1974 Vw Baja Bug, Dune Buggy Ground Up, Body Off, Rotisserie Restoration Mint on 2040-cars
Dunedin, Florida, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4CLY, 1776CC, WEBBER CARB
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Beetle - Classic
Trim: BAJA BODY OFF RESTORATION
Options: CD Player
Drive Type: 4 SPD, REAR WHEEL DRIVE, INDEPENDANT
Mileage: 62,187
Sub Model: BAJA SHOW WINNING OFF ROAD
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Red
Number of Doors: 2
Interior Color: Black
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
1974 NARROW EYE VW BAJA BUG, BEETLE WITH GROUND UP, BODY OFF, ROTISSERIE STYLE RESTORATION.
HERE IS A RARE AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A ONE OF A KIND PRISTENE RESTORED CUSTOM VW NAMED "BIG RED"!RESTORED BY INDUSTRY LEADER "BARRAS CUSTOMS"! AND RESTORED RIGHT, FAR FROM WHAT SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT DESCRIBE THEIR CAR AS SO CALLED "RESTORED". BIG RED IS BRAND NEW FROM FRONT TO BACK, BOTTOM TO TOP AND INSIDE TO OUT. NOT ONLY IS EVERY SINGLE NUT, BOLT AND WASHER BRAND NEW, EVERY HOLE HAS BEEN TAP AND DIED. NO EXPENSE SPARED WITH NOTHING BUT THE BEST QUALITY PARTS USED THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS SECOND TO NONE. I HAVE ALL THE RECIEPTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF EVERY BIT OF RESTORATION PROCESS. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC FIRST PLACE TROPHY WINNER SHOW STOPPER.
BIG RED BODY:
I STARTED WITH A SOLID 1974 BEETLE THAT DIDNT HAVE A BIT OF RUST IN THE BODY WHAT SO EVER. SEPERATED THE BODY FROM THE CHASIS AND MOUNTED IT ON A ROTISSERY STYLE FRAME. EVERY SINGLE PIECE, PART, NUT, BOLT, ECT WAS REMOVE FROM THE CAR. ENTIRE CAR WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO BARE METAL. FRONT AND REAR APRONS WERE CUT OFF IN ORDER TO INSTALL BRAND NEW, HEAVY DUTY, RARE NARROW EYE BAJA KIT. TWO THICK METAL SUPPORT BEAMS WERE WELDED IN THE FRONT FOR EXTRA STRENGTH, SAFTEY AND MOUNTING FOR HEADLIGHTS, HOOD PINS, HORNS AND ASSESORIES. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS MOCKED UP FOR THAT PERFECT FITTING AND THEN BROKE BACK DOWN AGAIN FOR PAINT. NEXT CAME A SEALING EURO ETCH PRIMER OF TOP QUALITY. AND THEN WEEKS OF ENDLESS SANDING FOR THAT AWARD WINNING SHOW QUALITY FINISH. THE VW THEN GOT TRUCKED OVER TO A COMMERCAIL PAINT BOOTH. AS I HAVE PICTURED, THE GUTTED BODY AND ALL THE FENDERS, HOOD, APRON, GLOVE BOX, ECT PARTS RECIEVED MULTIPLE COATS OF A GERMAN RED BASE COATS. NEXT CAME MULTIBLE COATS OF TOP QUALITY, LIFE TIME WARRENTY EURO TRANSTAR TRANSLUCUENT CLEAR COATS. BEST MONEY CAN BUY. LAYED DOWN LIKE GLASS, NOT EVEN WET SANDED OR BUFFED, DIDNT NEED IT. I SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST ON THE PRODUCT TO PAINT THE CAR AND IT SHOWS!
