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. . . 1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Deluxe Walk Thru - Price $80,000
Here's a late 1963 23 window deluxe ( titled as a 1964 - VIN 1080421) that I've owned for over 20 years. This is an older restoration, not over restoration, completed about 10 years ago and built as a driver, not a show car. It's nice enough to enter in a show but more fun to drive than to wipe down with baby diapers.
Approx. 3000 miles have been put on it since completed.
The bus came with multiple factory accessories. M Codes include locking steering column, ambulance fans, and short walk thru middle seat.
Other items that come with the bus include original Westfalia Roof rack with factory tags and clamps, aluminum side step with closed ends, original VW safari windows ( pulled these out of a bus in Guatemala myself), original VW safari wiper shafts, genuine bus trip speedometer, vintage Cibie Bobi H4 headlights, non dished Empi GT steering wheel, original Econo license plate frame, Gene Berg shifter, 12v clock, and vintage gilmer belt drive pulleys.
This bus is an original 23 window, not pieced together from different busses . It had very little rust when purchased and has never been in any severe wrecks. The only panels replaced were the battery tray and cargo door rocker. Any pin holes were welded up, or cut out and patched.
All the body work was done by a professional with years of split bus experience.
Paint is 2 stage Spies Heckler in factory beige gray over sealing wax red. The paint quality is excellent but over the years it has suffered some minor scratches, chips and nicks. Both bumpers have seen some scratches and dings from being lowered but nothing distracting. The worst issue is a length of chipped paint along the drip rails where I slid the roof rack back without taking the clamps off. Yea...I know....
It has been lowered with a 2 inch narrowed Wagons West front beam and early Type 3 components on the rear. It has KYB shocks on all four corners and Flat Four reproduction Sprint stars.
Nothing permanent has been done to the body or suspension, so bringing it back up to stock height should be straighforward.
The interior is a West Coast Classic kit with a Stayfast canvas top. The materials are first class but I'm not happy with the way the way the sunroof came out due to my skill level. It doesn't leak and looks / works okay but it's not perfect.
The engine is a stock 1600 dual port with dual 40mm Dellortos, 010 distributor, straight cut cam gears, dog house oil cooler, alternator, and a vintage gilmer belt set up with a modern belt tensioner.
This bus runs and drives and everything works as it should except the gas gauge which quit this winter while in storage. :-(
I just noticed I didn't get a photo of the front splash pan installed. It's there and included with the bus.
This bus looks as good in person as it does in the photos. It's located in Dallas, approx 4 hours from the port city of Houston.
There are lots of images here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikem_p...7630031818565/
I'm sorry but I'm not interested in any trades, partial trades or layaway.
Jeff Keller
jk1966@aol.com
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