Moonie Split Window Buses

Moonie Split Window Buses

A selection of Volkswagens finest split window Buses at the Full Moon Bus Club meet high up in the Appalachian mountains USA.

Full moon Bus Club Baywindows

Full moon Bus Club Baywindows

Bay windows and the Full Moon Bus Club go hand in hand - this is the vehicle of choice and here we present a selection of Bays at High Country Bus Festival

FMBC High Country T25s

FMBC High Country T25s

Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC is the Full Moon Bus Club campout - here we present the post Bay window era of VW Campervans

FMBC High Country ARTWORK

FMBC High Country ARTWORK

Every summer the Full Moon Bus Club get together high up in the Smoky mountains for a campout - presenting the unique artwork of this amazing club and event

Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro Coliseum

Early in the season show in North Carolina, pictures over the years

West Coast Classics visit

West Coast Classics visit

Dropped in on Lenny Copps West Coast Classic shop in California for an informal look around

Bulli Brigade Meetings

Bulli Brigade Meetings

Awesome vintage Bus meet in Florida every year - here are some highlights over the years and some fantastic Rat look Vans

DragBus Album

DragBus Album

From start to finish - how we took a 66 Deluxe from a rough Bus to blasting down the Drag Strip

Farmington Fast Times Shows

Farmington Fast Times Shows

North Carolina VW meeting, Drag racing and Volkswagen's twice a year, pics over the years

Vintage Photos

Vintage Photos

Older Antique photographs showing some sort of VW in the background or foreground

Charlotte Transporter Shows

Charlotte Transporter Shows

Pictures from the many years of attending this growing North Carolina Bus only show

VW Camper 67 Bus finished

VW Camper 67 Bus finished

Several years in the making but here is the finished project - 67 Bus exterior

67 Bus gearbox brakes petrol tank

67 Bus gearbox brakes petrol tank

Fitting a reconditioned gearbox, restored petrol tank and going through the stock brakes

67 Bus underneath restoration

67 Bus underneath restoration

Now for the really messy job of cleaning, painting and detailing the underside, lots of scraping, degreaser, cleaning and then prime, and a coat of POR15 to those high impact areas

67 Bus interior retrim

67 Bus interior retrim

Post paint visit to the trim shop for a brand new headliner and seat coverings

67 Bus Painted

67 Bus Painted

At last we have the Camper primed and painted, Titian Red and Beige Grey

67 Bus sandblasted

67 Bus sandblasted

So after the detail welding was complete the bus went off to be sand blasted - this is what we got back

67 Bus detail welding

67 Bus detail welding

Welding up all those small detail pieces that make for a better restoration

67 Bus MOT

67 Bus MOT

Time for an MOT, this was just before we left, then a life changing move whipped us to the North Carolina USA

67 Bus cargo rocker

67 Bus cargo rocker

Passenger side cargo door rocker panel, inner rocker and floor section repair

67 Bus drivers rocker

67 Bus drivers rocker

Replacing the inner and outer is not for the nervous kind - its easy to mess this up and have a warped bus, this was a first for us so it took a while

67 Bus drivers wheelarch

67 Bus drivers wheelarch

Starting to repair the rusty stuff, this is the drivers wheelarch repair, bench model but applies to most buses, also some detail pictures of the passenger side

67 Bus closer look

67 Bus closer look

Given a good wash lets look at the rust situation with regards to getting an MOT

67 Bus arrival

67 Bus arrival

As it arrived at Telford docks in the UK, driven home via an MOT station and thence to the house

Peppercorn

Peppercorn

A really cool vintage VW show in Kent UK, some uber rare vehicles show here, this is actually from back in 2003

67 Bus purchase

67 Bus purchase

An original early 1967 deluxe Camper bought in California through thesamba.com - this is an unusual or rare Lotus White L282, bench model with mostly original interior

VW Camper Westfalia 1966

VW Camper Westfalia 1966

A first VW Camper from back in the day, cool bus, check out the features. Its a fairly used SO-42 with some custom mods to the roof racks, and of course running safaris.

VW Action

VW Action

Peterborough UK, some cool VW's at the show, Action is as much about the night life as the car show, this is from 2002