This was fascinating to watch. A bunch of guys pulling an old bus out of the woods. Hell no! A bunch of professional guys pulling one of if not the most iconic bus of all time back into the 21st century. I loved the time, patience and preparation everyone made to ensure the old lady would not be damaged. Seeing it climb up the ramp, it's like dragging history into the present day. I love these buses and I'm sure you guys will make it look like new. Thanks for posting.
This caught my eye,I was born in 1959,4 years old, WOW! amazing find, i will be watching the greatest father and son team going,hope things will fall in place far as that motor and parts so you can restore this AWESOME FIND, Jesus bless you guys and your sister and everyone else involved, I love to watch you guys work and getting along, I enjoy your vids indeed!..................................Garry (CANADA)
Love your show , God bless you and your family . Before you decide to cut the roof and switch it to a 23 window bus consider keeping as a 15 window as they are more rare and would hold better value .
Great video guys! She's in really rough shape, but these old VW buses are about as good as gold. Even if it turns out to be more work than it's worth for you, I'll bet you will have no problem selling it for a pretty penny. Someone's going to want it for sure.
In 1981 I drove across Australia from South to North and back again in a 1957 Kombi van on the main arterial road named the 'Stuart highway'. That road was unsealed from near the turnoff to the Woomera rocket research base all the way up to around Kulgera in the Northern Territory and I reckon the extremely corrugated and pot-holed surface was probably as rough as some of the worst roads in the world. That old Kombi travelled remarkably well all things considered but I learned most of what I know about them from fixing things that went wrong with it due to the literal hammering it took during the journey. I also owned a 1963 model for a while from around 2003 and love those old vans but in the unlikely event you were even able to find a restorable example here now their value has become crazy high. I still have the window latch and an old domed VW hubcap with a kind of a blade like you see on the old wire spoked sports car wheels across the hub I salvaged from the long abandoned wreck of a bus like the one you feature which I found out in the desert. I don't know about anywhere else, but Kombi's with the little window's around the edge of the roof line like that derelict bus were referred to as the 'safari' model in Australia and when their value became so ridiculously high even that severely beat up and vandalised old wreck disappeared. God bless and thanks for some great entertainment.
I used to drive the van version of these in the 60s, the split screen was a great characteristic of them and they were wonderful to drive and had a very distinctive sounding engine. Well done guys hope you save this, they are rare now and a beautiful sight to see on the road when you do see them.
A rare 15 Windows bus is quite a find! Authenticity fans would love to see this model back on the road. I look forward to the next part. Great video - thanks.
My family had a 1974 VW Van. We LOVED that vehicle and drove it practically cast to coast. My mom got it in the divorce and I was 17 when we sold it. I think I cried when it drove away for the last time. What I wouldn't give to find one of these in decent shape and bring it back to life. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to be able to do so. But a man can dream, can't he?
Oh my god, you find Gold 🥇🥇again in the woods. First the BMW Isetta and now the VW Bus with the split window which is really, really hard to find. Think you have right now all the luck in the world. 😁😁😁👍👍👍Greetings from Germany. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Great find guy's. You should not have a problem getting a Engine. You get her all gussied up she be a peeing away. God Bless you guy's love all you do!!! Jim from Connecticut
Great 1955 VW Bus - we are looking forward seeing the Follow Up ! Lets see if it can be Restored and that it will Drive again after all those Years sitting Outside and Rusting away ! We think it can be saved ! Great Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
I love your videos, not just for content, but for how respectful you all are to one another... no blasphemy, which is a joy to the ear. Whenever I see one of your videos posted I know I am going to enjoy it. I also learn a lot. Thank you.🙏
I vote for keeping it a fifteen window bus! For a while I couldn't think how 23 windows were put in these. Then I remembered the little windows above the regular ones. My bet is that 15 window busses are more rare than 23 ones as another commenter said.
Leave it as a 15 window; prejudiced, my family took a red and white one to Japan in 1964 and back to Waco, Texas in 1967. Was a real speed demon, 59 mph flat out going down hill fully loaded with 8 of us and our suitcases. Sometimes I can still hear that engine in my ears as my younger brother and I rode the rear seat all across the country to Oakland, CA and back to Waco three years later. Dad was a career Air Force NCO.
I respect your dad 100 percent he is a hard core worker doesn't know what quit is when others want to quit he's getting started be sure to keep him safe and tell him you love him I have 2 boys of my own and it makes me feel good when they tell me that
I had a ‘68 bus that was a camper version but it was gutted when I bought it. It had the roll out vent windows on one side. It was my “truck” for many years . It was very durable except for the brakes! I sold it in 1993 to a guy who was making a dune buggy and he wanted the front and rear axle assemblies and the engine/transmission . There was a rumor that said the bus suspension was more robust than the Beetle suspension. Fun fact: the tail light lenses were glass and not plastic.
