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1969 Vw Westfalia Pop Top, Montana Red on 2040-cars

Year:1969 Mileage:75000
Location:

Scotts Valley, California, United States

Scotts Valley, California, United States

 1969 Volkswagen Westfalia bus, walk thru, small pop top.  The bus has all the original Westfalia interior which is in great condition.  It is missing the ice box/ sink.  The Z-bed, jump seat and rear cushions have all new foam and were professionally reupholstered in very soft black "pleather."  They look terrific and have no rips or flaws.  The cargo floor area has no rust and was covered in bamboo flooring.  The bus has aftermarket curtains that are very heavy fabric, made for this bus so they fit excellent, and have a great pattern that ties into the colors of the bus.  The front seats were recovered with TMI covers and are also in excellent shape with no rips or flaws.  The front floors are solid with no rust through whatsoever.  The bus has a Pioneer CD/ MP3 player with four JL Audio speakers.

The bus has new 205/75/14 tires all around and the factory rims were repainted factory white.  New spare tire cover as well.

The bus was just repainted the original Volkswagen Montana Red PPG urethane paint on the exterior.  There is no rust on the bus and it has never been in a collision.  The interior is still the original paint.  The bus was originally all red, but is had been painted two tone at some point in it's life.  So I had the upper half repainted with VW white, when they painted the Montana Red.  The pop top was also painted at that time.  The red with the white really stands out.  The pop top has a new rubber seal.  All of the doors and rear hatch/ engine lid has new rubber.  The front and rear window also has new rubber.  The bus has new lenses and rubber around the lenses.  The pop top canvas is in excellent condition.  There is a dime sized tear in the canvas and the front screen has a rip.  However, the screen covers are perfect. 

The motor is a 1835cc with dual 44mm Brosol/ Solex carbs and has a header with single quiet pack muffler.  It was just tuned by a VW shop in Santa Cruz.  All of the cylinders have compression over 100.  The mileage for the bus shows 75,000, but it is unknown what the true mileage is.  The motor was in the bus when I bought it and the previous owner told me it had about 6000 miles on it.  I have put less than 500 miles on it since I have had it.  Transmission shifts very well and it does not pop out of any gears.  It still has the factory reduction boxes. 

The bus is currently registered and I have a clear California title in my name.

The bus is in great condition overall and is ready for the summer!  I mostly drive it to the beach on weekends and campout once in awhile and it always gets tons of attention! 

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