@@3rdworldgarage450 you don't know Jonathan lol. Go to his channel watch 3 or 4 of his videos listen to what he says and then you will understand not only that you'll learn a whole lot. He's a heck of a guy anybody I'd be proud to know.
+theone... There are lots of usable parts on them even if covered in surface rust. Just the hardware alone is worth saving it. But there is lots of other stuff like the steering column, the bumpers, wheels, the center wall etc.
....been sitting for a while...no kidding LOL. Great video, lots of interesting stuff going on. Brought back many memories when I saw the Mini at 16.00. I worked for a main dealer when I was a much younger man and spannered on many many of those, many of them much older too. In their day they were a very innovative little car. Anyone out there remember struggling to replace the bypass hose ? Greetings from the UK.
They were always an incredible little car, pocket rockets even in 998 form and many a mile spent bombing around the streets of London or thrashing up the motorways in one and the engines were a doddle to work on, half hour head gaskets and you could make one out of a bit of sheet copper and be on your way and none of the thousands of pounds a HG costs these days. I was also fond of the Metro, esp the MG ones and I had for ages a standard MG Metro in the red which was immaculate inside and out and got nicked and smashed up, was so broken about that :( I drive as my daily driver a three wheeled Robin which is just like an old Mini with the same dials, controls and a fair bit off the Mini hehe
@Bob Hillier Hell yeah ! Struggling around that radiator shroud, none of my own Minis ever ran a shroud after the first belt failure, and how those subframes used to rot out yeah ? How about that wonderful Hydrolastic suspension ?Aaaah !!
@@dodgydruid Loved that Metro A+ engine, No bypass hose and a bit more room to work. I had silver MG long after I moved on from the Minis, Snazzy red seatbelts and wee pepperpot wheels, bought it as a category C and had great fun fixing her up. I could have bought a badly written off MG Turbo at the same time but it was just too much work. Regret letting that one slip away. Happy memories.
Great video, really enjoyed the recover of these two. A safety note (because the treatment sucks major league) is to use eye protection when a reciprocating blade is used on steel. I had safety glasses on cutting ports in 35 gal drums and a chip flew in my eye--did not even feel it...then. 12 hours later the salt water rusted it to my cornea at it hurt like hell. Eye doc had to grind it with a dremel to get it off. That sucked, a lot. I use a full face cover when I sabre or recip metal now.
Had a piece of shrapnel from a nailgun go in my eye. Horribly painful. I had at least 4 or 5 doctors look at it and they just said no. I had to go to a specialist eye hospital. Not fun. Safety goggles are the first thing I put on when doing anything remotely dangerous now.
@@firesurfer Hope they got you fixed up finally. I was confused because I always had safety glasses on (need them to see) but the doc explained the chips can curve ball a bit so it went up under and into my eye. Your story is one I suspected was possible, that air/hammer strike is powerful.
Put in in a car wash windows down, then when dry run a few rattle cans over it and it will look like it never left the showroom. Jokes aside, engines are very likely in working condition after a cleanup. Also, the blue Ghia left like this is a crime.
You know, from a guy that used to buy and sell cars, I could usually look at a vehicle that's wrecked, and see ways to put it together, this cutting vehicles in pieces w a saws all, that's really something, and that blade, that was no Harbor freight piece, great video
Somewhere in New Hampshire, a woman, with tears in her eyes, is looking up the phone number of a divorce attorney. LOL - good luck with the two of them.
These tow drivers are fantastic when my 75 Eldorados starter went the came picked it up brought it to my house asked me where I wanted it I jokingly said the garage he said OK and damn he made it look easy
Loved the understatement -- "That one's been sitting for a while!" Brush and shovel anyone?? Love your optimism in salvaging parts. May I suggest the investment in a set of wheel dollies if you are continuing to work on this class of restoration!
Great to see a REAL mini and the steering wheel on the correct side, an 850cc engine I think? And the small switches for the lights and the wipers were crap, and the indicator light on the turn signal was a night-mare at night, turn left it was blinding, turn right you could not see it, but still a classic car, I had one 😁🇬🇧
I sure miss my 64 panel, 7 door, no windows delivery bus I used to own. I had no idea at the time what I had when I sold it to buy a 67 type 3 fastback. Man that was decades ago, early 80's.
