1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:50 pm
Been a busy year with weddings and finishing the Oval and my '61 panel had sat patiently awaiting its time.
Unfortunately I just couldn't stop lusting after a window bus and had discussed the possibility of adding windows to my panel since it was rust free, but again, just couldn't bring myself to do it.
I didn't want to sell the panel, and be stuck bus'less due to the current silly market, and I hadn't seen any reasonably priced aussies splitties for sale until one Saturday night..
I was having dinner at my place with some mates and happy to hit the blue 'F' icon on my iphone that wastes too much of my day and noticed a fella post up a splitty for a quick sale in my favourite color, Dove Blue, all OG Aussie. Bus was in Cairns, and although not ideal, was doable.
I got in touch with him immediately and began the agonizing 30min wait for his contact number whilst post after tag after post confirmed the good purchase.
Finally he called me and said he had been blown away by the amount of interest, and I was the first person to contact him.
Needless to say the deal was done over the phone sight unseen and a hefty deposit placed via EFT that night to make my intent clear.
Story turns out that the fella I bought it off had been looking for a splitty for quite some time and had been given word of a bus that had been seen poking out of a shed on a farm property.
He then visited the property and was told the bus was not for sale. The Seres family had owned the bus from brand new in 1957 and used to commute for both their business and family hauler.
The original engine had been removed in 1969 and never went back in, and the bus was put in the shed.
After months and months of calling and staying in contact, the family finally decided to sell, and the fella brought the bus home in 2010, as the second owner.
The bus is incredibly original and complete, right down to the original purchase invoice and service history. 109,000 original miles and was in the shed from 1969 to 2010.
Some of the first pics I was sent:
Unfortunately I just couldn't stop lusting after a window bus and had discussed the possibility of adding windows to my panel since it was rust free, but again, just couldn't bring myself to do it.
I didn't want to sell the panel, and be stuck bus'less due to the current silly market, and I hadn't seen any reasonably priced aussies splitties for sale until one Saturday night..
I was having dinner at my place with some mates and happy to hit the blue 'F' icon on my iphone that wastes too much of my day and noticed a fella post up a splitty for a quick sale in my favourite color, Dove Blue, all OG Aussie. Bus was in Cairns, and although not ideal, was doable.
I got in touch with him immediately and began the agonizing 30min wait for his contact number whilst post after tag after post confirmed the good purchase.
Finally he called me and said he had been blown away by the amount of interest, and I was the first person to contact him.
Needless to say the deal was done over the phone sight unseen and a hefty deposit placed via EFT that night to make my intent clear.
Story turns out that the fella I bought it off had been looking for a splitty for quite some time and had been given word of a bus that had been seen poking out of a shed on a farm property.
He then visited the property and was told the bus was not for sale. The Seres family had owned the bus from brand new in 1957 and used to commute for both their business and family hauler.
The original engine had been removed in 1969 and never went back in, and the bus was put in the shed.
After months and months of calling and staying in contact, the family finally decided to sell, and the fella brought the bus home in 2010, as the second owner.
The bus is incredibly original and complete, right down to the original purchase invoice and service history. 109,000 original miles and was in the shed from 1969 to 2010.
Some of the first pics I was sent:
Super good score mate! That thing has textbook patina. Can't stop looking through the pics. So good