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- Volkswagen
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VW Just Teased America With New Campers
Volkswagen is giving American camper-van fans another reason to be jealous. While the U.S. gets no Volkswagen California camper, Europe is about to see two intriguing concepts: an inflatable camping system for the Volkswagen California Beach and the all-electric Volkswagen ID.Buzz-based California Cruise. The California Beach concept was developed
- Volkswagen
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Volkswagen Is Finally Building a Pickup for America 🛻
Volkswagen may finally be ready to give American buyers the truck they’ve been waiting for. After years of watching rivals cash in on profitable pickups and SUVs, the German automaker is reportedly developing a new midsize pickup designed specifically for the U.S. market. The move makes financial sense. Even as Volkswagen plans to reduce its global
- Volkswagen 181
Purchase
Volkswagen Thing, 1973
Chassis No.: 1832841804 $30,800 | Sold • Odometer: 64,116 miles • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Orange • Interior: Black • High performance FAT 1750cc Flat 4-cylinder engine • Dual carburetors • 4-speed manual transmission • Hurst shifter • Factory gas heater • Orange exterior • New Black top and side curtains • Black vinyl seats 1750cc Flat 4,
- Volkswagen Type 2
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Volkswagen Type II Bus, 1975
Chassis No.: BH403215 $67,100 | Sold • Odometer: 10 miles • Engine: Other • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Light Green/Lotus White • Interior: Tan • Body: Bus • Comprehensive rotisserie restoration of a Brazilian-built Volkswagen Bus as a 23-Window Samba replica • 1600cc air-cooled flat 4-cylinder engine • SP2 4-speed manual transmission with 8×3
- Volkswagen Type 2
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Volkswagen Type II Bus, 1975
Chassis No.: BH376684 • Engine: Other • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Red/White • Interior: Red/White • Body: Bus • Custom 23 Window conversion • Restored Brazilian Bus • 1500cc Flat 4-cylinder engine • 4-speed manual transmission • Two-tone Red and White exterior • Sliding ragtop roof • Matching Red and White interior • Safari-style pop-out fro
- Volkswagen Type 2 T2
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Volkswagen Type 2 15-Window Bus, 1975
Chassis No.: BH400979 • Engine: Other • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Cream/Red • Interior: Tan/White • Body: Bus • Restored • Period-correct 1600cc air-cooled flat 4-cylinder engine • Dual-relief case • Single carburetor • Upgraded alternator • Upgraded electronic distributor set-up • Color-matched engine bay, Black tinware and a vintage-style
- Volkswagen Beetle
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Volkswagen Beetle, 1966
Chassis No.: 116216299 • Exterior: Blue • Interior: White • Fully restored • Air ride • 1300 CC engine • Dual carbs • 4-speed transmission • Scat shifter • Front disc brakes • Auto Meter tach • Empi exhaust header 1300 CC, 4-Speed https://www.mecum.com/lots/142357/1966-volkswagen-beetle/
- Volkswagen Beetle
Purchase
Volkswagen Beetle Custom, 1963
Chassis No.: 5295953 • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Blue • Interior: Off White • Custom build completed in 2018 by RHD Customs • Right-hand drive • 1776cc flat 4-cylinder engine • Dual carburetors • 4-speed manual transmission • Ragtop sunroof • Pop-out Safari windshield • Air shocks with CO2 tank • Upgraded 12-volt system • Custom stereo • Por
- Volkswagen Beetle
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Volkswagen Beetle, 1968
Chassis No.: 118365001 • Transmission: Semi-Automatic • Exterior: Blue • Interior: Blue • Air-cooled flat 4-cylinder engine • Solex carburetor • Bosch ignition • Dual exhaust • AutoStick 3-speed semi-automatic gearbox • VDO gauges • Chrome driver’s mirror • Smoothie wheels • BFGoodrich Silvertown Redline radial tires Flat-4, AutoStick Semi-Automati
- Volkswagen Type 2
Purchase
Volkswagen Type II Bus, 1963
Chassis No.: 1099694 $60,500 | Sold • Odometer: 4,567 miles • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Turkish Green/Pale Blue • Interior: Como Green • Body: Bus • Comprehensive restoration • Dual port 1600cc flat 4-cylinder engine • 4-speed manual transmission • Front disc brakes • Two-tone Pale Blue over Turkish Green finish • Como Green interior panels
