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Title: In 2014 it all ends.. no not the world, the VW bus...
Post by: matt on September 23, 2013, 12:54:58 pm

  SO sad, but at least it lived on for this long...

 http://www.nbcnews.com/business/vws-hippie-hauler-ending-its-long-strange-trip-4B11231364 (http://www.nbcnews.com/business/vws-hippie-hauler-ending-its-long-strange-trip-4B11231364)

Title: Re: In 2014 it all ends.. no not the world, the VW bus...
Post by: 3Gear on September 24, 2013, 08:56:20 am

 bawlin)0

The only thing I can think of to sum it up:

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/81e298772ba8c453f0471ffe3015dbee/tumblr_mhmatbuSn31r7y21eo1_500.jpg)


 =+grouphu9

Title: Re: In 2014 it all ends.. no not the world, the VW bus...
Post by: 3Gear on December 19, 2013, 02:20:06 pm

Slide show and info from Brazil about the end...


http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2013/dec/18/last-volkswagen-camper-vans-made-brazil-in-pictures#/?picture=425290583&index=0 (http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2013/dec/18/last-volkswagen-camper-vans-made-brazil-in-pictures#/?picture=425290583&index=0)

Title: Re: In 2014 it all ends.. no not the world, the VW bus...
Post by: matt on December 19, 2013, 08:25:13 pm

 Cool! Thanks Marc


  See in the last Pic?  When I was in Brazil last year, I saw a lot of buses which had the black thing on the front, it was hard to tell if it was only for visual, or if is served some function... from this pic, seems to be more for esthetics   ..............

Title: Re: In 2014 it all ends.. no not the world, the VW bus...
Post by: Baha (Shawn) on December 19, 2013, 09:55:05 pm

Quote from: matt on December 19, 2013, 08:25:13 pm

Cool! Thanks Marc


  See in the last Pic?  When I was in Brazil last year, I saw a lot of buses which had the black thing on the front, it was hard to tell if it was only for visual, or if is served some function... from this pic, seems to be more for esthetics   ..............

Its the radiator grille/mount...They've been watercooled for years