1975 Volkswagen Camper

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$29,000

1975 Volkswagen Camper

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$29,000

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Summary:

Used 1975 40,000 miles

Location:

Morgantown, PA

Description:

1975 Volkswagen Camper Believe it or not, The Type 2 Camper Van had humble beginnings. Itwas created to carry car parts around a humongous VW factory inBritain. Before its invention, manufacturers used stripped down VWBeetles for this task. In 1947, a Dutch VW importer, by the name ofBen Pon, came up with an idea for a van based on the Beetle. A meretwo years later, the concept, (an alternative to a cart and horse),was released at Geneva Motor. Out of this concept, the first VWcamper van was born. In the beginning, it was simply a 170 cubic ftbox built on a four-wheeled chassis. Over the next few years,Volkswagen expanded on this concept and came up with almost a 100different body combinations with a variety of uses including thecamper van, pick-ups, ambulances, fire engines, and more. For consignment, a 1975 version of the Volkswagen T2 Camper. Thisone has been upgraded with a newer, (40,000 miles when installed),Porsche engine, Bluetooth radio, an easy to clean wood floor, newerupholstery and newer tires. Acadia National Park here we come, ormaybe it should be the Grand Canyon, or wait...the wilds ofWyoming. How about all of them. Dream on! ExteriorThe steel body of this camper is showing some rust bubbles and bodyfiller. It's all bathed in white, and panels are somewhat wavy inareas throughout. Including the flat front that has a spare mountedto it with a peace sign covering. The round headlights have aninteresting heart shaped covering and glow with love at night,Groovy! The doors offer up easy access to the front buckets, and asliding side door gives us access to the living space. The roofpops up for plenty of extra space and all the tenting and screensare in good condition. As we move back, the sides have nice openlong horizontal windows and even the back allows light to comethrough the gate with a window. In the drivers rear side glass is aportrait of the queen, Penny Lane? On the back a small lift gategives us access to the rear quarters, and just below is the "hood"revealing the engine. Black bumpers are plastered with placesvisited on the back as is the rear glass. Standard steel wheels arecovered with shiny moon caps and wrapped in 205/75R14's allaround. InteriorOpening the front doors we see black vinyl panels that have smoothtops and angled embossed vertical panels in the centers. Below is asmall panel smooth and it sports a speaker. All black handles,actuator and cranks are seen. Moving inside to the cockpit, upfront more black for the molded dash which has an angled upwarddash and instrument cluster. In front of the driver is a trio ofround gauges in a textured black panel. The flowerpot holder hangsfrom the right side of this panel and makes me feel peace, love andKool cigarettes. Next is an aftermarket Kenwood AM/FM/CD playerwhich is bluetooth capable. Below the dash are some "snowshoe"style woven shelves to store more gear. Bucket seats in pedestalsare seen in black vinyl more angled panels for the inserts andwhite piping on the edges. These have nice headrests and present inexcellent condition. A slide of the side door gives us access tothe living space which has all the amenities of a camper. Behindthe driver's seat is a fold down panel to sit whatever on top andthe same for the passenger's side only this one is a bit taller.Tucked in now behind the driver's seat is the loo box with a paddedvinyl covered pad for an extra seat when not in use. It comes withan extra toilet seat for outside use, (think groover!). An expanseof wood flooring is in the center, and a full couch is in just aftof the side windows. This has comfy cushions and armrests. Behindthe couch taking up the back of the bus is a full mattress and astorage cabinet sans doors. Above is another mattress that can beused when the top is popped. Nice wood grained plywood is installedand doubles as the headliner. All the comforts of home, but now onthe road. All this will make you a happy camper! DrivetrainIn the back, tucked under the mattress in the engine bay is a1930cc flat 4 Porsche engine. It has a 1-barrel carburetor and a4-speed manual transmission with a 4.86 rear axle. Astainless-steel muffler is seen underneath. UndercarriageUnderneath some surface rust is noted on the ribbed galvanizedsteel floor pans, hangers off the frame and heavier in the wheelwells. In the front heavy surface rust and corrosion is noted onthe frame and wells. Independent transverse torsion bar suspensionis in front, and independent semi trailing arm suspension on back.Some hookup parts are heavily rusted. Disc brakes are reserved forthe front, and drums for the rear. Drive-AbilityIt starts right up and runs nicely. Good handling and smooth 4speed shifting, along with good braking. All is in working orderbut we did not do any hookups so I cannot speak for those. A camping we will go, a camping we will go, hi ho the dairy-o acamping we will go! Pop up top, comfortable amenities inside and 2beds are all crammed into this classic bus camper from VW. Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and specialinterest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for salewith showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehiclebarn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in ourshowroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. Thewebsite is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)227-XXXX. Please contact us anytime for more information or to comesee the vehicle in person.

Body Type:

Truck

Transmission:

Manual Transmission

For sale by:

Dealer

Features:

CD Player

Posted:

August 1 on Americanlisted