After returning from the Jerome Jamboree in September '00, I was waxing poetic about the trip and my grand experience driving Jim Ellis's 63 EZ-Camper from Phoenix through the desert. Tallahassee Vintage VWs member Tony Zampino overheard me and said, "You know, this guy I work with has a splitty bus for sale...."

I named her Helene, after the tropical storm that soaked Tallahassee the weekend I bought her. Click any before or after thumbnail for a fullsize view.

Shoestring rolling "restoration" includes garage-sale stereo, urethaned doorskin panels, close-enough fabric store match on rear seat and interior window surrounds, and a semi-scratchbuilt folding rear bed. Paint is Rustoleum and Home Depot tractor paint applied with rattle-can, brush, and roller. The popouts were rusty and I had 6 jalousie windows, et voila.

Before	After

VIN 225 112 458

M Codes:
425 = ?
002 = ?
025 = front seat belt anchors
114 = six popouts

VW 2212 38 17 83

2212 = 9-seater (nonwalkthrough with full-width bench seat)
38 = Velvet Green exterior (lower)
17 = Blue White exterior (upper)
83 = Mesh Grey interior