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San Diego, California, United States
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Up for sale is this very special and rare bus. It is one of the final bullet nose, walk
through buses ever produced in Germany.
I have a certificate of Authenticity from the Stiftung Auto Museum
Volkswagen. It was built on January 29th,
1962 and left the factory on January 30th, 1962. So, it is officially a 1962, with tons of characteristics of
a 1961 bullet nose and many characteristics from a 1962. The certificate also shows that it is a rare
walkthrough delivery vehicle. This is
why there are no louvers in the rear cargo area above the motor louvers like
the regular panel vans. You will also
notice that it has the separate slide rails for the front seats that were a “1962
ONLY” option. You will also notice that
it has the “curved top edges of the speedo cluster” from a 1962 and later bus
with its original date code 1/62 fuel gauge. This vehicle is finished in a tribute theme to the “Porsche
Renndienst” panels, which basically translates to a “Porsche Race Service”
vehicle. Exterior: It was sanded down to bare metal, to fix any rust issues and
then sprayed in the brilliant red you see in the finished product. The paint is the one stage acrylic that was
then sanded down again and painted again to ensure a nice deep shine. All seals, moldings, chrome mirrors, rubber
stops, lights, door handles, latches and bumpers were replaced or
addressed. Finally, it got the Porsche
themed livery that makes it stand out like a toy or piece of candy! Interior It was also sanded down, sprayed in light grey to contrast
beautifully with the exterior. New kick
panels, door panels and upholstery was installed. Also, all dome lights and dash gauges were
addressed. The original speedometer with
a 1/62 date code was removed, opened, greased, re-sealed, and re-set back to
reflect the zero miles it has it its new life.
It currently has over 100 miles and counting. The original fuel gauge also went through the
same process. New floor mat in the
driver area and in the walkthrough areas is also installed. Motor Fresh new 1776 motor with 91.5 mm Mahle pistons was built
just for this bus. It has vintage dual
40 Kadrons with the mesh filter housings freshly dipped in chrome and the
covers were too. New wires, crank
pulley, alternator, distributor, premium ceramic coated exhaust, doghouse fan
shroud, pulley tin, ceramic coated J-tubes,
ceramic coated dual muffler by Bugpack, brand new Bosch battery, and tons of
other parts too! Mechanicals Fresh new shock absorbers, new brake lines, new master
cylinder, new wheel cylinders all 4 corners, new brake shoes, new tie rod, new fluids in reduction boxes. Wheels and tires Factory correct 15 bus wheels, sand blasted and powder
coated. New white wall tires 195/60/15.
New chrome hub caps and new valve stems. |
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