1971 VW Westfalia Campmobile for sale. Very solid bus underneath, no rust in the engine bay, battery compartment, footwells, or any other of the usual places. I'd say it's a very strong #3 or a #2.5 according to the Samba condition chart. I've tried to keep it as original as possible since it is only original once, but it would make a great full on restoration candidate or use it as a daily driver as is like I have been.

The interior sports the original burnt orange cushions. The bench cushions are in great shape and the rear cushion is about average with some marks on the underside from sitting in a barn for years, but still in very usable condition. The original picnic stool is also included. All the curtain rods are there, and I have the front curtain and the back right curtain, but the others are missing. The wood ceiling is in great shape.

The original cot is clean and installed, and I have the pop top canvas in yellow/orange but it is not installed at this time, just in case somebody would rather have a gray pop top, you can exchange this one. If you want the yellow top I'd be happy to install it for you. All the pop top seals are new.

The white paint is sort of two shades of off-white and is satisfactory for a daily driver, but you will want to respray her and replace all the seals while you are doing it if you want to do a full on restoration.

The engine and clutch are recently rebuilt. New parts also include rear half shafts (axles), new disc brake rotors, pads and calipers up front, new brake drums and pads in back. Also new KYB gas shocks all around, new Hankook tires (the best for buses), steering damper, tie rods, and lots of little plastic parts. The original Sapphire AM/FM radio plays through a singe dash speaker just like the old days. It actually sounds really good, believe it or not.

I've put what I think are cool Hawaiian seatcovers on the front seats for now. These actually did come from Hawaii, not China and are very comfortable.

It runs great with the new engine and brand new Pertronix Flamethrower electronic ignition/distributor, and I will include the old (still quite new) 009 distributor setup as well if you want to go back to points.

There is a little crunch in the body behind the right rear wheel from when a tire blew out, I will get a picture of it up.

Please email any questions. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

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