1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus!

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A 1974 Volkswagen Type 2 bus!
The type 2 is commonly called the “Bay Window” to differentiate it from the earlier “split window” busses.
This one was pulled out of the woods in upstate New York but it originally came from Texas, so the rust isn’t bad!
Like, share and comment and tell us what you think about our newest hippie bus project and what you think we should do with it!

[@bluesfan1965]

looks like a decent project bus. Great starting point. a white vw logo on the front would look good.

[@NortheastVintage]

Thanks!

[@SanDiego_VDubLife]

I watched your other video first. This bus is cool man. Love it. Great condition. A lot of the busses I see on youtube are sooooo rusted but you have a solid foundation. Here we go with my opinion. I'm about saving money cuz I don't have very much, but if you have a good size bank account spend away buddy. If not do the minimum and enjoy it and make upgrades along the way. That will make the fun last a lot longer and you will get to enjoy using it along the way. I noticed you skipped over that massive hole behind the passenger seat. I'm not sure about that step if it's stock, I couldn't see the trailer hitch, but also not stock. That huge tank is not stock and either is that seat. I saw the engine is not seized so I would just do top end repairs and run it until it fully dies and then you can mess with the bottom end. Oh keep the patina if possible. you won't find original paint busses very often so run it if possible. let me know what you thought of the ebay paint, how close was it? Wolfsburg west sells some colors, but I also bought some from another guy who custom mixes paint. It's a little over priced, but worth it. It was like $50 a can plus fees.

[@NortheastVintage]

Thanks. I got the $35 can from Paint My Ride on eBay. Seems a good match, but with the fading of the stock paint, it obviously stands out. That said, it looks better than rust until I can get around to replacing sheet metal and body panels. It made it, as my GF says, a 20 footer! 😂

[@juniorclassicvwbugs924]

Wow is a solid bus. I wish Casper the Rusty Bus sliding door track was good and slide like that one. Awesome find.!!!!

[@NortheastVintage]

Thanks. Having purchased a ton of rusty projects in upstate NY I was amazed that this bus was in the condition it is in! I feel really lucky. Now to get the motor rebuilt, reinstalled and running. 👍

[@juniorclassicvwbugs924]

@@NortheastVintage I hear you brother. I have restored many vw bugs, however Casper is my very first bus project. I am learning new things about it. It’s very rusty and I wish I had found a project with less rust than this one, when I was looking I was finding anything in a price range I felt confortable spending at the time. So Casper came into the pictures in the middle of another bug restoration…Frankenstein… I have been working both at the same time. Not an easy task by myself. As of right now I am trying to get Casper at least running, so I can return to Frankenstein. Honestly if I could sell Frankenstein to just focus o the bus I would sell it. But really I am so happy when other find that perfect project. Can wait to see what direction you will go to if the patina or repaint it.

[@NortheastVintage]

Running, stopping, steering and then worry about how it looks! 👍😁

[@Kbrusky15]

Yay! We need more "long form" ACVW content on youtube. White VW symbol would POP on the front. If it were my bus (which its not) I'd keep the front tire carrier... Also please repaint.

[@NortheastVintage]

Thanks!

[@SanDiego_VDubLife]

Oh. 😂 I forgot to mention emblem. I’m no help cuz in exact same position. I had the spare tire mount as well. I took that thing off asap. I ran a homemade VW logo sticker for many years until about a month ago when I buffed the paint. I can’t decide white or chrome. I will probably do chrome though. Just sucks they cost so much now.

[@zimms-world]

Cool bus. Just found your channel and subbed

[@NortheastVintage]

Thanks!

[@adriandortic9494]

Patina

[@NortheastVintage]

Thanks!