1965 21 Window Volkswagen Deluxe Model Walk Through Original 1640 Sliding Rag on 2040-cars

US $39,000.00

Year:1965 Mileage:21099 Color: blue / cream white /
grey/ cream and black

Location:

Oceanside, California, United States

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1965 21 window volkswagen deluxe model walk through original 1640 sliding rag, US $39,000.00, image 6

1965 21 window volkswagen deluxe model walk through original 1640 sliding rag, US $39,000.00, image 7

Transmission:4 speed
Body Type:walk through 21 window
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1640
Fuel Type:regular
For Sale By:owner

VIN: 255147514 Year: 1965
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Bus/Vanagon
Cab Type (For Trucks Only): bucket
Trim: yes
Options: Sunroof, Cassette Player
Drive Type: 4 speed
Mileage: 21,099
Sub Model: microbus 21 window sliding rag top
Number of Doors: 5
Exterior Color: blue / cream white
Warranty: engine, interior, brakes,
Interior Color: grey/ cream and black
very rare model authentic 21 w: 1965 valued low 40,000 high retail 90,000
Number of Cylinders: 4 cylinder

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...

An Original 1965 volkswagen bus deluxe model 21 window with stock sliding rag top, This Bus was purchased in 2009 from the original owners family, This bus is an authentic 21 window , not a modified version, it has the 21 / 23 window pan on the under carage, no other bus has that pan just the 21/23 window models, the pan was manafactured to strengthen and quiet the noise outside, the 21 to 23 window models were a deluxe version primaraly for school or scenic type cruzing, Volkswagen had no idea how valuable they would become 4 decades later, Lou Dog has been a volkswagen enthusiast since his very first 1959 karman ghia european model back in 1974, back in the 90s Lou had been into restoring the oval window bugs, but mostly the split oval windows prior to 1953, the semifores were the coolest, he thought, after loosing one of his child hood friends to a hurendise accident in florida, heading to sebastian inlet, one evening, his buds hit a parked car on I 95 one died another broke his spine which put him in a wheel chair for 22 years, the other walked away, with constant flash backs of that night, that hindered all of our love for volkswagens, Lou was determend to fight that by fixing up bug after bug then to buses , By looking on his web site Lou has restored around 15 to 20 buses, mostly split windows , He knows more about restoring VWs then anyone, and with his close friend Mike Smith, the two of them have restored some pearls,

This perticular bus was a hard to find, specialy cause 70% of all 21/23 window buses have the solid bench front seat, The walk through models were more of a specialty then stock, After a 3 year search Lou found a 21 window walk through model, by the original owners, or the family, It was first purchased in 1966 by the father for his son coming back from vietnam He used it to go back and forth to college up in berkley, the bus was passed down to another family member who decided to put big fat tires on it, which meant cutting out the wheel wells, trying to convert the insides to a camping style, He modified the insides but cutting off the back of bolth front seats, the passenger seat had the plate on it which held the M-code, So this bus was going to be a hard restoration, Due to the fact that the bus was a walk through model, Lou took the task on cause it was all in all a real clean bus as far as the metal goes, Lou his son and Mike smith spent two years alone on restoring the body to its original condition, Lou did not have much of a choice considering the other 21 windows he found, which one of them was a 13 window converted, the other ones had way to much rust and severe damage to the body, 1965 was a special year for the 21 windows, it was the actual last year of the 21 windows, it came out as a custom deluxe,

Lou replaced all the window frames, the original ones had way to many pot holes of rust, which was a very costly method but well worth it, considering this bus he planned on being the very last one, his keeper, he replaced all four wheel wells which he personally purchased from wolfsburg west, two dog legs and two bottom rear wheel well pieces, he also removed and replaced the floor plate under the barn doors,

The Volkswagen club in southern cal, and litterally dozens of VW people have stopped by Lous place to watch and ask questions with this perticular bus, and trust me the offers started quick,

Lou asked me to list the bus for him on ebay, I am his son inlaw Ian, Lou is a perfectionist, his children and his surfboard shaping comes first as it is killing him to sell this bus, considering he planned on keeping this one, He has completed Id say 98% of this bus the only things it needs is a clock for the dash board, 40%of the metal trim that goes around the outside, 2 back seats, window latches, and back bumper, also a lugage rack, if you wanted, but all in all its ready to rock, as a daily driver, or to finish it as a show bus, NOTE The bus was already featured on a local album cover for a band in Encinitas, and several other forms of magazines and advertisement purposes, its one of a kind,

But to top it off , Lou Dog has been shaping surfboards since the 70s, and has over 185,000 surfboards in the water, just shy of 35,000 handshapes, shaping surfboards is a rare but much appriciated art, and these days the art of shaping is just about gone. Volkswagen buses also are getting harder and harder to find, one sold on in Arizona at the Barrett / Jackson auction for $107,000 and it had 40% of body work in bondo, This bus has only body puddy, this bus is all metal and steal, to get it the condition to sell in that auction is just a couple thousand away, dont let it slip away, Lou has over $25,000 invested, a buy it now price of $39,000 is un believeable, a straight steel, He asked me to price it to sell fast, he will ship it any where, longbeach harbour and DHX will ship vehicles any where in the world,

please dont bid on it if your not able to afford it, There are too many serious investers that loose out cause some bids on it that cant follow through, again $39,000 is the buy it now price, but if at all possible and if funds arent an issue, show some gratuity, Lou Dog went all out to make this bus very beautiful work of art, More then likely a custom 9 foot tamahawk noserider will be hand shaped by Lou inside when it gets picked up

On Feb-10-13 at 16:38:08 PST, seller added the following information:

Greetings, on request of several bidders, wanted to see the bottom of the bus, so instead of sending everyone thesame photos, I listed 5 more photos, of the under side, that shows the pan that only the 21and 23 window buses came stock with, seeing the photos you can tell that it is an original 21 window, not at all fabricated, Lou would not of bought it if was as fabricated 21 window, the pan is in great condition, he sprayed under coating on the hole bottom to keep rust from starting, plus the pan is not beat up or damaged, good solid pan, any further request let us know, we just want the bus to go to a great home... Ian Forbes

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