Most Valuable VW Bus Made, Filming The Removal 50 years later.
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2023
- this 1961 vw samba 23 window bus was left on a farm for over 50 years, the farm then sold to become conservation land but any none natural things needed to be removed. they contacted the local vw club and then contacted me. so myself and Jason {5150mxvw on youtube} set out to recover what we could.
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Jay has some better footage of this bus here, ruclips.net/video/KUNKoH3fInU/видео.html
A little disapointed you didn't try to start the engine 😁
@@BrainHurricanes In a few weeks, he'll have it ready for Barrett-Jackson.
If you wanted to carry out the bus and the terra mite in one trip, Jay should have brought his trailer, because you needed most of your capacity just to bring your Terra Mite home. I expected you to make two trips.
I just wanted to stop in and tell ya my dad was a big fan of yours always watching your RUclips videos. He passed away last Monday and I just wanted to thank you for bringing him joy after work with your videos. Sincerely the Wisniewski family.
I'm nine minutes in and thinking, 'This isn't a rescue, it's a disinterment'. Good on you both for cleaning up the junk.
Same here! That poor tin can was demolished!
That bus was practically compost, amazing how everything returns to the earth eventually.
this seemed unfair. that bus had Squatter's Rights.
@@timewa851 yeah ha ha its becoming the land it's squatting on. Lol
That'll buff out no problem,wire brush,lick of paint - she's a runner!
Another great video from the nicest guy on the internet.
No screaming music,no drama , just a man who loves what he does,and brings us all along for the ride.
Thank you Darren ,you make our Sundays a joy,even in the cold ,dark winter,you are a ray of sunshine.
Wiley and Hank could have her making smoke in an hour or two.
Totally agree, Mustie has one of the best channels here on RUclips, no cussing, never pushing merch, never pushing sponsors, just good all round, informative content.
He should have a lot more subscribers than he has at the moment as he definitely deserves them.
This was like a VW rescue meeting an episode of Quincy.
Is this what they call a Will It Start video?
Good afternoon everyone watching from Lincolnshire UK 🇬🇧
Good morning from rural New York USA
Bless You, Good Man! Glad you are a Mustie1 Fan.
I am also English (Mayflower) descent, born in the US.
(No one is perfect). 😄🙂Have a Great Holiday! 😊
@@jlucasound small world, my local pub was the Mayflower, named after the ship as a number of pilgrim separatists left from Immingham in 1608 to Holland on the Dutch Hoy before eventually making it to the new world by the more famous ship.
You guys are probably the only two people in the world who would spend a day out in the woods salvaging pieces of this rusting hulk. Kudos.
split windows tho
Yeah…that is so not true.
My father was tri-5 fan and in the 80's we gathered up everyone we could in a 200 mile radius. I thought we dug some complete crap out.. but nothing like this :) getting um rolling and riding and steering cars with no brakes with mice falling out of headliners, running up inside pant legs, yes it happened a few times. Bees nests, hornets nests. But the worst was jacking one up out of the dirt (like this one) and finding a family of skunks.. again happened more than once. I can't say i miss doing it, but I do miss doing stuff like that with my dad.
Very considerate of you letting them hikers walk away so they didn't get bothered with a truck up behind them. 👍🏻
That's because he's in New Hampshire. They are Yankees but not Communists like in New York City. NEW YORK CITY!!!
@@Clearanceman2alright buddy, mellow out
@@M.TTT.well….. He’s not wrong
@@Clearanceman2NYC is getting what they voted for looks like voting does have consequences!!!
Afternoon mate
Good Morning Men!!
Great job with the excavation of an old VW bus, that was once a great treasure. The parts you kept will help with preserving the history of these timeless vehicles😊
I miss the man who put that van there. I found out about this video today from the land conservation meeting. He was a hard working man and the fact he couldn’t got it working tells me it was a lost cause 50 years ago!! Thanks for documenting this removal with love - A neighbor to this farm
Good morning Mustie crew….👍👌🇮🇲
Good morning 💪🇺🇸
Ending was the best 👌 👍
That old vw was resting in the woods and 💭 thinking of ✌ peaceful times 😁
Great video guys 👍👍🤟✌
Man, glad they had you guys around to salvage what you could, but it's heartbreaking to see a piece of history just rotting away.
I agree, it makes me very sad to see it rotting away😢
Thank you, Darren and Jason. Picking, rescuing, or whatever, it never gets old. Love the scenery this time of year.
Mustie and Jason, that was a good watch!
