You don't get more customized busses
These busses are all used as game drive vehicles on our family game farm in the lowveld
From left to right: "Strawwes", "Kolle", "Breker"
Helga. (She was recently retired from active duty )
Kolle is our bus. I was learned how to drive with it . Here the guys are out in the veld. The tires are old "mud and snow" rally tires
These busses are used in big five country. Ever watched lions as they come sniffing at a open door? You'll also be surprised by what you can do with these LEGENDS when you have a 4 ton mad elephant mom coming at you!
Check these real "african" busses!
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- PesVis
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Re: Check these real "african" busses!
Wow,they are seriously cool busses.
But why was Helga retired when she is clearly much younger than Kolle?
But why was Helga retired when she is clearly much younger than Kolle?
- PesVis
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Re: Check these real "african" busses!
They had a lot of trouble with her. Bad upkeep. The owner also got a new bakkie to use as a game drive vehicle. Everything usable and original was stripped and sold to a restorer who needed the parts
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Re: Check these real "african" busses!
Cool pics.
I'll bet you guys never thought old kombis would ever be worth anything when you hacked those ...
I'll bet you guys never thought old kombis would ever be worth anything when you hacked those ...
- PesVis
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Re: Check these real "african" busses!
Nope. They were cheap and reliable and simple 20 years back. We got kolle for R700.
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What a pitty...I can understand one or two, but four....You must have a lot of VW to discard some of them like that!
- PesVis
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Re: Check these real "african" busses!
Well you have to take into account that the owners weren't really big car fanatics. They just wanted cheap, reliable vehicles. And they were bought when there were many of these buses available as cheap second hand vehicles that werent all in good condition. There was no reason to restore them back then. It would have been like restoring a hi-ace taxi as a show car
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Re: Check these real "african" busses!
20 years ago somebody gave me a 56 Oval left hand drive beetle in running condition for free. Those were the years when alot of things were taken for granted. Pity they are gone now.