My father bought a new one in about 1964 when I was 1 year old! Will watch the restoration with great interest. Brilliant you have the skills and enthusiasm needed!
Wow you definitely found the needle in a haystack. I had a 1966 Vw bug in the early 90’s. As a teenager it had a stinger exaust. I got pulled over by the cops for noise pollution. Swaped it out to single exaust system. I have a soft spot for those Older Volkswagen . Greetings from San Diego.
Oh yes, that's right. I had forgotten my window bus there. Thanks for finding him. When can I pick him up? Can be quiet after the restoration... LG Ralf 😎😎
I left my VW bus along the side of the road back in 1969. Same corner windows and interior aluminum rods to hold the curtains against the windows. If it's still there; you can have it! Only 240 miles this side of Whitehorse on the ALCAN Highway.
Best is to restore it to original and thus keep the 15 windows. At least here in Western Europe, we like it to be original. My father had a 1974 VW camper van with the original camper interior. I drove it too, on several trips to Italy, and i liked the acceleration in the first and second gear.
Oh I wish I could find one I could afford. The prices are crazy out here. Good find. I'm sure you can do something with that. The Patina is amazing right?
At age 17 had a 1963 15 window in 1971/72, dad paid $600, no body damages, no modifications, inside was excellent. Once had a dozen fellow high schoolers loaded on a lunch run to Taco Bell.
👍👌👏 Very well done! I'm really glad to see some people doing a kind of "professional" rescue job and loading. Not like the guys with big forklifts damaging a lot. Or even try to drag the old vehicles out without shoveling and freeing the brakes etc.. Maybe you should've taken the big steel pipes and I- beams too (in Germany we call them double T beams). Steel/metal prices are still going up and those pieces may come in handy some day. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.
This was fascinating to watch. A bunch of guys pulling an old bus out of the woods. Hell no! A bunch of professional guys pulling one of if not the most iconic bus of all time back into the 21st century. I loved the time, patience and preparation everyone made to ensure the old lady would not be damaged. Seeing it climb up the ramp, it's like dragging history into the present day. I love these buses and I'm sure you guys will make it look like new. Thanks for posting.
In 1973, I bought a 67 split window. This does my heart good seeing you guys save this old bus from the grave.
This caught my eye,I was born in 1959,4 years old, WOW! amazing find, i will be watching the greatest father and son team going,hope things will fall in place far as that motor and parts so you can restore this AWESOME FIND, Jesus bless you guys and your sister and everyone else involved, I love to watch you guys work and getting along, I enjoy your vids indeed!..................................Garry (CANADA)
Todd u have agreat accent.
Wish I had it…with a great work ethics. U and dad r what legions r made of…
Badd asses GOD BLESS u
Guys N Family 🇺🇸🇺🇸👀
This is the first time I have seen anyone rebuild a 1963 anything online, thank you guys, year of my birth.y Dad had a 65 VW Bus when I was a child.
Love your show , God bless you and your family . Before you decide to cut the roof and switch it to a 23 window bus consider keeping as a 15 window as they are more rare and would hold better value .
Agreed If you convert this you’ll severely injure its value to a collector. The 15 windows are much more rare than the 23 windows
I agree 👍. Keep the VW van. Future called vanagon / original👍 🙂.
Weren't the roof windows not a catastrophe in order to keep them tight/ dry?
Thats a great find.Love the show.No swearing, no tool throwing, no drinking.Just a hard working family..
OMG. I LIKE VW BUSES. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE IT WHEN IT RUNS. YOU GUYS ARE GODS MAGICIANS. 😍
Looking forward to seeing
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Great video guys! She's in really rough shape, but these old VW buses are about as good as gold. Even if it turns out to be more work than it's worth for you, I'll bet you will have no problem selling it for a pretty penny. Someone's going to want it for sure.
They make replacement panels for every inch of that old froggie
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I want it 😫
send it to yumos garage, indonesia, VW restoration specialist
In 1981 I drove across Australia from South to North and back again in a 1957 Kombi van on the main arterial road named the 'Stuart highway'.
That road was unsealed from near the turnoff to the Woomera rocket research base all the way up to around Kulgera in the Northern Territory and I reckon the extremely corrugated and pot-holed surface was probably as rough as some of the worst roads in the world.
That old Kombi travelled remarkably well all things considered but I learned most of what I know about them from fixing things that went wrong with it due to the literal hammering it took during the journey.
I also owned a 1963 model for a while from around 2003 and love those old vans but in the unlikely event you were even able to find a restorable example here now their value has become crazy high.
