V.I.S.I.T. – Let's Get Cheesy Edition

Marcal Eilenstein

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I got a call from my wife on Friday with an interesting question about a convertible VW bus in front of her store. Needless to say, I was intrigued. What she sent me were some pictures of this short, weird, orange bus with roll bars. Interested as I was? Take the jump to see more.

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As it turns out, the bus in question in something called the Loafster, a shortened and chopped 1966 Volkswagen bus. It is on tour across the country, along with the Tillatruck and the Baby Loaf Bus. Tillamook is promoting its delicious cheese (yes, I’m biased, but it really is good), and they wanted to do something to catch people’s attention. They certainly caught mine.

According to the head builder, Bryan, every single piece of this bus has been reworked, refurbished, refinished, or removed, bringing the little machine back to like-new condition. You can clearly see the amount of work that went into making this.

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Even the original air-cooled engine got a thorough refurbishing. I’ve never seen one this clean – it almost doesn’t look real!

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Most of the time, when a company uses a promotional vehicle, it’s just a regular car with a vinyl wrap on it, or something stuck on the roof. With Tillamook, they decided to build their own, down to the color-matched medium cheddar cheese paint. I invite you to check out the video below with more details about the build process. Enjoy.

 [youtube]http://youtu.be/zto-sEM5CdQ[/youtube]  

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13 responses to “V.I.S.I.T. – Let's Get Cheesy Edition”

  1. IronBallsMcG Avatar
    IronBallsMcG

    That color looks like a baby loaf.

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    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      It's the lucky parent whose baby makes loaves. I remember a lot of pudding.

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  2. Vavon Avatar
    Vavon

    I want to brake Brie…
    <img src="http://www.dcigift.com/prod_images/gangster_grater.jpg"&gt;

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    1. $kaycog Avatar
      $kaycog

      Mine is grater than yours.
      <img src="http://clisanti.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/ouch.jpg"width="500"/&gt;

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  3. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
    Peter Tanshanomi

    Cool VWs, but they don't quite jibe with the product. Tillamook medium cheddar is to foodies what the Chevy Malibu is to gearheads.
    No, I take that back. Velveeta is the Chevy Malibu of cheese; Tillamook medium cheddar is more like the Avenger R/T of cheese: faux enthusiast marketing of a product no halfway knowledgeable aficionado would ever choose.

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    1. I Think Not Avatar
      I Think Not

      Well, just like choosing between a Malibu and Avenger when renting, if your only options at the nearest grocer are Kraft, store brand, and Tillamook, you go for the Tillamook.
      Sometimes, you just can't make time to cross town for the grocer with gourmet options.

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      1. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
        Peter Tanshanomi

        So true.

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      2. FuzzyPlushroom Avatar
        FuzzyPlushroom

        I'd say the Tillamook would be something like a VW Passat – it's a tiny bit better, but not nearly as much as the name would have you believe.

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  4. JayP2112 Avatar
    JayP2112

    Wonder if this is where HotWheels got inspiration.
    <img src="http://texashwcollectors.org/hwguide/images/2013/2013_169a.jpg&quot; width="400">

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  5. njhoon Avatar
    njhoon

    I give them an A. Actually an A+ because of the convertible and the quantity of vehicles. Speaking of the convertible, there is a vid of the Loafster driving on the street. When is coming towards the camera it reminds me of an American La France fire truck.

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  6. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    There is a VW bus (shell) on top of a pontoon boat a couple of places down from my parent's lake house. I will try to get some pictures soon.

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  7. stigshift Avatar
    stigshift

    I've always thought it would be cool do do a roadster style full length bay window VW bus. But I'm weird.

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    1. MVEilenstein Avatar
      MVEilenstein

      We're all a little weird. That's why we're hoons.

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