BIG RED CHASIS:
AS PICTURED, THE CHASIS WAS TOTALLY RESTORED AS WELL. EVERTHING WAS TAKEN OFF FROM FRONT END, SUSPENSION TO TRANSMISSION, ECT. EVEN THOUGH THE FLOORS WERE NOT TOO BAD, I PUT BRAND NEW EARLY MODEL FLOOR PANS IN TO MATCH THE CALIBER OF THE RESTORATION. AND OF COURSE THEY WERE WELDED PROPERLY AND THEN RECIEVED SEAM SEALER ALONG ALL THE SEAMS. TRANNY WAS REMOVED, CLEANED, DRAINED, FILLED WITH NEW GEAR OIL AND THEN PAINTED. NEW TRANNY AND MOTOR OEM FACTORY RUBBER MOUNTS INSTALLED, NEW AXELS AND ALL FOUR BRAND NEW COIL OVER SHOCKS INSTALLED. EVERY BRAKE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED WITH NEW OEM FACTORY PARTS FROM DUAL MASTER CLYINDER, TWO NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, FOUR BRAND NEW WHEEL CYLINDERS, NEW RESIVIOUR, TO ALL NEW BRAKE SHOES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SHE WILL STOP ON A DIME. FRONT END WAS REMOVED, SERVICED, SEALS GREASED, CLEANED, PAINTED AND RE INSTALLED WITH ALL NEW TIE RODS AND TIE ROD ENDS, STEERING STABILIZER, AND EVEN NEW STEERING SHAFT COUPLER. NEXT, I HAD LOCAL GOOD YEAR DO A FULL WHEEL ALIGNMENT INCLUDING CAMBER AND CASTER FOR THAT SMOOTH STRAIGHT RIDE. HAD PEDAL ASSEMBLY REMOVED, CLEANED, SERVICED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED WITH NEW ROLLER GAS PEDAL. THEN THE BODY FINALLY MET THE CHASIS AGAIN WITH ALL NEW FACTORY OEM GRADE EIGHT BOLTS WITH THE SQUARE WASHERS, NEW BODY RUBBERS AND BRAND NEW PAN GASKET. AND BEFORE NEW HARDWARE WENT IN, ALL THE HOLES WERE TAPPED AND DIED FOR THAT FINGER TIGHTENING ABILITY AND CLEAN THREADS.
BIG REDS INTERIOR:
NEXT CAME THE INTERIOR AND RE ASSEMBLY. LET ME START BY SAYING I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, COLOR CODED, FACTORY OEM WIRING HARNESS TO KEEP WITH CALIBER OF RESTORATION. EVERY SINGLE WIRE IN THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW AND COLOR CODED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. LET ALONE, SOLDERED, HEAT SHRINKED AND DONE RIGHT. NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN BIG RED! FURTHERMORE, EVERY SINGLE NUT, BOLT, WASHER, RUBBER GASKET, SEAL, GROMET, ECT IS BRAND NEW AND GERMAN MADE (WEST COAST METRIC) FOR THAT PERFIT SEAL AND FIT. I HAVE WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST IN RUBBER SEALS, GASKETS AND GROUMETS. OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLORS IN JUST DOOR RUBBERS; NEW GERMAN DOOR GASKETS, INNER AND OUTER SCRAPERS WITH NEW CHROME, NEW FELT CHANNELS WITH ALL NEW CLIPS, NEW VENT WINDOW RUBBERS (REBUILT COMPLETE VENT WINDOWS), DOOR HANDLE SEALS, FOUR NEW DOOR HINGE SEALS, SCREW COVER SEALS, CHECK ROD SEALS AND NEW DOOR SWITCH SEALS. THEN CAME A BRAND NEW SET OF FRONT AND BACK DOOR PANNELS WITH NEW CLIPS AND CLIP SEALS. I ALSO INSTALLED TWO BRAND NEW WINDOW REGULATORS. DID YOU SEE THE OLD SCHOOL VENT WINDOW SHADES TOO? BRAND NEW HEADLINER WITH NEW SUN VISORS AND HARDWARE. NEW TMI CHARCOAL (BLACK AND GREY) DELUXE CARPET KIT INSTALLED AND OEM SEAT COVERS