Auction BradnerBus is Live on Bring a Trailer!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-volkswagen-bus-15/

Moving to Italy so it's got to be sold as I can't deal with all the paperwork required to import a "modified" vehicle to the country...

 

Patina & Performance - The genesis of BradnerBus

I like old things. My couch is mid-century chrome with well used leather cushions; my desk is the one my mother used for 50 years. About the time I was starting to think about what I wanted this bus to be, I came across a video on the ICON ‘Derelict’ 1949 Olds coupe, and I found the concept of a well-worn but solid original vehicle with more contemporary performance upgrades very compelling.

With that idea haven taken hold, I started to look for the performance part of the equation, which led inevitably to ‘the Samba’ VW web site. Brakes, tires & handling are always my first priority on any vehicle, especially since I knew I was going to need to rebuild (or in this case, replace) the engine. So, with these parameters in mind I spent weeks reading through the site while keeping upgrades in these areas in mind, when I came across Corey’s Riviera bus. Not flashy, but simple, elegant & purposeful, with a great stance that spoke of competence. I contacted him about what mods he’d done to his bus, and he was not only forthcoming on those, but really open about what he would have done differently, things he had tried successfully or not on earlier buses, and thoughts on what he might try if he were to do it over. In short, through our email exchanges, he shared a depth of knowledge acquired over years of trial and error that saved us many hours of missteps and no doubt a lot of costly mistakes. Of course I’m disappointed to be selling the bus having only just finished it, but in the end I feel I’ve made a very good friend.
Funny that -

 

It's kind of weird. I'm not sure if it's the fact that BaT is running like 80+ cars a day; no questions, no feedback, no comments.
Feel like I'm sleeping under a bridge in a dry gulch waiting for the water...

 

oddly enough, prices seem to be holding up -

 

no complaints - in the end it sold well.