Remember back in January of 2003 Jeff Schwaia was going to bid on a wrecked
'88 white Westfalia which was up at a wrecking yard auction in Los Angeles. As
I  recall it had damage to the driver's side behind the driver's door in the
mid  section of the bus and was marked as a total. A few us gave Jeff what we
were  willing to pay for certain parts. I offered up some money for the
fiberglass  bumpers and someone else spoke for the aftermarket alloy wheels, or vice
versa.  In the end the auction went too high and Jeff didn't get the bus or
something of  that sort. I believe it went to another bidder. Or maybe Jeff
found it too nice  to part out in the end--I forget exactly.

Anyway, I saw this white '88 Westy on ebay tonight and thought "those
aftermarket wheels look just like the wheels on the white Westy that was up for
salvage auction a few years back." Then I read the Westy on Ebay has a salvage
title due to being totaled by driver's side damage. The damage has since been
repaired by the previous owner on the Ebay Westy according to the ad.

The person selling the bus on ebay is selling because they are off to
college. So let's assume it's a young person who only owned the bus for two or
three years. Could it be the salvaged white 88 Westy with driver's side damage
and aftermarket alloy wheels and fiberglass bumpers that was offered for auction
 in 2003?

I don't know. But it's pretty to think so.

Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA
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