Here's my story: Owning an old VW van was my teenage dream that waited for 15 years to become reality...I almost forgot about it until one day I saw one ad....a guy was selling "regularly maintained, low mileage, green bus in great condition". I knew it had to be mine...all I had to do was to convince my wife that we needed it I had to use all of my negotiation skills including words "curtains", "pillows", "flowers", "hippy", "camping on weekends" etc. (actual plan was to make real-men's, rat-look, slammed bus with loud stereo system ) Two days later our bus was in our yard.....ten days later, after lots of internet research I realized that our bus wasn't regularly maintained at all, that it wasn't THAT "low mileage vehicle" and that it wasn't bus at all....it was a panel that someone converted into a bus. Disappointment was huge. So, few months later, when I sold that one and started to search for another one, a guy I knew, approached to me and said that he has ex-ambulance bus without engine in repairable state that he would give to me almost for free. So our ( I must say our because all that you see that was done on the bus was done just by my wife and me) project started. Before: During: After: 5 years later: At the end I must admit that I'm really glad that it didn't become real-men's, slammed bus with loud stereo system.
Your van is still looking good . Do they use salt on the roads in Croatia? You don't look like you have any rust? Good use of negotiating words with your wife!
Hi! I've been away for few days, so sorry for late answer.... About the rust....and salt....you have probably noticed puzzles on the side of our van-it is actually the easiest way to cover rusty spots as they appear it looks like that at the end we shall have white van not bad at all
Yes it does, but I don't find it very usefull....airflow is very mild...opening quarter window is much better for cooling down vans interior in the move. When the van is standing still, it's hot anyhow. I presume, as it was an ambulance van, that fan's main purpose was to make passage for patients soul to get out
Hi, do you have more photos of the 'before state' from the inside? Do you still have card that goes on the wall between passanger and driver cabin ? I need the dimensions This is ex ambulance from what I can see. I also own one Greetings from Poland
No, this photo is all I've got...all the others got stuck on bad hard disc And unfortunately I don't have any interior parts besides that chair and window from the barrier.