I liked that "Magical" restoration at the end!
Well done for salvaging what you could on that one, Mustie. It's such a shame it was so far gone. I've picked early Ford parts from similar piles before now. That little tractor really proved a godsend on this one. All the best, Mart in England.
It is an endless source of amusement to me that Hippies who proclaim their love of everyone and especially of peace chose the literal nazi-mobile as their symbol. It is just hilarious.
Sweet pick. Congrats!!!
I thought he was going to have it running by the end of the video.
Why? that's all I can think of.
@@tarstarkusz Good point!
A 5150MX and Mustie1 colab on a Sunday morning is the best! Yankee ingenuity at its best!
It’s nice to see the Terramite working like a top after all the multiple engine rebuilding that was done to get it working.
What useless little tractor
@@dougdier3104 what a useless comment. was the perfect tool for this job, a larger machine would have been no good for this job and would have just done more damage to the land they are trying to preserve.
@greasemonkeymechanic1 a 75 hp tracked skid loader is what they should have rented or borrowed, would not have made any ruts like that little Christmas toy he used, it just isn't simply not the right tool for the job,
@@dougdier3104yeah, well, that's like your opinion, man.
@@dougdier3104 still would have torn up the ground no matter, like he said the ground was soft. You obviously have never run equipment. Also you called it useless and it obviously is not, they wouldn't have even attempted this recovery without that machine so maybe you should just keep your opinions to yourself
Best way to start/end my day! Drove home from the graveyard shift to start my weekend, in the snow on a Sunday morning to find a new Mustie1 video out! Keep up the amazing work you do
Two great men always enjoy your videos. Thanks from. Sc
First thing I thought after seeing the bus was nose wall art.
Surprised you didn't take the tyranny, space issue I'm thinking.
Thank's for taking us along.
That actually looked like a lot of effort!
Woho! Finally Sunday, still waiting for the skid steer 😍
I forgot about the skid steer. He needs to get on that lol
Good Morning everyone.
Good morning to you!
Even though it wasn’t a repair video it’s still a great video. 👍🏻
That was a fun video to watch. Thanks for sharing, guys.
In 1992 my wife and I went on an ancient SAAB 96 rescue 150 miles away, a barn stored 1961 SAAB 96, luckily I brought nearly all the bits needed to make it run and drive, their old generators have a water pump on the back end of them, sort of like a VW does with a squirrel cage blower. We did need a working water pump. Never forget to bring a couple quarts of 2 cycle oil. The brakes were kinda crunchy but held fluid and their seals weren't dead. Ended up being one of the nicest running 36 hp SAAB 850's I've driven, except the exhaust pipe was coked badly and kinda killed performance climbing hills.
1:12:26 Darren what a finish! Such a pity you couldn't find the other 6 windows and had to weld them up.
Sunday's are my favorite RUclips day just because of this guy. And I pick up some tips and tricks almost every time.
Love the chuckles and .."that's not so bad" thanks!
Love the Terramite. I work as a plumbing apprentice for two years and the plumber I worked with had one that looked almost identical to yours. I absolutely loved that machine. It’s saved me from doing a hell of a lot of shoveling by hand. And being so small meant that it would fit just about anywhere. I’m glad you were able to do the engine swap on it and save it. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.
The Samba Bus, as the model is called, is now being traded for six digits... you can almost compare its weight with the leftovers to that of gold... that's then worth just as much... and thanks for the video.
In the words of many a famous RUclipsr, “ that’s not the worst I’ve seen”…ahhhh…it is the worst we’ve seen ! 😊 That was fun, thanks Darren and Jason 😊. Hopefully you’ll be able to use some of the parts in a build but you certainly entertained us 😊
Let Jason do a “full restore” including a wash with the power washer, recite engine codes and part numbers, park it in his driveway for some time, then bring it to Larry 😂
Great work fellas!! 👍
A relative of mine has an original one in a garage with 9,641 miles that hasn't moved since 1972ish, its still perfect not a dent or spot of rust on it , I used to play in it and pretend to drive it as a pup. Awesome van!!
This was unexpected but totally appreciated. Seems kind of ironic, as tough as still is and as fragile as glass is, the glass components survived almost unscathed. Time and neglect does it every time. Thanks Jason for helping out.
Wow! Tha VW was buried. Broken up pieces to, almost nothing left of it. Awesome video Mustie1 👍 👍👍 lol i was thinking Mustie1 was going to dig up out of the ground 😂
I see the engine must have been taken out long ago, at first i thought it was still there
I think the first time I watched a Mustle video it was digging a red and black bus out of some trees!
