Highlights
- California import with comprehensive 2011 restoration
- Engine rebuilt with new pistons, barrels and bearings
- Extensive mechanical overhaul in 2016
- Well-maintained as a wedding vehicle and always garaged
The Appeal
Finding opportunities to use a classic vehicle can be challenging. Not so the Volkswagen Type 2 - one of the most versatile and easy to maintain classics money can buy. They make perfect camper vans, meaning you're buying so much more than just an old van; you're buying a holiday.
This Type 2 has been used as a wedding vehicle since 2016 by the vendor and the two previous keepers, with the rear comprising a rock 'n roll bed, plus two buddy seats. That means it would be relatively straightforward to make this a fully equipped camper.
As a Californian import, we're informed this Volkswagen to be very solid indeed. The vendor remarks: "It has never let me down and starts on the button."
This Type 2 has been used as a wedding vehicle since 2016 by the vendor and the two previous keepers, with the rear comprising a rock 'n roll bed, plus two buddy seats. That means it would be relatively straightforward to make this a fully equipped camper.
As a Californian import, we're informed this Volkswagen to be very solid indeed. The vendor remarks: "It has never let me down and starts on the button."
History and Paperwork
- US market LHD example registered in 1969
- Imported from California in 2011
- Bodywork overhauled in 2011
- Engine rebuilt with new pistons, barrels and bearings in 2011
- Used as a wedding car since 2016
- Large file of history available
- Always garaged by current and previous owner
- Being sold as owner is reducing wedding bookings
- Not typically used in cold or wet weather
- Exempt from road tax and MOT
- 42,373 miles indicated
The Condition
- Chassis undersealed in 2011
- Repainted in modern equivalent of 'Old English White' in 2011
- Some pickling on the bodywork
- Crack in the paintwork behind the front badge
- Chromed stainless steel bumpers in good order
- Mild pitting in the door handle chromework
- Sound underneath with slight rust on the front inner sill
- Interior fully redone with new door cards, headlining and "rock 'n' roll" bed in 2011
- Two "buddy" seats
- Polished stainless tinwork in the engine bay
The Mechanics
- 1,600cc air-cooled flat-four engine
- Four-speed manual transmission
- Stainless steel sports exhaust
- Electronic distributor
- EMPI Hurst shifter
- New gear linkage (2016)
- New gearbox (2016)
- New clutch (2016)
- New driveshaft joints (2016)
- New rear shocks (2016)
- Complete electronic ignition system (2016)
- Oil cooler (2016)
- New original carb & manifold (2016)
- Reconditioned steering box (2016)
- No heat exchangers fitted (no heating)
- Fire suppression system installed
- Starts reliably
- Has never broken down during current ownership
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