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1968 Vw Bug 1500 4spd, 2nd Owners Since 1975, Clean Nice Driver, Great Condition on 2040-cars

US $6,800.00
Year:1968 Mileage:83117
Location:

Edmonds, Washington, United States

Edmonds, Washington, United States
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1968 Volkswagen BUG - Ruby

2nd Owners -  39 Year Ownership

Thank you for checking out our little 1968 VW Bug.  We have owned Ruby since 1975, we bought her from the 1st owner in San Anselmo, near San Francisco.   I was in graduate school at the time, and really needed a good reliable vehicle, and this bug fit the ticket.  After I graduated, we moved it back up to Seattle most of its life since we owned it.   We did move down to California around 2005, were I was teaching at a university for a few years.  Ruby been our daily driver for many years, being retired now, my wife and I (now 71 years young, my wife won't tell you how old she is, lol) have decided to let this nice little bug go after 39 years of ownership, it has been a great relationship.  We have decided to want to do some traveling, so we are willing to let go of the reigns.   I do have other photos, that I can email you as well.   It does have new interior, very clean inside, NON Smoker vehicle.  The headliner, is nice but does have a one small rip about 2" long in the rear.  Overall the interior is very clean and we replaced many things to keep him looking good.  It does have the Rear side windows that pop open.  We replaced door gaskets, and hood gasket, it does not leak inside, very dry.  We had it painted about 6 years ago.  Ruby has always been Red, hence her name, no color change.  The older paint was starting to show its age, had very minor dings in it, and scatches, but we decided that we would get her looking good again, so we had it professionally painted by a local shop.   It looks very good, has minor chips from being driven, because we love to drive this bug.   There are a couple small dings, on the drivers side rear fender, and one on the hood, minor but they are there.   Mechanically it is in very good shape, the engine has been rebuilt a few years ago, it is a stock 1500 like it came with originally, we had it replaced, the engine has about 80K on it currently, but runs like a top, we have always had it serviced at local shops, and keeping the Valves adjusted is very important, so I always made sure it was done, even learned to do it myself during oil changes.  The engine runs very smooth, and has good power. Has minor little oil leak, that if you know VW's this is pretty common, nothing to be concerned about.  The transmission shifts very nicely, stays in gear, does not pop out.  Transmission is in very good shape and trans axle boots are in good shape no cracked, the transmission has a little minor whine, but nothing major, works very good .  The brakes are in great shape.  The tires, are about 60% tread on them.   I am very confident that someone could fly in and drive it home.  Odometer reads 83111, but it has rolled over.  Shipping may be cheaper, but I do trust it very much.  Give me a call if you would like to talk about it more.  Thanks, Glen and Judi  425-232-9911

Clean Washington Title, owned since 1975. 

1. Runs good (83,117 on odometer & Miles on new engine)
2. Maintained factory specifications (Oil, valves adjusted, etc)
3. New paint job 2009
4. New padded dash 2009
5. New seat covers 2009
6. New break and clutch peddle pads 2009
7. New gas peddle pad 2009
8. New radio 2009
9. New power outlet
10. New bumpers 2009
11. Original owners manual
12. Custom center console
13. Custom Oak gear shifter knob
14. Rear seat speaker
15. Rear opening windows   
16. Licenced in WA

Additional items
 a. Snow Tire Chains
 b. Box of parts – new air filter, Etc.  
 c. Custom VW all weather Car cover.
 d. A 1968 repair Manuel
 e. New fuel pump

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Mon, Nov 17 2014

Amid the flurry of hydrogen announcements from Toyota and Honda last night, Volkwagen has something to add: a new hydrogen fuel cell concept vehicle. This will be the first VW hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in many years – remember the Tiguan Hy-Motion back in 2008? – and it comes as a bit of a surprise. First written up by the German publication Wirtschaft Woche, VW is going to have the prototype car (not pictured) available at the ride and drive at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this week. We don't yet know what kind of vehicle will sport the hydrogen powertrain, but our money's on a Golf variant. We'll see soon enough when we get to Los Angeles. What's interesting is that there have been a number of not-so-mixed messages out of the VW executive ranks when it comes to hydrogen vehicles. VW's Japanese president, Shigeru Shoji, said in September that, hydrogen fuel cells, "may fly within Japan, but not globally." Last year, VW's electrification head Rudolf Krebs said that "hydrogen mobility only makes sense if you use green energy." Also last year, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said it's basically impossible to build hydrogen vehicles at a "reasonable cost." Nonetheless, we're going to see a new VW H2 concept soon. Thoughts?

Vahland leaving VW over dispute on how to run NA region

Wed, Oct 14 2015

On November 1, Winfried Vahland was supposed to take over Volkswagen Group's recently created North American region that combines Canada, the US, and Mexico. But the longtime exec has instead decided to leave the automaker after a dispute over how to manage the new combined region. Vahland is currently the boss at Skoda, and in a statement about his departure the Czech company said: "Differing views on the organization of the new Group region have led to this decision; this decision is expressly not related to current events on the issue of diesel engines." Vahland is leaving at his own request, the announcement says. Vahland was appointed to run to North American region during VW's massive corporate shakeup on September 25. The decision was part of the automaker's plan to put a greater emphasis on regions and brands, rather than on centralized authority. According to Automotive News Europe citing a report from Germany's Auto Bild, Vahland was passed over for the CEO job, with Matthias Muller taking that position. Amidst the changes, Michael Horn remained at the helm of Volkswagen Group of America, reporting to the new regional boss. Vahland joined the automaker in 1990 and started running VW's operations in China in 2005. He became boss at Skoda in 2010. "In the last 25 years, Prof. Vahland made a great contribution to the company. We respect his decision and thank him for his exceptional performance," Muller said in the departure announcement. Prof. Dr. Winfried Vahland leaves Volkswagen Group 14.10.2015 Prof. Dr. Winfried Vahland leaves Volkswagen Group Mlada Boleslav, 14 October 2015 – After 25 years of successful work in Volkswagen Group, most recently as Chairman of SKODA, Prof. Dr. Winfried Vahland is leaving the company at his own request. Prof. Vahland will therefore not be taking up the position of overall responsibility for the North American Region (NAR). Differing views on the organisation of the new Group region have led to this decision; this decision is expressly not related to current events on the issue of diesel engines. Prof. Vahland began his work in Volkswagen Group in 1990. After holding several key positions at home and abroad, he took over Group responsibility as President and CEO of Volkswagen in China in 2005 and contributed significantly to the successful new direction of Volkswagen in China. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of SKODA in 2010.

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General Motors released its first quarter sales figures this week, reporting that it sold 2.36 million cars and trucks worldwide. That figure represents an increase of 3.6 percent when compared to the same period last year. GM's growth was attributed to many factors, including global Cadillac sales that were up 26 percent and Chevrolet posting a one percent increase over last year (this marked Chevy's tenth straight year of record global sales).
Volkswagen came in just behind GM, as the German automaker reported global sales from January through March at 2.27 million vehicles, an increase of five percent when compared to last year. While that number was strong, VW is cautioning that markets outside China and the US, such as those in Europe, are becoming a challenge as economies falter.
Yet to report sales is Toyota, current holder of the global world sales crown (the Japanese company sold 9.75 million cars last year, against 9.29 million sold by GM and 9.1 million vehicles sold by VW). Even though GM and Toyota both say they don't care who sells the most units, it is unquestionably a strong bragging point and sales equate to revenue. That said, Toyota will report its first quarter numbers next week.