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Asking price

£24,000

Private seller

1973 Volkswagen Motor Caravan

  • Right Hand Drive
  • 141,000 Miles
  • Manual, 4 speed
  • Petrol
  • 1700cc
  • 1973
  • PRO416L
  • Orange
  • Private seller
  • GB
    Chipping Norton, United Kingdom

Description

Undeniably one of the rarest and most original 'Westies' on the road; starts on first turn and cruises effortlessly at 65; garaged throughout its 52 years; regularly-serviced original 1700 cc commercial petrol engine benefiting from fully verified mileage via the collected MOT certificates; original instruction manual/ purchase documents. 2 keys, with removable global-power-cut-out key and ignition-function dongle for extra security.

MOTs prove annual incremental mileage as follows: 1987:30, 311, 1988:35, 497, 1989:39, 778, 1990:42, 501, 1991:43, 875, 1992:46, 381, 1994:49, 346, 1998:50, 038, 1999:57, 134, 2000:64, 000, 2001:68, 534, 2002:79, 379: 2004:103, 303, 2005:109, 654, 2007:121, 315, 2008:125, 326, 2009:126, 764, 2010:127, 740, 2011:129, 048, 2012: 130, 938, 2013:131, 199, 2014:131, 966, 2015:131, 997: 2016:132, 885, 2018: 135, 067. Current mileage reads 141, 000.

Comfortable AUDI A5 front-seats with headrests. Beautiful 3-spoke wood/ metal steering-wheel; new Domestic fridge/ freezer, new fuel-pump; replaced alternator; replaced starter-motor; new throttle cable and reconditioned linkage; new clutch-cable; fresh powder-coating on original hubs; fewer than 1800 miles covered on 4x recently fitted continental tyres; new hub-caps; newly installed leisure-wiring with 2x USB charging points and voltage-meter; new 100 amp-hour high-output leisure-battery; handy front under-dash racks. Sale includes pots & pans, cutlery, glasses and crockery, original pristine folding Westfalia double-burner cooker with 2 camping-gaz canisters. Comfortable mattress-topper in a curtain-colour-matched cover on a full-width rock-&-roll bed. New under-floor ply and new vinyl flooring last year. All original Westfalia-furniture has been carefully retained and will be included in the sale- (top bunks, the original metal sink with waste and tap-pump, water storage tank, cool-box with original door, etc, etc…..).

Sale will include a spacious BLUEBIRD "C200 Caravan Motor Annexe" driveway awning with its own suspended sleeping compartment (as in the 'stock' picture), a 35kg-rated FIAMMA "VW T2" Bike rack (as in the stock-picture) and a matching 'DEBUS' metal-poled orange sun-canopy (as in the main picture).

Vehicle background

Has the vehicle ever been imported?

No

Is there any outstanding finance?

No

Has the vehicle ever been declared a total loss?

No

Has there ever been any major structural issues which needed work?

No

Private seller

1 listing since 2025

Vehicle location

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Advert Details

Advert type:
For Sale
Category:
Camper Vans
Reference number:
C1988265
Listed on:
15/12/2025
Year:
1973
Colour:
Orange
Seller type:
Private

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