mark rafferty's buses
I met Mark on our trip to LA and the VW Classic Weekend
and after chatting via email Mark has very kindly sent details of
his buses. Over to you Mark.....
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Marks old 53 delux, click picture to
see the details |
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This is the 53 standard. It is what
most people would call a parts car. It has some serious rust. The frame
rails need patching in several areas, obviously rocker and nose work and
of course those wheel wells can't stay like that, unless I wanna fit in
if I drive it to Arizona. This is my project Hot Rod bus. Plans to run
Rader wheels, lowered, big engine and just do the metal repairs and
leave it in epoxy primer. Hopefully this will all come together within a
few months. I bought this bus because I'm the only one who will save it
and it had some hard to find parts that I needed for the 54. It's been
for sale here in Florida for many years but the price is just not worth
the trouble to most. I forgot to mention, the 54 I picked up in
Washington state. Its been passed around a lot ,nothing ever done to it.
The 55 was from a VW mechanic in Idaho, I bought that and drove it home
while I was travelling the country last summer after I sold my 53
deluxe.
Follow the restoration of Marks 53 Standard, click picture to see the
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Marks latest barndoor - 54 rotbox
resto! Click picture to
see the details
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This is my 54 I got in 2000. It needs
a lot of help. nose clip (someone did a poor job of putting a repop clip
on) rockers , some floor work. but its not toast like the 53 you will
see, then think I'm crazy!. This 54 is my planned full restoration
mostly N.O.S. parts as I can find. I plan to keep this one so I intend
to do it all perfect. I have most of the parts now, so now I just need
to find a little time to dig into it. This is the only photo I have so
far.
Follow the restoration of Marks 54 Standard, click
picture to see the details
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This was my 55 daily driver. Its been
a good bus. Since August of 2000, I travelled the country in it and to
this day I have put 11000 miles on it, all using the 36hp. I have made
plenty of angry friends on the highways of the USA. enjoy
Latest pictures of Marks '55 just before he sold it, click picture to
see the details |
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Marks latest find, 55 delux, follow the
details here, click picture to see the details |
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