Removing a vehicle from a car hauler by tying it to a building foundation is a hold my beer moment..... Didn't even bother to move the $100k M3 out of the way.... Stuff like this is why I watch this channel....
Kinda surprised the first one didn't rip apart transferring it from the moving bed to the trailer. Edit: also a little surprised it took a sawzall to get the 2nd one apart. Looked like a loud sneeze would have suffised. :P
I think number 1 might have a touch more structural flex than the engineers at Wolfsburg intended. When it was being moved I thought it was going to turn into a flat-pack Bus...
The second one in the box trailer looked like it might be good for something. But damn that other one... Makes the old REO Wagon rotting away down the street look totally mint.
@@Ed_Shaw No, it's got an A-Series in it, just one that isn't running too well at the moment. The carb that's on there looks far too big for an A so I suspect it's flooding out...
Watching them cut the front section off that 13 window was painful. I could have totally saved that bus. I know it was rusty but there are worse ones on the samba
My sister used to go with this kid in high school who was the son of a wealthy Waco, Texas banker/cattle rancher who owned a huge working cattle ranch outside of town. They had 2 modified VW buses there with open bodies, that had been professionally built with 2 rows of bench seats and roll bars. We used to tear around the expanse of the ranch in them. They were light and strong, and the suspensions were almost indestructible. We tried to break them but they were tough.
@@allenmckinney9533 where is the THRILL and DRAMA from the vip when U follow the safety rules? WE WANT MAYHEM, sparks, rolling rotting rusty carcasses of vintage vehicles.........
Ok... the second one... yeah... but the first one.... I'm thinking maybe some glass and assorted handles and then dump the carcass at the scrap metal joint. I wouldn't bother getting it off the trailer.
lol Open your mind. Almost everything that has a VW part number on that thing can be used/sold. Front end, brakes, RGBs/trans, shifter, pedal cluster, steering column/box/wheel, E-brake/boot, gauge, trim panels on that divider, cargo handle, all the glass, bumper, wheels, caps, window latches, seatbelts, and on and on and on. I will admit, it's a rough one. haha.
@@robertthabassist I've seen guys stitch welding literal 4 and 5 inch pieces together to get a complete window channel, so no. I'm fully aware. ANY good sheetmetal, even if it's just a few inches from a critical area is in demand.
@@dennisp.2147 Exactly! I have a buddy that is insane about VW buses and I've seen him drool over things in worse condition than both of those, and pay quite a bit for parts that look shot but he revives for his buses. Anything split window he wants lol
That Austin mini made this English man feel happy! Years ago I had a mini 1000, which ran great, but the body was really bad! Still felt like a gokart....
I learnt to drive in one. Pale blue with straps that opened the door, a starter button on the floor and sliding windows. Loved it....that one on the video looks to be early to mid 60s judging by the numb r plate....right hand drive as well.
15:40 - Ah the sound of Britain in the 70s on a slightly damp day... :P (EDIT - Also, the Reg. plate on the front of the Mini comes back as a green Austin Healey, so, either a transferred plate or something naughty went on with that car!!)
Think I`d look for bad air leak ion the inlet side first, then plug leads on wrong as It was back firing, then compression test, but really, that webber carb is way over the top for that engine... source a later model austin / morris / leyland/ BMC SU carb and Inlet manifold, as they really do work well, as I once raced "850" cc minis that only allowed just the one SU
I love Volkswagen vans I have a 1972 beetle bug and I love it I bought it from a farmer out of his field paid $55 for and I was worth 14,000 it's my Sunday drive
Living in the U.K. I drove a mini for many year. Amazing how bloody awful they are. LOL . I have a dewalt demolition saw. When I use it, it shakes me around like a rag doll and the blade stay still.
Be sure to store those inside. You wouldn't want them to start rusting. 🖒
is that a GENNIE OEM VW horn???????