WITH NEW KNOBS AND HARDWARE. NEW REAR CARPET KIT INSTALLED TOO. EVEN INSTALLED A BRAND NEW DASH PAD AFTER DASH WAS PAINTED MATCHING GERMAN RED. NEW GLOVE BOX WITH NEW LOCKING KEY LATCH. NEW HURST SHIFTER WITH COOL CENTER CONSOLE WITH COMPARTMENTS FOR STORAGE, NEW E-BRAKE COVER, TACHOMETER THAT LIGHTS UP, CUSTOM TURN SIGNALS THAT FLASH CORRECTLY, FOUR WAY FLASHERS, HORN, HIGH BEAM LOW BEAM, FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDO CABLE, INTERIOR LIGHT THAT FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY, ALL NEW KNOBS, BUTTONS AND SWITCHES. I HAD FACTORY FRONT OEM SEAT BELTS CLEANED, SERVICED (PENGALIM FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY). NEEDLESS TO SAY, EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD, EVERTHING! NEXT, I MADE A CUSTOM BACK SEAT TO ACCOMADATE THE SICK STERIOR SYSTEM... CONSTRUCTED FROM 3/4 INCH PRESURE TREATED WOOD, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF HIGH QUALITY EXPENSIVE SEAT FOAM AND COVERED IN ERA CORRECT VINAYL. I HAVE OVER TWO THOUSAND JUST IN THE STERIEO SYSTEM: SIX BY NINES CUSTOM MOLDED INTO SEAT BACK REST. FOUR INCH MIDS AND HIGHS CUSTOM MOLDED INTO KICK PANNELS. TWO TWELVE INCH AUDIOBAHN EIGHT HUNDRED WATT SUBWOOFERS IN CUSTMOM ENCLOSED PLEXI GLASS BOX, NEON LIGHTS, WRAPPED IN MATCHING VINAYL WITH THREE CHROME FLAMED PORTS. THEN CUSTOM MOUNTED MATCHING TWELVE HUNDRED WATT AMPLIFER UNDERNEATH DRIVERS SEAT TO STAY COOL AND OUT OF THE WAY. POWERED BY A FIFTY WATT TIMES FOUR CHANNEL DETACHABLE FACE CD PLAYER STERIOR WITH CARRING CASE, REMOTE CONTROL WITH TONS OF ACCESORIES AND OPTIONS. FINALLY, I CUSTOM MOUNTED, UNDER THE BACK SEAT, A VERY EXPENSIVE COMPASADOR. SO, NO MATTER HOW HIGH, LOUD OR HARD YOU LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC, IT WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR BATTERY, ALTENATOR OR CHANRGING SYSTEM. YET, LET ME JUST WARN YOU, DO NOT TURN VOLUME UP EVEN HALF WAY, IT IS DANGEROUSLY LOUD AND HARD! ALL JOKING ASIDE, ITS REALLY AN UNBELIEVABLE GREAT SOUND SYSTEM NO MATTER WHAT MUSIC YOU DESIRE TO LISTEN TO AND IT LOOKS JUST AS GOOD. EVERYTHING I PUT ON OUTSIDE OF BIG RED DURING RE ASSEMBLY IS BRAND NEW AS WELL. NEW SIDE MIRROR, NEW ANTENNA FOR RADIO, REBUILT OEM DOOR HANDLES AND THEY LOCK AS DESIGNED WITH KEYS. ALL NEW WINDOW RUBBERS, NEW REAR LIGHT HOUSINGS WITH NEW GASKETS ALONG WITH ALL NEW BULBS IN ENTIRE CAR. NEW H-4 HEADLIGHTS WITH GLASS COVERS WITH NEW BEAUTY RINGS. NEW BOSCHE WIPER BLADES, NEW FRONT TURN SIGNALS WITH NEW GASKETS. NEW FRONT DOUBLE TUBE BUMPERS MOUNTED CORRECTLY TO THE FRONT END WITH EVEN NEW END CAPS TO KEEP THE MOISTURE OUT. NEW SIDE BARS MOUNTED CORRECTLY (TAP AND DIED) WITH ALL NEW HARDWARE. FURTHERMORE, MOUNTED METAL PLATE BEHIND WHERE SIDE BARS MOUNT TO BODY FOR STRENGTH SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAND ON THEM WITHOUT PUCKERING THE BODY. NEW REAR DOUBLE TUBE BUMPER MOUNTED CORRECTLY TO TRANS HOUSING. REAR BUMPERS HAVE BEEN DRILLED FOR A BOLT