1959 Volkswagen 23 Window Deluxe Microbus
Description
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Microbus
Year: 1959
Start Date: 11-05-2015
Completed Date: 3-03-2017
We found this Bus in our own neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. This one was a battle to locate the owner, but we ended up getting the Bus. After pulling it out of a forest, we brought the Bus home and gave it a really good bath that was 30 years over due. Once that task was completed, a great client of ours purchased it from us to perform a full turnkey restoration. The Bus looked good from afar, but it was far from good. The condition of the Bus was largely due to all the windows still being present, so it did a lot of sweating which caused a great deal of damage to the interior…but this is nothing new for us, so we just rolled up our sleeves and started in.
After sitting and rotting for 30 years, the Bus got a new chance at life, and is now off to new adventures. We hope to see it at car shows and out cruising in the future.
Project Updates:
June 10, 2016
The metal restoration is complete and the Bus has moved into bodywork.
June 10, 2016
August 13, 2016
The metal work is all done. Now we are moving on to body work. Hours and hours are ahead of us block sanding.
February 4, 2017
The Bus is being assembled and will be going to our client 2.18.17
March 4, 2017
We finished the Bus and delivered to our customer. It was a long build but worth the time and sweat. We saved another 23 window!!!!