I think he might be a few days late on that! Lol
Lol!
Lmao
A tip : you can watch movies on Kaldrostream. Been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.
So glad you suggested the jack. I once had to jack a vechile up and push it of the jack to get it lined
Heck I would drive either one!!
Darn skippy
Well hello Jonathan
@@3rdworldgarage450 you don't know Jonathan lol. Go to his channel watch 3 or 4 of his videos listen to what he says and then you will understand not only that you'll learn a whole lot. He's a heck of a guy anybody I'd be proud to know.
It's almost hard to believe the parts are worth the effort, but such is the love for these old buses. Thanks Mustie.
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I'm glad you said they would be parts busses, I don't think I'm young enough to see the finish resto of them
Nah, there'll be fine, all they need is the entire shells replacing...
They are fine, just need to replace everything
Parts? What parts? Rusty parts? Rust?
@@theone2be33 Parts for the LUMBER CRUSTY
+theone... There are lots of usable parts on them even if covered in surface rust. Just the hardware alone is worth saving it. But there is lots of other stuff like the steering column, the bumpers, wheels, the center wall etc.
Thanks for taking us along on this trip Awesome
....been sitting for a while...no kidding LOL. Great video, lots of interesting stuff going on. Brought back many memories when I saw the Mini at 16.00. I worked for a main dealer when I was a much younger man and spannered on many many of those, many of them much older too. In their day they were a very innovative little car. Anyone out there remember struggling to replace the bypass hose ? Greetings from the UK.
They were always an incredible little car, pocket rockets even in 998 form and many a mile spent bombing around the streets of London or thrashing up the motorways in one and the engines were a doddle to work on, half hour head gaskets and you could make one out of a bit of sheet copper and be on your way and none of the thousands of pounds a HG costs these days. I was also fond of the Metro, esp the MG ones and I had for ages a standard MG Metro in the red which was immaculate inside and out and got nicked and smashed up, was so broken about that :( I drive as my daily driver a three wheeled Robin which is just like an old Mini with the same dials, controls and a fair bit off the Mini hehe
@Bob Hillier Hell yeah ! Struggling around that radiator shroud, none of my own Minis ever ran a shroud after the first belt failure, and how those subframes used to rot out yeah ? How about that wonderful Hydrolastic suspension ?Aaaah !!
@@dodgydruid Loved that Metro A+ engine, No bypass hose and a bit more room to work. I had silver MG long after I moved on from the Minis, Snazzy red seatbelts and wee pepperpot wheels, bought it as a category C and had great fun fixing her up. I could have bought a badly written off MG Turbo at the same time but it was just too much work. Regret letting that one slip away. Happy memories.
@Bob Hillier NOOoooo !!! LOL
Butter knife and swarfega, that was the 'trick' to the bypass hose
The perfect gift for my first mother-in-law for mothers day! Better then flowers!!!
Wow. Those poor things look tired. But lots of parts.
Love the Porsche. Looked right at home on those roads.
Thanks.
Great effort Mustie. WOW
Great video, really enjoyed the recover of these two. A safety note (because the treatment sucks major league) is to use eye protection when a reciprocating blade is used on steel. I had safety glasses on cutting ports in 35 gal drums and a chip flew in my eye--did not even feel it...then. 12 hours later the salt water rusted it to my cornea at it hurt like hell. Eye doc had to grind it with a dremel to get it off. That sucked, a lot. I use a full face cover when I sabre or recip metal now.
Had a piece of shrapnel from a nailgun go in my eye. Horribly painful. I had at least 4 or 5 doctors look at it and they just said no. I had to go to a specialist eye hospital. Not fun. Safety goggles are the first thing I put on when doing anything remotely dangerous now.
@@firesurfer Hope they got you fixed up finally. I was confused because I always had safety glasses on (need them to see) but the doc explained the chips can curve ball a bit so it went up under and into my eye. Your story is one I suspected was possible, that air/hammer strike is powerful.
I'm lovin the sliding window imported Mini, very clean and that starter noise takes me back.
Alfred E. Newman!! Who, Me? ;-) You're MAD!!
