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1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia, Wolfsburg Edition on 2040-cars

Year:1985 Mileage:62477
Location:

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Tucson, Arizona, United States
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1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westphalia Weekender, Wolfsburg Edition.  THIS IS A PROJECT VEHICLE, IT DOES NOT RUN.  62,477 original A box miles (yes, you read the mileage correctly), with clean title in my name.  1.9 liter, 4 speed, PS, PB, A/C, dual batteries, mini-refrigerator.  I’m the second owner, having purchased it from the original owner’s family in 2010.  It has not run for at least six or seven years, and will obviously need some work to get going.  At some point pack rats made their way into the engine compartment (but not the interior) and chewed thru a lot of the wiring.  The crankshaft does turn over by hand.  One area of thru rust (see photo) and some scale on the underside, but other than that pretty clean.  No accidents, but some minor dings and dents.  Original paint shines quite nicely, the interior is in very good condition with no cracks in dash, and all the glass is good.  Pop top canvas needs to be replaced.  Never smoked in.

I started on a restoration but have too many other projects at the moment, including an old Honda CB that’s caught my eye.  Comes with a complete set of new fuel lines (fuel tank reseal kit A, fuel expansion tank/gas tank grommets, and fuel line replacement kit with firewall adaptor - $230) from Van Cafe, factory repair manual, owner’s manual, two spare rear coil springs and new cover.  I pulled the fuel tank and had it cleaned out, resealed and painted; I began removing the radiator to have it flushed out, but never got around to it.  It certainly needs some work, but it’s all stock and has very low miles.  For a few grand and some time it could be really nice.  I’ll be listing this locally so I reserve the right to close the auction at any time.  My feedback is 100% positive over 13 years and I’d like to keep it that way; as such, I would really prefer to sell to someone who can come and look at it in person.

See photobucket link below for more pictures; I'll be adding as I have time.  If you want pictures of something specific let me know.

 

http://s1346.photobucket.com/user/gd44elle/library/Vanagon?sort=3&page=1

 

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