56 Mircobus.. My new addition

dubrat · Post by **dubrat** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:34 pm

i love that splitt had a look at bout a year and a half ago and still have pics of it on my phone..

great pic up...

thepanelman · Post by **thepanelman** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:51 pm

I'm a happy man I must say.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:01 pm

thepanelman wrote:They said the front headlights and semaphores work but not the rear.

It has rear semaphores??!!

Very, very nice, panelman.
I'm very jealous.
Hope the '72 I've just come into turns over when we pull it out of the paddock......

vsleepy · Post by **vsleepy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:08 pm

same year and colour as mine (mines been painted below to beltline though)!
nice one

thepanelman · Post by **thepanelman** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:15 pm

I'm keeping it original too, same colour and all. Might look like this one day.....

crewcabconnection · Post by **crewcabconnection** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:32 pm

cant wait to see this one.

thepanelman · Post by **thepanelman** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:45 pm

As soon as my 55 panel sells I'll get into it, but until then, it's sitting patiently until i get some more funds. Panel beaters are giving me the shits, promised me that the p/v would have been finshied by now but there not even close. Thinking about taking the 56 elsewhere. How much would paint and panel be roughly for the 56'? They gave me a figure but I thought it was very high, ecspecially paying cashola.

vsleepy · Post by **vsleepy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:09 pm

the palm green is actually much darker:
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vsleepy · Post by **vsleepy** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:15 pm

the palm green is actually much darker:

Zimblewinder · Post by **Zimblewinder** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:03 pm

Nice bus. My second favourite paint scheme. You should seriously consider keeping the original paint on that one though cos its so straight. Try giving it a rub and see how it polishes up. You might be surprised.

Frogsta · Post by **Frogsta** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:42 pm

Rob, that bus you have a pic of is not the same colour scheme as yours, same era but not as nice I think that one is iceland green and sand green.
The white is an extremely light green apparently.
I don't have an example of a good paint one like yours and you would be surprised as Zimble says get some repo polish, rub it and then buff till smoothe with a clean cloth.
Do it on the front and then see what you think and take a pic for us on here too.

byronbus · Post by **byronbus** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:51 pm

More pics please...

vsleepy · Post by **vsleepy** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:55 am

frogsta, the greens on thepanelmans bus are palm green over sand green.

digyalater1 · Post by **digyalater1** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:26 am

yep,i am with everyone who say's,kleen her up,get her safe for the road,and drive as is.
put your money into the mechanicals,paint can come at any time.i personally,would leave as is,because i love that time warp look of the whole bus. your a lucky man,have fun man!!

thepanelman · Post by **thepanelman** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:49 am

I'll give it a buff this week and she how she comes up.