TO GO THROUGH THEM WITH WELDED NUT ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR QUICK REMOVAL IF EVER NEEDED. LONG HARD JOB THAT NOBODY EVER TAKES THE TIME TO DO RIGHT. YET ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS EVERYWHERE YOU INSPECT ON THIS ONE. ALSO HAVE NEW END CAPS ON THESE TOO, TO KEEP THE WATER OUT. NEW LIGHT BAR MOUNTED CORRECTLY WITH FOUR BRAND NEW MINATURE FOUR INCH KC LIGHTS ON TOP. FINALLY, I PAINTED BOTH DOUBLE TUBE BUMPERS, SIDE BARS, LIGHT BAR AND EVEN THE GAS TANK IN A BLACK BASE AND CLEAR WITH PEARL IN THEM. AN ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT LOOKS GREAT AND WILL LAST FOREVER. THERE IS FOUR DIFFERENT L.E.D. STRIPS MOUNTED ON THE CAR: ONE UNDER EACH SIDE OF THE CAR THAT LIGHTS UP THE GROUND UNDERNEATH YOU, ONE OVER THE MOTOR, UNDER THE VALANCE SCOOP THAT MAKES THE MOTOR JUST SPARKLE AND ONE UNDER THE DASH FOR EXTRA MOOD LIGHTING AND TO SHOW OFF AT THE CAR SHOWS. THERE IS A THREE DIMENSIONAL RED L.E.D. LIGHT UP VW EMBLEM UP FRONT BEHIND DOUBLE TUBE BUMPER. OF COURSE, FOUR KC LIGHTS UP TOP THAT WILL LIGHT UP THE WHOLE FOREST. FINALLY, THE NEW OLD SCHOOL, NASTALGIC LIGHT UP BUGGY WHIP REAR WHIP WITH CHROME MOUNTING BRACKET THAT CAN LAY DOWN IN CASE ITS TOO BIG TO GET INTO YOUR GARAGE. LIGHTS ARE ALL ON THEIR OWN CIRCUIT, IN LINE FUSE AND HAVE THEIR OWN BUTTONS TO TURN OFF AND ON.
BIG REDS ENGINE:
LET ME START BY TELLING YOU THIS IS THE BEST, STRONGEST MOTOR I HAVE EVER HAD AND I HAVE HAD MANY! ITS A 1776 THAT IS BRAND NEW THAT STARTS WITH A TOUCH OF THE KEY AND RUNS EVEN BETTER. WELL OVER FOUR GRAND JUST IN THE MOTOR: BRAND NEW BIG BORE PISTONS AND CLYLINDERS, RINGS, AND LIFTERS. NEW 110 CAM, BEARINGS AND EVEN THE CRANK. NEW ROCKERS COVERED WITH NEW BOLT ON STYLE EMPI VALVE COVERS. NEW LARGE COMPACITY OIL SUMP KIT WHICH ADDS 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL TO INCREASE OIL SUPPLY, PREVENT OIL STARVATION AND INCREASE COOLING BY FAR. NEW UPPER AND LOWER DEGREE PULLY'S, NEW 009 DISTRIBUTOR WITH ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND THE EXPENSIVE PLUG WIRES (ANOTHER DETAIL THAT MAKE HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE LEAVE OUT). NEW BOSCHE BLUE COIL, EXTENDED CHROME DIP STICK, CHROME ALTENATOR STAND WITH CHROME EASY POUR ANGLED OIL FILLER. NEW ONE WIRE HIGH OUTPUT CHROME ALTENATOR. NEW EMPI DUAL MANIFOLD WITH BRAND NEW VERY EXPENSIVE WEBBER TWO BARREL CARBURATOR. HAS BRAND NEW JETS AND FINE TUNED BY LOCAL GERMAN SPECIALIST. AND TO FEED CARBURATOR CORRECTLY, I HAVE NEW ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP (MOUNTED UNDER GAS TANK UP FRONT) AND NEW FUEL REGULATOR SET AT ABOUT 2.5. NEW CHROME TRI MILL EMPI EXHAUST WITH NEW SPRINGS, BAFFLE AND HARDWARE. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE ALL THE SPECIALTY COOLING TINS INSTALLED ON THE MOTOR THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT THAT SO MANY DECIDE NOT TO DO. OF COURSE, ALL NEW GASKETS, SEALS, BOSCHE SUPER PLUGS, WIRES, NUTS, BOLTS AND ALL THE HARDWARE. FINALLY, I PAINTED THE TINS IN THE SAME BASE/CLEAR AS THE CAR TO TIE IT ALL TOGETHER. NOT ONLY DOES THE MOTOR LOOK GREAT, IT PERFORMS SPECTACULAR AND YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.
