Highlights
- Pretty camper in blue and white called ‘Jinxy’
- New engine installed in 2017 and uprated with twin Weber carburetors
- Bespoke pop top and canvas fitted in 2019 by Concept Pop Tops
- Enthusiast current keeper since 2016
- Used for regular long trips including the Channel Islands
- Regularly maintained by VW specialists
- Garage dry stored for the last four years
The Appeal
Is there a better antidote to all this rain than Jinxy, the bright and characterful air-cooled camper? Looking sunnier than a Love Island film shoot, this much-loved camper could be the perfect fit for your summer holiday plans.
Jinxy is painted bright blue with a white top, a theme that continues with the pop top roof that was fitted in 2019. The vendor acquired it in 2016 and has used it for regular summer trips, including to the Channel Islands, whilst investing in it regularly throughout. Alongside that new roof, highlights include new headlining, Webasto heater and a replacement leisure battery.
Mechanically, it benefits from a new 1.6-liter air-cooled engine, which was fitted in 2017 and equipped with twin Weber carburetors to improve drivability. The gear linkages were replaced in 2022, and a new battery was fitted in 2025. There is a recent MOT from August 2023 with no advisories.
If you’re not of a practical bent, or those times are behind you, then a camper that someone else has spent money sorting makes absolute sense. Jinxy is exactly that.
The vendor says:
“We love this bus! he looks amazing and has been a superstar for 10 years - he drives very well, and we've taken him across Wales, the south coast and southwest and he's even been to Jersey and Guernsey on a fab Channel Island adventure. He has never missed a beat in any way. We will miss Jinxy.”
History and Paperwork
- UK market RHD
- First registered 13th August 1974
- 11 keepers from new
- Current registered keeper since February 2016
- Tax and MOT exempt
- Odometer shows 26,000 miles but vendor states it is likely to be 126,000 miles
- Garage dry stored for the last four years we are told
- Serviced by VW specialists including VW Evolution who did the last major service
- Used for trips to Wales, the south coast, southwest, Jersey and Guernsey
- V5C present
- Last MOT ran to 23rd April 2024 with no advisories
- Few miles covered since last MOT test
Notable recent maintenance:
- 2025 new car battery
- 2022 front and rear light lenses and leisure battery
- 2022 gear linkages, towbar and electrics
- 2019 new headlining and pop top by Concept Pop Tope
- 2017 new engine with twin Weber carburetors
- 2016 Webasto heater
The Condition
- Attractive mid blue and white paintwork in generally well-kept condition
- Paintwork shows a few minor stone chips such as on front nearside arch
- Bodywork presents well with some areas of localised bubbling to note
- Underside as shown with vendor stating no MOT structural advisories on last test
- Small 1-inch area on rear bumper requiring paint
- Professionally fitted with pop top and new headlining in 2019
- Lowered and fitted with Fuchs-style Porsche-branded alloys
- Also featured front roof rack, tow bar and side steps
- Beige vinyl interior with colourful green and blue fittings
- Well-kept camper Formica fittings in good general condition
- All cockpit switches and dials working fine we are told
- No radio or speakers - clean factory blanks fitted
- Bespoke Devon interior in rear cabin with hob, sink and rock and roll bed
- Some age-related surface wear in areas
- No known faults in interior, we are told
- All cabin equipment in working order we are told
The Mechanics
- 1.6-liter (1,584cc) flat-four engine fitted in 2017
- Equipped with twin Weber carburetors
- 4spd manual transmission
- Engine and gearbox in good working order we are told
- Drives very well
- Maintained by VW specialists since the vendor acquired the van
- Repairs since 2016, detailed above
- Has never missed a beat, we are told
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