1976 Vw Westfalia Bus Pop Top Camper! Westy Type 2 on 2040-cars
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Up for sale is a 1976 Pop Top VW Camper Bus. This Camper is a Southern California surf Bus transplanted to Northern Michigan about 7 years ago (you even get the surf beach guide book I got with it). Always garaged since it was here and has never seen the snow! Gets lots of thumbs ups and attention wherever you go. The body is great shape but the paint is a newer respray. But if you get closer you will see tiny flaws and know that we have used this bus...Happily! Having said that- It looks SUPER! The interior is complete and in very nice age for its age, in fact- I wouldn't be surprised if the previous owner restored it awhile back. Its VERY nice and drives and stops tight and straight. I've owned and drove 3 Bugs (65,71,74) , 2 buses (76,78) and a 73 Thing and this 1976 westy drives the best After a new engine was made for it and ran for a short time a back gas line blew, luckily at a busy stop sign with an off duty fireman, a cop and gas station all near by and all with fire extinguishers the fire was out in less then 3 min. but scorched the paint on the vent shown in photos and there is some crazing under it. (that did not even photograph but i tried last photo) I took the bus to my local vintage shop and they did that work ran new wires and replace a lot of the other new items like the generator. That was years ago not a problem since, driven all over Northern Lower Michigan in the last two summers. over $22,000 invested in parts, labor and extra goodies Not a show bus yet (almost) but a very great bus ready to play and have fun I hate to see her go after all the fun, but my kids enjoy time on the lake more then time the woods. The bus features: A 2.0L Fuel Injected Motor- the strongest VW engine available for Buses! (Runs great with TONS of power) just replaced in 2011 with not a "crap" crate engine but a hand made engine by a 40 year vw guru at a cost of over $7500 using only the best parts Nos or low mile originals
below is a youtube video of the engine running http://youtu.be/hOESQthBwqc |
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