CONCLUSION:
EXCUSE ME FROM RAMBLING ON, BUT TRYING TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE CALIBER OF THE RESTORATION, TIME, MONEY, LOVE, PASSION AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT WENT INTO BUILDING BIG RED! AND IM SURE THERE IS PROBABLY MORE I CANT REMEMBER TO TELL YOU AT THIS MOMENT. I HAVE CLOSE TO TWENTY GRAND IN THIS BUILD. AND YES I UNDERSTAND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT KIND OF MONEY OUT OF IT. YET, IF I CANT GET TEN GRAND FOR IT, I WILL JUST KEEP IT AND THEY CAN BARRY ME IN IT. I HAVE OVER FOUR HUNDRED MAN HOURS IN THIS, ALMOST A THOUSAND JUST IN HARDWARE, OVER A THOUSAND IN RUBBER, WELL OVER A THOUSAND IN STERIOR SYSTEM AND OVER FOUR THOUSAND IN BRAND NEW MOTOR, HAS AN EASY SEVEN THOUSAND PAINT JOB ON IT. SHOOT, I HAVE TWO HUNDRED JUST WRAPPED UP INTO THE BUGGY WHIP ANTENNA AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. AND I KNOW YOU CAN BUY A DECENT BAJA OUT THERE FOR FIVE GRAND. YET, THATS EXCACTLY WHAT YOU GETTING IS A FIVE GRAND BUG THAT WOULD COST AT LEAST ANOTHER TEN GRAND TO TURN IT INTO A SHOW PIECE LIKE THIS. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE ENTIRE BUILD FROM START TO FINISH FOR PROUD NEW OWNER. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE ALMOST EVERY RECIEPT FOR ALL THE NEW PARTS. AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE COPIES OF ALL OF THEM, YOU CAN HAVE THEM. I JUST NEED TO KEEP A COPY TO WRITE OFF IN MY COOPERATE TAXES TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS I WILL TAKE. BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT: BIG RED NEEDS "NOTHING", I MEAN "NOTHING". THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2013 VEHICLE THAT JUST HAPPEND TO BE ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1974. THERE IS NOT A SCRATCH, CHIP, DENT OR ANY KIND OF BLEMISH ON IT ANYWHERE! EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD. TAKE IT TO THE CAR SHOW AND WIN FIRST PLACE, USE IT IN A PARADE, ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS WITH IT, GO BAJA IF YOU DARE, TOW IT BEHING YOUR RV OR MAKE IT YOUR DAILY DRIVER. YET, THIS IS WHAT A TRUE RESTORATION LOOKS LIKE AND IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF A VW IN THE INDUSTRY THAT YOU WILL EVER FIND. I AM NOT THAT GREAT WITH THE COMPUTER AND I AM DEFINATLEY NO PHOTOGRAPHER, BUT I DO HAVE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PICTURES. SO, IF YOU WANT TO SEE A PICTURE OF SOMETHING I DIDNT POST, JUST LET ME KNOW. I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO THE PHOTO EDITING. NOT EVEN THE PHOTOS DO THIS CAR JUSTICE. COME SEE THE CAR IN PERSON AND YOU WILL BUY IT. