"White Rino," was born on June 3, 1963 and delivered to the United States on July 3, 1963. It was delivered to a dealer in San Diego, CA. who had the camper conversion installed by Riviera, an authorized conversion. The original purchaser picked the camper up there and drove it to Florida on vacation. The original purchaser was an older gentleman from Roseburg, OR. He was of the old school and believed in maintaining his mechanical equipment. He used the vehicle seasonally, but eventually passed away and his wife stored the camper.
The bus was later purchased by a nephew, a fireman about 40 years old, from Ashland, OR., who stored the bus in his garage. He eventually had the transaxle rebuilt at 49,000 miles. The following owner, Paul Harrison of Kanab, UT., purchased the bus on March 24, 1993. At that time it had 54570 miles on it. He was a true VW enthusiast with three busses, one Ghia and an oval window beetle in his backyard. He Kept the bus for an annual camping trip with his wife, and was sad to part with it when he sold it to me on July 22, 2000. |
