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Up for auction is my 1968 VW Baja bug. I've owned the car since 2008 and I don't currently have time to keep up with maintenance on a classic car so I'm selling it. The car is currently registered in the State of California with a non-op registration. It has a clean title, I've put just over $5,400.00 worth of parts in this car over the last six years, receipts will be included with the purchase. This thing is pretty good to go, road ready! If the auction goes over $3,500.00 I'll throw in a bunch of my spare parts with the car. Runs and Drives Great.

New Parts on The Car:

Clutch & Throw Out Bearing
Rebuilt Swing Axle Transmission with New Old Stock Side Gears
Rebuilt the entire front steering, including new steering box
Re-wired the car back to a stock harness (had a buggy harness in it when I bought it)
Rear Tires: BF Goodrich P245 60R 15 (with Spare to match) Tires have less than 100 miles on them, tread is perfect
Front Tires: BF Goodrich P195 65R 15 (with Spare to match) Tires have less than 100 miles on them, tread is perfect
All new brakes including wheel cylinders and master cylinder
Converted it to a 12volt Alternator.
Rebuilt Stock Carburetor
New Fuel Pump
New Starter
New Battery
New Fuel Sending Unit
Mostly all new fuel hoses and brake lines
New Stinger Exhaust with Baffle and Tractor Flap
Custom built Rear Engine Cage with Bob Drake 1949 Ford Tail Lights, They have a blue dot in the center.
Brand new German axle boots, I just put them on last weekend!!
New Wolfsburg West seatbelts

Other things about the car you should know:

All four fenders are fiberglass
Fiberglass hood
Fiberglass rear deck lid
Visor is Fiberglass
Aftermarket pop-up sun roof
Has original heater boxes
No rear seat, custom wood self that the rear spare tire sits on.
Pan is pretty much rust free, even under the battery!
Original High Back seats
Rear roll cage is installed
One piece windows
The body is far from straight. This is a baja and has been off road, lots of door dings and dents.
I replaced all the weather stripping when I got the car except the window seals. Car does not leak water except in the very corner of the one-piece windows. This is a very minor leak and a problem with all one-piece windows.
Tachometer is hooked up and working.
Fuel Gauge works

Things the car could use:

Passenger side mirror is broken
The car has no e-brake hooked up
Heater Boxes need the exchange tubes to hook up the heater
Defroster is not hooked up
Windshield wipers work, just needs new blades
light surface rust where the paint is chipping on the roof, see photo.
The odometer is not hooked up, I have absolutely no idea how many miles are on this car.
Speedometer is not hooked up.
Turn singles are not hooked up.
Wiring is there for a horn, needs a horn and button to work.
No interior door panels
No headliner
No carpet

Feel free to ask any questions. If you're in the Sacramento CA area, drop me a line if you'd like to come check the car out in person.

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