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF ART AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE STEALING IT AT MY BUY IT NOW PRICE. YET, BID WHAT YOU ARE WILLING ABLE TO PAY. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION EARLY FOR VEHICLE IS FOR SALE LOCALLY WHICH I WOULD LOVE IF IT STAYED LOCAL. AS YOU CAN SEE BY ME FEEDBACK RATIING OF 100% WITH WELL OVER 500 TRANSACTIONS WITH FEEDBACK, I TAKE EBAY AND MY VEHICLES VERY SERIOUSLY. ONE OF THE LAST VEHICLE I SOLD FOR FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH GREAT FEEDBACK THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR YOUR SELF. IF YOU HAVE ONLY A FEW TRANSACTONS OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITH EBAY, CONTACT ME PRIOR TO BIDDING. OR ELSE I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CANCEL YOUR BID. VEHICLE IS FOR SALE AS IS AND WHERE IS AND THERE IS NO WARRENTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. SO, ASK ALL AND ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUCTION IS OVER. THERE IS A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT DUE VIA PAY PAL WITHEN 24 HOURS OF END OF AUCTION. THE REMAINDER IS DUE WITHEN FIVE DAYS OF END OF AUCTION. SORRY THERE HAS BEEN A FEW THAT HAS RUINED IT FOR THE MANY; I ACCEPT GOOD OLD FASHION CASH. IF YOU WANT TO PAY WITH CERTIFIED CASHIERS CHECK, YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ALL FUNDS TO CLEAR MY BANK BEFORE I RELEASE THE CAR WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. AFTER THE CAR IS PAID FOR, I DONT MIND STORING FOR SHORT PERIOD AFTER WE AGREE ON ARRANGMENTS. SHIPPING IS THE SOLE RESPOSABILATY OF NEW OWNER. I DONT MIND TO DELIEVER TO LOCAL SHIPPING PORT. YOU CAN ALSO TOW THIS VEHICLE WITH SIMPLE VW TOW BAR. I WILL INCLUDE ONE IF YOU DO THE BUY IT NOW OPTION. I THANK YOU FOR READING ALL OF MY AD AND HOPE IT WAS INFORMATIVE FOR YOU. YET, IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME PERSONALLY, DONT HESITATE TO CALL ME. LEAVE A MESSAGE ON MY HOME ANSWERING MACHINE AND I WILL RETURN IT AT MY EARLIEST CONVEINENCE. ONLY BID WHAT YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO PAY.
BID WITH CONFIDENCE AND BID TO WIN AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
KEVIN BARRAS AT 1271 AMBERLEA DRIVE EAST, DUNEDIN, FL. 34698, 727-736-3900
On Feb-12-13 at 14:06:51 PST, seller added the following information:
ATTENTION; TWO UPDATES;
PLEASE DO NOT BID ON MY VW UNLESS YOU HAVE CHECKED WITH YOU WIFE, BANK, FAMILY PET, ECT. I WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS AND DONT NEED PEOPLE BIDDING UNLESS THEY PLAN ON BUYING THE VEHICLE.
MORE IMPORTANT; I HAVE THE SAME HOUSE PHONE NUMBER SINCE 1980'S AND OF COURSE ITS WORKING AND NOT WORKING SOMETIMES RIGHT NOW. HAVE BRIGHTHOUSE TECH COMING TOMORROW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF YOU CANNOT REACH ME, JUST LEAVE ME YOUR NUMBER AND I WILL CALL YOU BACK. I HAVE IT WORKING RIGHT NOW BUT DONT KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
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