Someone had pointed out the high asking price for a particular air-cooled Westfalia on Craigslist. Much hillary, raised eyebrows and chuckling ensued. Was the firm price of $3500 that far out of norm? Let's take a walk down the field of air-cooled dreams... This 1980 appears very complete and fairly free of rust, but the seller mentions windshield seal rust which often means holes in the body under the seal. A rebuilt motor is mentioned. $4000 OBO: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1252379
1982 Westy, automatic, with some surface rust and the camper interior painted black. Dropped valve in the motor. Extra motor included for extra $$. $2500 OBO: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1254408 1980 Westy, with surface showing profusely through the metallic green paint. It is "factory A/C ready" and "rare automatic" but needs an A/C compressor.$3300 OBO: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1249994 1982 Westy, original color body which requires the usual amount of love and has a mismatching sliding door. Not all is lost as the owner is including a Jake Raby recipe "camper special" motor and a good transmission to replace the bad automatic that's currently in the vehicle. $7500 OBO: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1201990 1981 Westy, automatic, "very are air-cooled", no mention whether the automatic transmission is rare. "Factory A/C" set up with missing compressor and belt. Seller states the engine is rebuilt and also lists the items he replaced. $4500 OBO: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1236094 So there you have it. The options are out there. -- Chris S. "Build it, and they will come." |
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