I still have the window latch and an old domed VW hubcap with a kind of a blade like you see on the old wire spoked sports car wheels across the hub I salvaged from the long abandoned wreck of a bus like the one you feature which I found out in the desert.
I don't know about anywhere else, but Kombi's with the little window's around the edge of the roof line like that derelict bus were referred to as the 'safari' model in Australia and when their value became so ridiculously high even that severely beat up and vandalised old wreck disappeared.
God bless and thanks for some great entertainment.
Looking forward to seeing what you do with it
does it have a motor
Can't wait to see you start working on this one.
I used to drive the van version of these in the 60s, the split screen was a great characteristic of them and they were wonderful to drive and had a very distinctive sounding engine. Well done guys hope you save this, they are rare now and a beautiful sight to see on the road when you do see them.
Great video. That old Buick back in the woods there. That would be a great one to rescue . Loved loved those old straight eights .
A rare 15 Windows bus is quite a find! Authenticity fans would love to see this model back on the road.
I look forward to the next part. Great video - thanks.
My family had a 1974 VW Van. We LOVED that vehicle and drove it practically cast to coast. My mom got it in the divorce and I was 17 when we sold it. I think I cried when it drove away for the last time. What I wouldn't give to find one of these in decent shape and bring it back to life. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to be able to do so. But a man can dream, can't he?
Excellent video, first time visiting yr channel, great job. Look forward to seeing more
Nice find!!
Great save on the VW. I would like to see you get that Oldsmobile or Buick also, whichever it was.
They're still out there! Crazy.
This should be a fun one to get back on the road!
Just seconds into the video. You restore this. No words $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ God bless
Oh my god, you find Gold 🥇🥇again in the woods. First the BMW Isetta and now the VW Bus with the split window which is really, really hard to find. Think you have right now all the luck in the world. 😁😁😁👍👍👍Greetings from Germany. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
Great find guy's. You should not have a problem getting a Engine. You get her all gussied up she be a peeing away. God Bless you guy's love all you do!!! Jim from Connecticut
wow good restore👍👍
I love these buses!! One day I’ll have one, hopefully.
Go for it!
Love love love your video 📹 ❤ absolutely amazing job 👏 ❤
Great 1955 VW Bus - we are looking forward seeing the Follow Up ! Lets see if it can be Restored and that it will Drive again after all those Years sitting Outside and Rusting away ! We think it can be saved ! Great Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
I love your videos, not just for content, but for how respectful you all are to one another... no blasphemy, which is a joy to the ear.
Whenever I see one of your videos posted I know I am going to enjoy it. I also learn a lot.
Thank you.🙏
Cool old bus !! Lots of possibilities !!!!!!!!
Great job and Great videos!! Thank you! By the way you should call it the silver Frog !!
Those VW vans are so cool. My cousin had one of those pop up camper VW vans back in the 70s.
Awesome video, can't wait for next one.
Looks like a 1963 Turkish Green Deluxe. Nice find….but rough!
Very cool, great vid!!! 👍👍
Another great find, good job and no sawing!
beuatiful 15 window bus. and beuatiful video again i love them every time
Can't wait to see more videos of the w bus getting fixed n running
I vote for keeping it a fifteen window bus! For a while I couldn't think how 23 windows were put in these. Then I remembered the little windows above the regular ones. My bet is that 15 window busses are more rare than 23 ones as another commenter said.
A very lucky opportunity indeed !. This deserves full restoration because of its scarcity. Be gentle with it and restore it..
62 or 63. Great find
Very good, this has been one of your easiest given some of your other rescues, I hope you guys are able to get this one going, she's a beaut.
Leave it as a 15 window; prejudiced, my family took a red and white one to Japan in 1964 and back to Waco, Texas in 1967. Was a real speed demon, 59 mph flat out going down hill fully loaded with 8 of us and our suitcases. Sometimes I can still hear that engine in my ears as my younger brother and I rode the rear seat all across the country to Oakland, CA and back to Waco three years later. Dad was a career Air Force NCO.
Nice camera work and photographic content. Good luck with the project, I think you may need it.
Nice video🔥🔥
Sweet it’s popcorn 🍿 time!!!
Can't wait to see it restored.
Great movie guys. Love the old pontiac
Watched this last night. Excellent video ! Wonder if more parts are in that gully? I agree with Peter Y, think about the change. Good Job pb
You must have some Great connections to find all these Treasures.
Thats a solid gold rescue.. worth insane nowdays
Enjoyed the picture show 😀
Hope we get a part 2 back at the yard. That GMC truck and that old car looked really cool also 👍
I enjoy this type of videos you guys nailed it again
Great find Gentlemen, a wee gem. You'll have her looking magnificent. All the best.