"it's paying me back, I just found a quarter!"
Dude! You just got your rebate!
Mustie, I love your appreciation of patina. Major patina.
"Don't scratch the paint job while yer loading it" 🤣🤣🤣
lolll
Put in in a car wash windows down, then when dry run a few rattle cans over it and it will look like it never left the showroom. Jokes aside, engines are very likely in working condition after a cleanup. Also, the blue Ghia left like this is a crime.
and don't let anything fall off the bottom
Ed Shaw ROFL!!!! That's funny right there. 😂😂😂🤣
The guy on the flatbed was great, its nice to get someone that really understands the machine.
I saw a Karman G watching.
“Save me too” :)
Another kind of the "me too" discussion 😂.
@@GettingNervous 🤣🤣
You know, from a guy that used to buy and sell cars, I could usually look at a vehicle that's wrecked, and see ways to put it together, this cutting vehicles in pieces w a saws all, that's really something, and that blade, that was no Harbor freight piece, great video
Somewhere in New Hampshire, a woman, with tears in her eyes, is looking up the phone number of a divorce attorney. LOL - good luck with the two of them.
She does that every month. It's all good.
You boy's just have way too much fun. Makes me want to go back to New England and hang with y'all
These tow drivers are fantastic when my 75 Eldorados starter went the came picked it up brought it to my house asked me where I wanted it I jokingly said the garage he said OK and damn he made it look easy
Practical engineering - using what you have got to get the job done. Excellent.
I like the brute force engineering. Safely delivered!!
Loved the understatement -- "That one's been sitting for a while!" Brush and shovel anyone?? Love your optimism in salvaging parts.
May I suggest the investment in a set of wheel dollies if you are continuing to work on this class of restoration!
Great to see a REAL mini and the steering wheel on the correct side, an 850cc engine I think? And the small switches for the lights and the wipers were crap, and the indicator light on the turn signal was a night-mare at night, turn left it was blinding, turn right you could not see it, but still a classic car, I had one 😁🇬🇧
Aww Hell. Both good looking patina bus builds.
Every time I watch you guys move something heavy my back aches .
It's just like in star-trek when the computer yells " structural-integrety down to 20%" and the MOFO just keeps flying.. incredible!!
Good advert for Kilar. Impressive kit.
That's not bring a trailer, that's bring a dustpan and brush 😂
You say "That is good blade" I think that that guy really knows how to use a blade. He makes it last. Outstanding job.
I sure miss my 64 panel, 7 door, no windows delivery bus I used to own. I had no idea at the time what I had when I sold it to buy a 67 type 3 fastback.
Man that was decades ago, early 80's.
Best part was the drive away..beautiful waterside country!
Removing a vehicle from a car hauler by tying it to a building foundation is a hold my beer moment..... Didn't even bother to move the $100k M3 out of the way.... Stuff like this is why I watch this channel....
I liked the back upinto the PROPANE TANKS
@@pinchependejo909 that's an E30 M3, definitely not 2015, also doubt it cost's $100k...
@@pinchependejo909 that he/she's an enthusiast and likes to drive.
Running a Freud Diablo recip blade from the looks of it. Swiss made. Good stuff!
That E30 m3 is nice! I was afraid the whole time the bus would hit it. That's a 50-80k cars, no biggie :))
Yeah, risky to cut the bus so close to it apart. rolls eyes
@@junkman6456 especially since it looks so nice, but i guess they know what they are doing.
Looks solid, wheels, and plates, and off you go
Wow, you can find usable parts from THAT??
Hinges, patterns, good metal in the shell, windows, brackets, bolts, nuts, various parts. One can always find parts in things.
@@aserta I guess ones man junk is another mans treasure...glad you see what can be gotten off that pos.
Kinda surprised the first one didn't rip apart transferring it from the moving bed to the trailer.
Edit: also a little surprised it took a sawzall to get the 2nd one apart. Looked like a loud sneeze would have suffised. :P
Spare rust for Crusty...
