1979 Westfalia Berlin Deluxe Bay Window - Milly

First post:-

Found it on eBay a few days ago whilst I was planning my trip to Kleft & Klonk. She was living in Carlisle with a nice guy called Lee Moses who imported her 18 mths ago.
Lee bought her to keep & has done a terrific job painting her. It was originally from Sunny California by one family from new. I got a pile of receipts dating back to 1980. Lee stripped the outside & carried out a bare metal respray in base coat & lacquer. It has never been welded (apart from the side markers etc) Its 100% rust free & there isn't a mark or blemish anywhere.
Its the 1979 2.0 L Fuel Injection engine with electronic breaker less ignition, Catalytic converter & oxygen sensor, its much more efficient than a normal air cooled & drives spot on. I've driven home tonight 400 miles without missing a beat.
Here are the pics that were on eBay:-

Basically after 6 years of UK weather Milly was starting to look a tiny bit tired, she's won lots of shows & was pictured in Fast Car Magazine only last month but. I want to keep her tip top.

It doesn't look like I've done much today but I've spent about 5 hours on the inside of the bus just prepping it for paint, rubbed the runs out, scotched the window frames etc up, panel wiped it & masked it all up, still some masking to do tomorrow & then I'll paint the rest of the cab, then its down to the boys to paint the rest, in the mean time I can prep the cab doors & then on to the pop top.

I used a special carbon fiber rich filler to go over the rough metal on the lower arch & also a dent that is near on of the fixing holes for the sink overflow cover:-

A mate of mine posted this picture on facebook:-

Finally the inside is finished & I'm happy with it:-

The RHS door is already & Gav is on the final prep:-





While Davey is busy texiting, I mean prepping my tailgate:-

Panel progress:-