Nice find...👍🏴
q bonito bus son de los mejores ya quiero ver como quedara Dios lo bendiga
Can’t wait for next video on this vw👌👌
How can you not want to save these old Volkswagens , good on ya brethren
This show is the best. Your content is that of a real tv show. Thanks for that and keep it up.
I respect your dad 100 percent he is a hard core worker doesn't know what quit is when others want to quit he's getting started be sure to keep him safe and tell him you love him I have 2 boys of my own and it makes me feel good when they tell me that
I had a ‘68 bus that was a camper version but it was gutted when I bought it. It had the roll out vent windows on one side. It was my “truck” for many years . It was very durable except for the brakes!
I sold it in 1993 to a guy who was making a dune buggy and he wanted the front and rear axle assemblies and the engine/transmission . There was a rumor that said the bus suspension was more robust than the Beetle suspension.
Fun fact: the tail light lenses were glass and not plastic.
Great find and video guys, old VW are awsome, rare too😎👌🇳🇴
My father bought a new one in about 1964 when I was 1 year old! Will watch the restoration with great interest. Brilliant you have the skills and enthusiasm needed!
this was so short... but really enjoy !
Wow you definitely found the needle in a haystack. I had a 1966 Vw bug in the early 90’s. As a teenager it had a stinger exaust. I got pulled over by the cops for noise pollution. Swaped it out to single exaust system. I have a soft spot for those Older Volkswagen . Greetings from San Diego.
Good interesting video.
Great work.
Great 👍 👌 stuff like all ways should grab 👍 the other cars and saved them 😀
Thank you for your APPRECIATION to your subs
Oh yes, that's right. I had forgotten my window bus there. Thanks for finding him. When can I pick him up? Can be quiet after the restoration...
LG Ralf 😎😎
I left my VW bus along the side of the road back in 1969. Same corner windows and interior aluminum rods to hold the curtains against the windows. If it's still there; you can have it! Only 240 miles this side of Whitehorse on the ALCAN Highway.
Dang! Super cool find. You earned my subscription - no cussin' or drinking.
Another great live video. Can’t wait to see what you guys do with it. Love you guys.
God Bless.
Just love the family working together and all your projects
Awesome a VW bus, yay you found one to restore. ❤
Another great find guys.cant wait to see you work your magic on this beautiful bus.take care and god bless you all.🙏 John from England.
stick a corvair engine in there, not only is that cool but then it would be able to move quicker than a snails pace!
Would so love to own this when it's finished. I'm still working on getting my driver's license, and this would be the best starter vehicle for me.
Yeah....this one was worth saving.
Great work!
You guys are a great team
Lord place Your joy over as they go in and out of all these situations
I knew Cowboy Cerrone had retired from the UFC but didn't know that he had an interest in Volkswagens. Pretty cool!
So worth fixing up ..so cool
Cool old bus, you guys need to get this back on the road. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Best is to restore it to original and thus keep the 15 windows. At least here in Western Europe, we like it to be original. My father had a 1974 VW camper van with the original camper interior. I drove it too, on several trips to Italy, and i liked the acceleration in the first and second gear.
Great Find! Looking forward to see u guys bring it back to life. 👍😎
Can't wait to see what you guys do with it
"At least the ground ain't to hard" As he hits a huge hard spot. LOL, Can't wait to see what you you do with it.
I hear that accent and i KNOW this is going to turn out to be a KILLER build !!! lol
Rite!
Oh I wish I could find one I could afford. The prices are crazy out here. Good find. I'm sure you can do something with that. The Patina is amazing right?
1063 Deluxe Kombi. the window guards are the clue. Along with the corner windows. Grew up with a 1961.
Thanks for taking us along. She's going to be beautiful.
Always thought the 23 window was the Holy Grail but they seem more common than the 15. Looks rough but has structure so very much restorable.
At age 17 had a 1963 15 window in 1971/72, dad paid $600, no body damages, no modifications, inside was excellent. Once had a dozen fellow high schoolers loaded on a lunch run to Taco Bell.
👍👌👏 Very well done! I'm really glad to see some people doing a kind of "professional" rescue job and loading. Not like the guys with big forklifts damaging a lot. Or even try to drag the old vehicles out without shoveling and freeing the brakes etc.. Maybe you should've taken the big steel pipes and I- beams too (in Germany we call them double T beams). Steel/metal prices are still going up and those pieces may come in handy some day.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
That old Chevy is cool. That’s one I’d love to have. What a great body style.
Any update on the rebuild of this vw?
This is going to be a great one 😁😁😁😁👍👍👍
Awesome bus love to have one
What an amazing find, I'm looking forward to watching you guys bring this old mini van back to life 🏴