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d the bus and touch up painted anything that even resembled rust i took the grill off and cleaned and painted the inside squirted the vent mechanism with w d while i was in there now the air vent opens and shuts completely now i made new curtains for all the windows and installed the curtain wire that was missing i could literally stand the old ones up they were so old and stiff i made matching bolsters for the seat in the back replaced the old gas fireplace with a new electric one so cute sanded and cleaned the two aluminum louver windows removed the decorative chrome head lamp covers and then scrubbed the rust off the glass of the head lamp it had left we could not understand the function of these covers since all they did was reduce the intensity of the beam of light in which to see at night whatever we washed and waxed dorothy and polished her porsche chrome wheels we have cleaned under and over everything inside and out and managed to cure most of the squeaks that she had accumulated from her aged body what still needs to be done her exhaust and a new ignition i would also like to have all her spark plugs changed steering gears are a must and that should pretty much cover it for the time being because she will be shipped to england she needs to pass the mot a mandatory annual inspection that is required in order to be able to drive your vehicle legally on uk roads this means replacing the rear lights and installing independent amber indicators from the brake and rear lights the heater needs to work in order to get air flow to the windscreen in dealing with condensation the windshield wipers need to operate properly as well as the windshield washer which doesn t work at all we are still dealing with solving rust issues and poor dorothy has an unsubstantiated amount of orifices for water and moisture to find their way in and therefore creating rust so this is an never ending challenge for us but one we happily take on inside of the old door panel yuk matt works his magic in creating new panels what s next matt has been creating dorothy s website http www moonstruckvw co uk together we both have been adding content and pictures it is still a work in progress but at least we have something up and running next we will be adding a facebook page okay so i admit it s a small set back having dorothy still in the us and the business in the uk but we re working on it our goal is to have everything setup and ready to go with dorothy and with the advertising we are scheduled to have our first official gig in may chauffeuring our good friends son and his bride to be to their wedding we are really hoping that dorothy can be a part of this very special day our projected time to ship dorothy is the end of february which will roughly bring her into a uk port at the end of march just in time for the kick off of the wedding season if the there is an abundance of interest beforehand then we will have to rethink the shipping date we are waiting to ship for a few months to avoid additional fees but if there is money to be made it only makes sense to send her on and we ll make up the added costs in revenue it s a no brainer new door panels and steering cover closer look a ruched pocket behind the passenger seat this is where the new fireplace will go december 3 2013 posted by motoette 1970 vintage westfalia vw bus uncategorized 1970 volkswagen bus bay window bus kansas refurbished vw bus san francisco vintage volkswagen meetup vintage volkswagen story westy leave a comment it s a family affair dorothy s new home in california a picture paints a thousand words it s been an interesting 2 weeks since our triumphant trip traveling almost 2 500 miles from wichita kansas to san francisco california in a 1970 volkswagen bus named dorothy just two days after we arrived we took dorothy to a small vw gathering called the deutschland dubs 2 nd annual air cooled roundup picnic at the presidio just over the golden gate bridge in san francisco the picnic was to be held at crissy field but again being tormented by the national park closures the organizers had to relocate the small group we were very excited to be able to attend and hang out with other dedicated volkswagen owners just weeks after purchasing her we were also a little hesitant to go because dorothy had not been running well she was stalling anytime we would apply the brakes to stop in the last few hundred miles of our trip bus gathering overlooking the sf bay in the end it was taking both of us to drive her one person to keep their foot on the brake and one person to keep their foot on the gas so she wouldn t die it was really becoming tiring and concerning she also didn t sound good her idling point would constantly vary so anytime matt tried to adjust the idle it would soon change clearly it was time to give mike my mechanic a call regardless we went ahead and took dorothy to the meet up it was a rare clear glorious sunny day in the famous foggy city we pulled into the parking area at the main post where twenty to twenty five other volkswagens were parked we saw a bunch of bugs and several bay buses with three splittys two of the bays looked just like dorothy almost immediately kim and bob came over to matt and i to say hi and ask about dorothy we explained to the nice couple from sacramento about how we acquired dorothy and our recent epic adventures driving half way across the country they loved the story and then digressed into their personal bus story when we asked about the history of what looked to be the brother to dorothy kim s bus as she found it at the wrecking yard kim literally rescued wes within hours of being dismantled for parts in a wrecking yard two years ago kim knew she had been given a rare opportunity and spent these last few years rebuilding the engine replacing parts and injecting some good ole elbow grease to clean him up matt and i were very impressed and happy to say kim is now a fellow vw compatriot on earlybay com and a facebook friend kim bob and wes we parked dorothy next to an early sixties single cab splitty owned by lloyd and diana from san jose not long into a friendly conversation lloyd told us he found his prized rustic relic from a convicted ax murder who apparently liked to collect vintage volkswagen s when he wasn t hacking people up obviously we thought lloyd was joking but unfortunately for his victims he wasn t lloyd and diana from san jose i loved what lloyd did with the single cab by giving it a rat look which is the new term used to describe retaining the original rustic patina that is becoming so popular with vintage bus owners the unique feature to this single cab was he had retro fitted utility bars on the flat bed that included a retractable awning a removable table off the tailgate complete with a mini weber and a tepui tent folded neatly in its own case on top next to the sun deck i was thoroughly impressed with his creativity matt and i really enjoyed talking with the cute couple and was sorry when they finally had to leave after having a full weekend of camping hopefully our vw s will bring us together again sometime in the near future lloyd and diana s cool single cab creation as the morning progressed into the afternoon we met more interesting volkswagen owners like jason who owns a 1973 convertible bug he had done quite a bit of work to the engine which was very impressive considering our current situation with dorothy i noticed a hawaii license