The Wyatt family, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, stable of VWs currently includes a ’59 seamed gate Double Cab, ’63 ‘TikiBug’, and a ’71 Westfalia (their very first VW), but the time had come for Patrisha to have one to call her very own. “My husband Scott has owned and loved VWs for years, and he pulled me in. I wanted a shared interest, so we built a bus for me!”
This 1966 21 Window Deluxe Sunroof walk-through was purchased from friend Cecil Read in Highland, Utah. It was a great candidate for restoration, already in primer and essentially prepped for painting. Even with the great starting point, it would take over two years for this knockout restoration to fully come together. With the attention to detail, you will learn about here, it’s easy to see why.
For the finishing touches on the bodywork and paint, Patrisha trusted Mike Carnell of Washington County Customs and Collisions in Hurricane, Utah to do the job. “I wanted the bus to be close to an original color, yet still unique” Patrisha explains. The custom Sea Foam Green and Cream two-tone creates a perfect combination. “It reminds me of the water in Hawaii!”
The bus was lowered with a 4½ inch narrowed adjustable beam built by DubFab Engineering, also of Hurricane, UT. Dubai's Michael Anderson handled the stance, suspension, and assisted with the assembly as well.
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Lance & Lisa Beaver tell the story of their...‘Old School' Westfalia Bay
The history of our bus is varied. I heard that it used to belong to a soccer player who lived in it for a while, and a tale of a cross country trip that was taken in it. Since we’ve owned it, we have been to numerous car shows with our car club Kahiko Kula and enjoy that immensely, but taking it camping is our joy.
Messing About in Boats
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
Hector A Cautionary Tale.
We’d wanted a splitscreen bus for years. And first got the bug, after hiring one for a holiday in Cornwall in 2009.
Ruby Red
Since the tender age of just 3, Joanne Dix has been into splitscreen Volkswagens.
Playing with Fire
‘There we were, all just sitting around the campfire...’
Four lads take on Le Mans
We’d had the Le Mans 24 hour race on our bucket list for a long, long time...
Happy 70th Birthday, Miss Sofie!
This T1 Bulli from 1950 is the world’s oldest street-legal VW bus and is kept in VWCV’s Classic Vehicles collection in Hannover.
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay…
Lockdown Projects.
California Dreamin'
The beginning of our second week and we were being treated to a day out...
Brochure Line - A 2.6 litre T3!
Taking a peep at a highly desirable VW Bus few of us will ever see in its ‘Exclusiv’ finery