One mans junk is another mans horde.
enjoyed your video brings back memory when in the junk yard era. love that area you drove thru. take care
All of a sudden, I've got the urge to watch some Laurel and Hardy.. Lol. 🇬🇧 👍
add I more and U got the THREE STOOOGES
The second bus is a real special edition it has extended head and leg room..kool vid. Thank you..
I think number 1 might have a touch more structural flex than the engineers at Wolfsburg intended. When it was being moved I thought it was going to turn into a flat-pack Bus...
The second one in the box trailer looked like it might be good for something. But damn that other one... Makes the old REO Wagon rotting away down the street look totally mint.
I am willing to bet the engine will Run Sir. BIG THUMBS UP
Nothing can beat Mustie1. Just need a few zoom bottles and it will run :):)
Nice 1963 Mini!
Nice blue mini, originally registered in Dorset UK pre 1963 (so that makes it an early one) going by the FX in the reg.
Yup, FX is a Bournemouth licencing office registration. Definitely not an original colour though...
Sounded like a VW engine in it to me. Is it?
@@gosportjamie
Thats for sure.
3rd Dec 1963, colour Green, engine capacity 2913CC?! Looks like it left the UK in 1984.
@@Ed_Shaw No, it's got an A-Series in it, just one that isn't running too well at the moment. The carb that's on there looks far too big for an A so I suspect it's flooding out...
Watching them cut the front section off that 13 window was painful. I could have totally saved that bus. I know it was rusty but there are worse ones on the samba
no saving that bus, nothing is under it but 2x4s for a frame,
@@mustie1 yea it was pretty crusty guys in the UK pay 8000 lbs for one like that. Guy was just telling me today. with rusted frame rails
Good idea Topless Mini Bus Dune Buggy !!! with Safety roll bars.
My sister used to go with this kid in high school who was the son of a wealthy Waco, Texas banker/cattle rancher who owned a huge working cattle ranch outside of town. They had 2 modified VW buses there with open bodies, that had been professionally built with 2 rows of bench seats and roll bars. We used to tear around the expanse of the ranch in them. They were light and strong, and the suspensions were almost indestructible. We tried to break them but they were tough.
"no lowballs, i know what i got!"
Great video Darren. Thanks for the drive, it reminds me of growing up in Rhode island. Love them old new England roads. 😎👍
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where is the thrill of the YT vid when no madness or mayhem erupts from Musties exploits??????????
Remember safety forced.
@@allenmckinney9533 where is the THRILL and DRAMA from the vip when U follow the safety rules? WE WANT MAYHEM, sparks, rolling rotting rusty carcasses of vintage vehicles.........
Sawing up an old bus next to a 50 grand M3 🤣👍🏻
Yeah, that's a bit spooky!
Ok... the second one... yeah... but the first one.... I'm thinking maybe some glass and assorted handles and then dump the carcass at the scrap metal joint. I wouldn't bother getting it off the trailer.
lol Open your mind. Almost everything that has a VW part number on that thing can be used/sold. Front end, brakes, RGBs/trans, shifter, pedal cluster, steering column/box/wheel, E-brake/boot, gauge, trim panels on that divider, cargo handle, all the glass, bumper, wheels, caps, window latches, seatbelts, and on and on and on. I will admit, it's a rough one. haha.
You underestimate the demand for parts on split windows.
@@dennisp.2147 you underestimate the damage rust will do.
@@robertthabassist I've seen guys stitch welding literal 4 and 5 inch pieces together to get a complete window channel, so no. I'm fully aware. ANY good sheetmetal, even if it's just a few inches from a critical area is in demand.
@@dennisp.2147 Exactly! I have a buddy that is insane about VW buses and I've seen him drool over things in worse condition than both of those, and pay quite a bit for parts that look shot but he revives for his buses. Anything split window he wants lol
Great technique getting #2 into the box trailer!
A couple more years and it will be a convertible bus. Extremely rare. Barrett Jackson, here we come.
Jim Salmi 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice. Vw. Bus saver you are. My dream history part 3 thank you good times back in the. Days
I think I caught the hantavirus from watching these buses get loaded up.