plate attached to the bumper something owners do to indicate where the vehicle originated from so of course i asked the obvious question thinking i would get the obvious answer oh so you brought this bug all the way back from hawaii his reply to my surprise no i ve just been there 23 times another new facebook friend kyle another bug owner and facebook friend apparently had one of the original herbie cars from the famous 1960 s disney movie this bug was immaculate and amazing in its preservation the glossy cream bug with the off centered red white and blue stripe was definitely in its element with a backdrop of san francisco and parked in the same vicinity as the disney museum founded by walt disney s daughter exactly four years ago this month kyle s herbie one of the last bus owners we talked with that had another interesting story was a guy who had purchased a 21 window splitty sight unseen from colorado about nine months ago he told us he found this bus on ebay the seller was a widow trying to sell her husbands bus which mainly sat in a garage for most of the years he owned it looking at it i could see it was in really good shape but that there were little things that needed doing he went on to tell the story about how he bought it how he sat there for what seemed like hours holding his finger over the buy it now sign contemplating whether or not to pay the thirty thousand plus sales price he said he kept asking his girlfriend if he should do it her boisterous reply was just do it so he finally did seconds later to his disappointment the screen displayed bidding closed for this item he was crushed splitty bought on ebay from colorado he continued on explaining to us how a light bulb went off in his head several minutes later to send the seller an email in his new found overwhelming desire to buy the vintage bus just in case the bus came up on auction again within a few hours he heard back from the seller informing him that indeed the original bidder couldn t come up with the money and the bus was up for sale again needless to say the rest is history matt and i enjoyed the rest of the afternoon sitting next to dorothy in our red folding chairs basking in the autumn sun talking to people who passed by us our good friend jan rode up on his bmw motorcycle to check out the action and to visit some of his vw friends jan has been an avid vw collector and fan owning two rare models a late fifties split window barn door bus and a split window bug along with a small fleet of other volkswagens in his drive it was great to see him jan gave us a lot of information about dorothy s engine while all three of us sat at her back side taking inventory of all her parts matt jan and me at three o clock we pulled out and headed home extremely pleased with the events of our day we met some great vw friends that will continue on with the aid of facebook and gained valuable input from seasoned owners with our moonstruck goal to revitalize and maintain these delicate metal creatures i guess a person could be wooed by worse like a studebaker or an edsel october 24 2013 posted by motoette 1970 vintage westfalia vw bus vintage volkswagen bus travel story volkswagen bus bay window bus ca government national park closures presidio san francisco tepui tents vintage volkswagen meetup westy leave a comment day 13 14 there s no place like home there s no place like home we left tehachapi at around 11 00 am our next target point was monterey ca to have a quick over night visit with my 99 year old grandmother she still lives alone i know scary thought and is always up for some last minute company descending down the 4 000 ft drop from tehachapi we drove through hills that looked strangely like a huddled sleeping litter of tan sharpei puppies soon after we leveled out into bakersfield a large farming town with to my surprise wineries popping up here and there along the long and arduous hwy 58 i had always heard bakersfield was not the prettiest of towns and i have to agree it had an industrial influence with clusters of unattractive suburbs surrounded by a lot of dry dead brown weeds we pushed on traveling hwy 99 for a short distance and then redirected dorothy west onto interstate 46 which would connect us to hwy 101 eighty miles later if you have never had the pleasure of visiting the southeast portion of the golden state of california i can tell you as a native of northern california you will know you have crossed the state line by the bad beat up roads high gas prices ugly inland terrain and aggressive rude drivers it was seriously the most uninviting state we had been through until we reached monterey we arrived at my grandmother s at just after 5 pm and had a short visit before going out for dinner we had to get my grandmother s petite five foot nothing frame in the front seat of the bus which was quite a picture she couldn t get over why we bought such an old vehicle and kept asking the question why is it squeaking so much matt and i just laughed not knowing exactly how to answer such an obvious question we had a nice visit matt fixed a few items for her we spent the night and we re gone by 9 am the next morning our fourteenth and final day we took off under typical coastal overcast skies heading north on hwy 1 before connecting back onto hwy 101 for the crowning 160 miles to san francisco it was no doubt a rewarding feeling for both matt and i but at the same time a very sad moment knowing the next few miles was to be the conclusion to an epic and life changing journey we crossed the golden gate bridge at lunch time and decided we needed to have a picture of dorothy with the famous landmark so we drove her down to fort baker a the base on the marin side of the bridge we posed dorothy just right with the massive brick red spanning arch behind before we could take our long awaited photo s we had a group of chinese tourists come up to ask if they could have their picture taken with dorothy matt politely obliged and accepted their camera for the unique photo opportunity matt no sooner finished and a group from holland approached us asking all about dorothy he explained happily one more time knowing it would probably be our last while still on our trip twenty minutes later after we managed to get our own pictures of dorothy we jump back in and made the short decline down into the picturesque town of sausalito sausalito is perched right on the bay and the first town just after crossing the golden gate bridge a place i know very well from growing in mill valley which resides just next door it s an area that is very foreign to me now because of wealthy people moving in and an over abundance of tourists visiting all year long remarkably both towns used to be total hippy hangouts so driving through with a 1970 vw bus was apropos it s just too bad no body would get it we stopped at a little italian place for a quick bite just outside of the harbor town that matt and i frequently go to when passing through a mile down the road we voted to make a surprise visit to my sister barbra while she was at work to show her and her co worker eva the famous dorothy they both couldn t stop giggling over her and what we had just accomplished over the past two weeks for my sister seeing the bus really took her back in time to our dad s vw bus growing up she kept repeating the words it s so small inside i remember it being so much bigger clearly reenforcing that everything looks bigger when you re a child we talked her into taking dorot...