My first was a 74 bus purchased for $450.00 from a professor at SUNY Albany.  I fixed up the rust a bit and put in a simple bed.  I took a summer with my girlfriend.  She could really drive, and as I’m blind she did 99 percent of the driving.  The other one percent will not be discussed on line! 

I sold it to search for a camper and purchased a 74adventure wagon, later a 76 Westfalia and then a 84 camper, and now my forever van is a 85 camper.

Before the bus was a 74 super beetle and between busses a 71 super beetle sunroof.
All were sold in better shape then I purchased them.

I often wonder about those busses, and beetles.

Eric Caron 

> On Oct 27, 2020, at 7:43 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> mine was a '78 tintop in Colorado. Travelled extensively with camping
> stoves and Luma (German abbreviation for "Luftmatraze") and plastic bins.
> Got my '81 westy in '94 (Jenny) (east coast) and unfortunately she is
> rusting away now....
> 
> Karl.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 6:56 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> My first van was a 1970 Tintop, acquired in 1974; traveled all around the
>> USA in that one.  Next van is my present one, 1985 Tintop, acquired in
>> 1989.  Both with self designed and homebuilt camping interiors.  Recent new
>> Subie 2.2 and rebuilt transmission, now van has 285,000 miles of fun, been
>> everywhere.  Yep....these contraptions sure get into your blood; nothing
>> quite like them.  Thanks for sharing this link.  Again....nothing quite
>> like them.
>> 
>> Rich
>> San Diego
>> 
>>    On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 6:53:35 AM PDT, Jack R <
>> jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Evolution Detailed In Groovy Family Tree
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> https://www.motor1.com/news/450912/volkswagen-type-2-bus-evolution/
>> 
>>