these microbuses so my name isn't irrelevant hehe

That red primed one missing the door looks exactly like mine as it was when I sold it for another project about 20 years ago. Some of that rust looks familiar.

mano isto e uma raridade .e uma pena CE .acabando no tenpo .

that black karmann Ghia tho

the double cab pick ups :0

Wow the brand new price is only 2-3% of the worn out price!

I'm drooling over these! I lost my whole "running" collection when my wife of 30 years died of cancer and left me 250K in debt so I had to sell them to be able to eat. I have six boys.

nooo save them !

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WOW!!!!

So i fall into the 'cant afford it' category, im restoring a 1961 beetle with my dad, but they are worth like 1/4 of a restored split, less sometimes. now my sob story is over, can i have one!?!?! haha

I like the vw trucks

So did you buy them?

What is the cheapest price on a double cab VW truck these days?

So sad to see. So many and just sitting for years. Hopefully someone will free them soon.

what is going to do with them all

Wow

did you get to take them with you???

High beams on,blinding people?

So? What was the point, did you buy them? I saw a rusty Leyland P76 out at Pannawonica one day, why don't you go check that one out

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

wow! Did you talk in the video at all?

How can I buy this VW bus.??

is that a stock empie exuast

Columbia Falls, Montana

so what's the story of that collection? I thought for a bit that the green bus outside was my old one, but no, it's not.

Are those 1954 Volkswagen Vans?

so are they for sale or are they sold??

frothing :) and travel safe mate, the girls need you.

Doka!

Any splits for sale?

Any for sale ?

so sad they were left to rot like that.

en EU te encontrabas en los pueblos así de joyas ahora los gabachos ya no te las regalan te salen carisimas. Eso sucedió en los 80tas

So what's the "story" mentioned at the beginning of the video???

I'm not gonna show this vid to a good vw nut friend of mine i think he would cry for a week

And a year on, what happened?

Where is this place located

Looked to me to be about 500K in type 2's. Back in 1990 I sold my 1960 crew cab for $2000 and now it's worth 30K minimum

RETIREMENT ON WHEELS!!!!!

Name the song?

please can I have you're vw bus

where are country ¡

do you have split window bus for sell

War is this

Can I have one

FAKy

junk no worth the $