No engine this time, but what a find!
As usual nice audio, video and lack of useless music. Great interaction with Jason. Thx for bringing us along. 😊😊😊😊 John Ken
Be careful don't scratch it
It's good to see the Terramite working great with the new engine!
A great job you two. "The Little Yellow tractor that could" came in very handy, well worth saving. 👍
It was great to hear " Chip & Dale" came along to help.😅
Thanks again for another very entertaining video Mustie! As always, a great way to start my Sunday morning!
You needed to bring a dump truck . Thanks for sharing Mustie.
Church key was a cool find. What a beautiful setting for an excavation project. I'm sure there's a Robert Frost or Thoreau poem to fit the occasion.
Good morning Mustie Family let the adventure begin
It’s a nice outdoor adventure today. Field trip with Mustie
So sad to see family farms disappear.
Nice to see you back Mustie, was getting worried about you. Don. San Jose, CA. 12-3-2023.
I'm reminded; Beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder. 😂 Nice.
Im just amazed at what you will drag home and then turn it into something amazing.
Your ahead of your time.
In 2100 they will be digging up these and putting them in museums
Nice to have that van at the end, to see what that pile of rust looked like new. Very cool video, would be neat to drag a magnet through there now. Thanks again for a good start to my day !
"Two Men and a Tractor Salvage". Reasonable rates. "You plant em, we'll pick em."
That gives a whole new meaning to diamond in the rough
Nice job both of u amusing as ever
Thank you for sharing.👍
Dear Mustie1.
👍👌👏😁😁😁 Very nice outro joke! I'm eagerly looking forward to see how the wall hanger will turn out. Congratulations for the scavenging opportunity. It was nice to see you two together. It's always fun to watch. Hope that you and your Terramite backhoe will help 5150mxVW to rescue (respectively dig out) the two busses in the forest stream. I guess without such a device it's simply not possible.
Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health in particular.
I like what you did right on the end there. Great video.
You and Jason have now become the new relic hunters, loved the video
Thank You Mustie and Jason for your part in cleaning that part of the environment.
When it is common place, the Earth will be pristine, once again. It will happen, It must.
Now if we can get your elites to stop flying all their private jets to the global climate summit. And telling you to run around naked and eat bugs. Everything would be perfect.
Lol
Thankfully that will polish out. Look forward to it being on the road next week.
I was waiting for you to do that. One thing I love about Backhoes, is that extra "Helping Hand" on the "Rear Bumper".
WOW! The restoration turned out great! And fast too.
Man I’d love to be there helping. I love digging through old stuff like that. Not because I’d want any of it, I just find old stuff like that super interesting. It really is like archeology, lol. [Edit] On second thought, watching from the comfort of my recliner is much easier. 😂
what compound did you use in the end? Nice job on the paint blend wow :). It was a much needed fun, sunny day in NH with you my friend. Thank You
You talk like a true Samba Rescue Team member. "Horn button, ashtray, skylight glass" . I could really use the driver door and any remaining sunroof parts...
Dear 5150VW
👍👌👏😁😁😁 Don't forget to check Mustie1's trash bin. I bet he used at least 10 packages of JB weld for the assembling. 😁 ;-) 2) I really hope that he will help you rescue (respectively dig out) the two busses in the forest stream. The Terramite backhoe would really come in handy for this backbreaking job.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
BTW: Jason, we might need a transcript for the point where you were talking at the camera, but the video was sped up. Could barely understand anything. lol It's as if Darren had decided to go full-on Alvin on ya.
Seeing as how that one won't buff out, some must die so others will live. Being so rare you were smart to save every piece possible. Great video!
Love the whine a hydro makes! Love those old Terramites!
I did the same type of recovery in 2005. I still have my '62 turks Samba. The rear hatch doesn't have the crescent above the handle, it was built in Hanover.
Hi D. Absolutely awesome ending!!! Loved the video as always. Surprising what a little super glue and paint can do. lol 😂
Another great video timeless vehicles😊
Darren, the ending is hilarious.
My mother had one much older; 1952(?). Her cousin brought it back from Germany after her husband's deployment in the US Army in the early 1960s. Ran great for years until someone ran into it at the end of our street. It didn't have a rear hatch, just a fixed window. Though it did have a huge canvas skylight.
If we only knew, 50 years ago, how valuable the stuff that we disregarded would be today…….
