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61 SO23 westfalia

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:50 am
by woval56
hello all,
after a good few years running around in bays, finally got a split again :D ,
brought in from Ohio late last year. i have been looking for a complete splitty camper and the originality of this one swung it. photo bucket link to work done so far

http://s1097.photobucket.com/albums/g35 ... westfalia/

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:01 am
by matara
Love the S023 interior. They remind of an old 50's train sleeper carriage with the lights and timber panelling. Nice find, be good to see this one day.

Cheers

Steve

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:25 am
by KombiKarmaDel
Very very nice woval56. The interior is just exceptional. Can't waite to see this one in the metal some day :)

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:16 pm
by SplitPersonality
Thats proper original 8) Enjoy it!

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:02 pm
by Cam Biscuit
Lucky bugger nice find.

I wish there were a few more in RHD floating around :roll:

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:56 pm
by woval56
cheers all, i think shes awesome, will have to see if the LHD does my nut in. always a gamble buying sight unseen over the internet,

the for sale post said "minimal rust" :lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:08 pm
by Tonz Magonz
Looks pretty good rust wise..

Awesome interior..

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:16 pm
by D-Train
Awesome, leave it lhd an don't touch that interior!!

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:54 am
by woval56
plan is to keep it stock looking but make it stop steer and go well.
does anyone know how many SO23 westys are in oz? i saw one in a mag once at a qld show i think.

heres a pic of the petrol heater

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:29 am
by D-Train
woval56 wrote:plan is to keep it stock looking but make it stop steer and go well.
does anyone know how many SO23 westys are in oz? i saw one in a mag once at a qld show i think.

heres a pic of the petrol heater
now this i like

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:50 am
by dawerks
Very cool and very very rare bus! Congrats!

Looks complete. Did you get the sisal mat, cups, breadloaf cover? :)

Edit; I see the cover, very nice! And the clamshells, awesome! What colours do you think it was? They had lots of neat variations on SWR.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:54 am
by dawerks
http://so-23.com/

That is a link to the SO23 Registry. Your's looks to be 1 of 5 in Australia. RARER than a barndoor that's for sure :) Can you post a picture of you M code plate? Or at least the Chassis #?

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:18 am
by Ian 68
Thats a bit special ..

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:41 am
by woval56
hey, no empka beakers or sisal mat,no mauser bowl or toilet either, the breadbox cover is good with no cracks, got the watertank and tap and pump,
heres the marble mat that goes in the back above engine,its a bit shagged,
i checked that registry, i think a few of those SO23 are in NZ?
also came with complete set of new rubbers
cheers
andy

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:42 pm
by dawerks
You have a gem! If it's not on the registry get it on there :)