- Volkswagen Rabbit
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Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup, 1981
Chassis No.: 1VIKG017BV102471 • Exterior: White • Interior: Brown • Body: Pickup • Ground-up restored VW diesel pickup • Almost everything gone through and rebuild or replaced • Excellent high end paint work in VW color • 1.6 liter diesel engine • 5-speed manual • Believed to be 96,000 original miles • Coveted VW diesel barely broken in • High doll
- Volkswagen Beetle
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Volkswagen Dune Buggy, 1957
Chassis No.: 1359520 • Exterior: Yellow • Interior: Black • 1600cc engine • 4-speed transmission • Turn signals • Brake lights • Headlights 1600cc, 4-Speed https://www.mecum.com/lots/445785/1957-volkswagen-dune-buggy/
- Volkswagen Type 2
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Volkswagen Type II Single Cab Pickup, 1959
Chassis No.: 419861 • Exterior: Teal/White • Interior: Gray • Body: Pickup • Same owners for 30 years • Gold and Black California plates • Driver and passenger sliding windows • Wind wings • Fold-down side and rear gates • Safety belts • Cabin light • Manual transmission https://www.mecum.com/lots/519612/1959-volkswagen-type-ii-single-cab-pickup/
- Volkswagen California
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Volkswagen Westfalia Camper, 1966
Chassis No.: 236140580 • Exterior: White • Interior: Yellow • New 1641cc engine • New 4-speed manual transmission • Axles have been replaced • Previously rebuilt reduction boxes • Front disc brake conversion • Real Westfalia roof rack and ladder • New front upholstery • New Blazecut installed • Properly rated vintage light truck tires • LED tail li
- Volkswagen Jetta V
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Volkswagen Jetta Biodiesel Touring, 2006
Chassis No.: 3VWRT71K26M838993 • Exterior: Spice Red • Interior: Gray/black • Built and campaigned by Chili Pepper Racing in the Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series • Weighs 2,380 lbs without driver • Chili Pepper Racing prepped 1.9L 150 PD race engine with 225 HP and 330 lb-ft of torque • European custom injectors, Carrillo rods, MAHLE piston
- Volkswagen Beetle
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Volkswagen Beetle, 1967
Chassis No.: 117555329 • Exterior: Brown/Beige • Interior: Beige/Black • Two tone Brown and Beige paint • Interior trimmed in Black and Beige • 4-speed manual transmission • Sold on a California Salvaged title 4-Speed https://www.mecum.com/lots/519676/1967-volkswagen-beetle/
- Volkswagen Type 2
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Volkswagen Type II, 1970
Chassis No.: BH213044 • Exterior: Beige/Tan • Interior: Tan Plaid • Brazilian-built 23-window Samba Deluxe Camper • Original air-cooled 1500cc boxer 4-cylinder engine • Original 4-speed manual transmission • Two- tone Beige and Tan exterior • Tan plaid interior • New Black sliding sunroof • Tilt out safari windows • New front and rear roof racks wi
- Volkswagen Type 2
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Volkswagen Type II Camper Bus, 1969
Chassis No.: 239191919 $27,500 | Sold • Odometer: 13,498 miles • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Blue/White • Interior: Gray • Body: Bus • Westfalia camper model • 1582cc air-cooled dual port Flat 4-cylinder engine • New carburetor • Bosch distributor • 4-speed manual transmission • Blue and White exterior • Gray interior • Sliding side door • Pop
- Volkswagen Type 2
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Volkswagen Type II 23-Window Deluxe Bus, 1957
Chassis No.: 221157 $110,000 | High bid • Odometer: 28,544 miles • Engine: Other • Transmission: Manual • Exterior: Yellow • Interior: Tan • Body: Bus • 7-year sympathetic preservation restoration completed in 2007 • Special-ordered in SK 6488 commercial Yellow paint by the first owner, W.W. Shepherd, who owned the Caterpillar dealerships in the gr
- Volkswagen Beetle
Purchase
Volkswagen Beetle, 1964
Chassis No.: 6208582 $7,500 | High bid • Odometer: 52,098 miles • Engine: Other • Exterior: Red • Interior: Tan • Body: Sedan • $15,000 spent on partial restoration • New Mohr Performance 1915cc flat 4-cylinder engine • Dual Weber carburetors • Dyno tested at 83 HP at 4,000 RPM and 125.5 lb-ft of torque at 2,500 rpm • New soundproofing in engine co