Sadly, we do know now that we are living in a world of finite resources...yet we still insist on discarding and wasting those resources at an increasing rate. As economies collapse, and raw materials become scarce, our descendants will look back on our current over-consumption and profligacy with disgust.
Much is only valuable _because_ most of it was discarded.
Even though scarcity doesn't equate to value
If I knew what the value was going to be 50+ years ago I would have bought a dozen instead of throwing cash in my IRA. They were what, under $3k new.... and worth 6 figures now!
@@redrider7730 I wouldn't say a horrible investment.... but maybe not the best in the long run. Still in all, that $30k would be worth around $100k in resale value. (if we had known) BTW, I see low mile vehicles in original condition at most every large car show. These are not "dealer miles" so we're talking a few hundred a year and 5-10k showing on the clock, decades later. There's a guy locally who has the original tires and window sticker on his 65 Mustang. That's a trailer queen for the most part. He's got another set of tires to drive on. Everything under the hood is OEM, except the battery. I'm amazed the belts and hoses haven't turned to dust yet. Obviously, garaged and kept clean with sweat equity.
@@redrider7730 Still not a horrible deal when considering that many people just put money into a low yield savings account.... and barely make the inflation rate. in 1961 there were no IRAs and stock market stuff was not a thing for the common man. Circa 1970 when I was in high school, I could have bought these things for $100 each... long before they were rusted to death. Of course, none of us had the forethought to fill up grandpa's barn with them for the future.
Great field trip!!! Thanks 👍
LOL! Great ending! I believe the bus restoration was the first Mustie1 project I followed.
You have outdone yourself on this one Mustie1, free is way too expensive on this treasure 😂😂😂
Epic recycling. The world thanks you. 😂
That nose will make some awesome wall art for sure!!!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
You need to hurry !! People are going to be coming stealing all that good stuff--LOL Thanks for another great video. God Bless.
On the next episode of Mustie1 Archaeology watch as Mustie rescues a non running truck from Jason’s house and brings it back to life so Jason will have a reliable tow vehicle.
haha ! you must of seen my truck on the side of I90 on the way home 😆
@@5150mxVW is this near where the pg/sg one is?
A fun time for you and Jason, I wonder how many enthusiasts cried out in mortal terror when you cut into that body, or the door mounts, I was thinking the doors could've been removed with wrenches, but I haven't done any work on any VW busses. It was nice to see the project backhoe being used, I'm sure you get satisfaction every time you use it. 🙂
The door retaining bolts are the single most challenging fasteners on any VW bus. : l
Well except maybe the engine door hinge bolts.
Wow, you worked your magic once again and the paint job looks amazing 👍
Now that bus is the much saw after bay window glass bottom model nature camper special! priceless find!
Nice teamwork getting that thing outta there!
hey Mustie, first off AMAZING FIND! sad to see a 23 in that shape but at least you had the chance to get it out and got the church key!!! what a score!!! second, with the tractor spinning on the soft ground, one thing ive learned living way up by canada in maine is carry loading ramps for atv's in the bed of the truck, if you get spinning like that toss the in the ruts and the pull onto them itll give you traction and stop you from sinking further unless the ground is soup haha hope that helps on the next recovery! love your videos keep them coming, i hope one day i get to meet you in person one of these days! maybe ill even be in my 83 westy im bringing back to life again.
Good Morning Mustie! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
(Just in case I forget 😆).
Nice to see you and Jason aka John Wick stunt double, lol, working together again. At the beginning i thought to myself, where's Brian! And then you stated you wished Brian was there lol. Love watching you all. I like Brian, love Patina.
Thanks for all the years of entertainment and education!
Holy frijoles, you're really scraping the bottom of the VW barrel in NH now.
Mustie: Hey Jason... wanna go help me rescue a 23 window? Jason: Hell, yeah! Where is it? Mustie: Out on an old farm... Jason: Sure! How hard can it be? Later that day... Jason: How do I keep getting myself into these situations?
That's the same as I keep saying to a friend of mine!
Thanks for the video, Mustie
Man that river of love runs deep!!! Volkswagons must be indelibly in your DNA. As Frank Sinatra sang, "That ram kept butting that dam. He had high hopes!"
Sometimes free is too expensive 👍
Happy Sunday! Looks like a rare Mustie video without a runner at the end :)
Well, it moves. 😂🚌
good movie cleaning an old 23 window . part of history , used to see a lot of vw busses when I was younger . nice memories . thanks Mustie1 .
Man of your talents will soon have that back on the road.
Looks fine ...it will all buff out 😆