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calguy

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3. I drove a 1963 bus for fifteen years

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Mar 8, 2023, 02:42 PM

Mar 2023

Of all the vehicles I've owned, my VW camper bus will always be my favorite. I drove it all over California.
I loved working on it, and rebuilt the engine twice. I'd probably still be driving it today if parts hadn't become almost impossible to get.

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On this day, March 8, 1950, production of the Volkswagen Microbus began. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 OP

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I drove a 1963 bus for fifteen years calguy Mar 2023 #3