Jamie Pilkey tetanus!
That Austin mini made this English man feel happy! Years ago I had a mini 1000, which ran great, but the body was really bad!
Still felt like a gokart....
I learnt to drive in one. Pale blue with straps that opened the door, a starter button on the floor and sliding windows. Loved it....that one on the video looks to be early to mid 60s judging by the numb r plate....right hand drive as well.
And as the saw cut, somewhere a hippie was weeping softly...
Yeah me!!
The first one makes the second bus look prime!
Needs an alignment huh, that’ll be a snap:. right after the front end falls out!
Next time I'm in NH I would like to stop by and see your progress..
That’s got to be a record for dragging rust home
mustie1 or rustie1 , can't tell.
bit of work but a few good parts im sure thumbs up and shared
15:40 - Ah the sound of Britain in the 70s on a slightly damp day... :P
(EDIT - Also, the Reg. plate on the front of the Mini comes back as a green Austin Healey, so, either a transferred plate or something naughty went on with that car!!)
way too much carburetor for that 998cc mini engine
Don't forget the clothes peg on the choke
Think I`d look for bad air leak ion the inlet side first, then plug leads on wrong as It was back firing, then compression test, but really, that webber carb is way over the top for that engine... source a later model austin / morris / leyland/ BMC SU carb and Inlet manifold, as they really do work well, as I once raced "850" cc minis that only allowed just the one SU
Best man cave channel ever. 👍
What year is on that quarter !
Mustie Moving Day for Buses is this a sign for things to come!!!; )
Keep it as a spectacular fire pit.
That rollback made the loading super easy! And fast!
All of the non VW bus folks are collectively shaking their heads trying to understand why anyone would go thru that much effort for those 2 relics.
Jeff Holland the one with the motor I get..the other one ?? What can be of use on it besides maybe some of the glass ?
Hes a brave man sliding under that first van
Second one looked like a puppy getting on the table......or it could be the Bourbon.
E30 M3 in the background! That's on my list to own. Really neat car. Please do a video ride along in it!
it will buff right out no problem
Yeah Man, thats some nice Patina; a little clear coat and its good to go!
I know, right? That's a perfectly good roof! Just a little TLC...
Nice with all the windows, just like a bigger bus.
3:12 That looks like it's made out Of jello🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Gives new meaning to "metalflake paint finish"
Awesome use of something before it hit the recycle bin forever.
I like that BMW m3 sitting next to the trailer, very clean.
Man standing on roof while cutting supports. What could possibly go wrong?!
I know right? I wonder what people are thinking sometimes. Sometimes I just shake my head and remember this is how Darwin awards are handed out.
Awesome 👍😎👍
Gone for ever I would say !!!! I have seen more integrity in a wet cardboard box
Lmmfao holy shit I lost my juice (OJ) when I seen this comment.
Great all round video bro, I have a 1977 Mini that fouls plugs if not run often. It has a tweaked cam and Cooper head.
"VW Buses Dragged out of the Back Country" Will it run? 0_0
Like the discription of the front end nice
Can we say P O S. definitely ain't no rebuildin those. Needs a label saying ' no user serviceable parts inside". Lol
We can fix it. Must’ve has Awesome tools!
Please, somebody, move the M3.....
Aged like a bottle of rare expensive fine wine.
Make the first one a convertible and the second one should just buff right out
You have the beginnings of an awesome artificial reef there.
15,000 OBO, No low ballers! I know What I got!
Patina by the bucket load right there !!!
there not to bad just a little bit of rust lol great video
I love Volkswagen vans I have a 1972 beetle bug and I love it I bought it from a farmer out of his field paid $55 for and I was worth 14,000 it's my Sunday drive
Waving to my friends at the shipyard when you drove by!
Living in the U.K. I drove a mini for many year. Amazing how bloody awful they are. LOL . I have a dewalt demolition saw. When I use it, it shakes me around like a rag doll and the blade stay still.
Was interesting to see the method of maneuvering them on and off the trailers
Safety glasses when using reciprocating saw. Two parts buses, a possible good engine, and a wrecker bill.