1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle Vw Bug on 2040-cars
Riverside, California, United States
Engine:1600 Dual Port
Vehicle Title:Salvage
Exterior Color: Blue
Make: Volkswagen
Interior Color: Black
Model: Beetle - Classic
Number of Cylinders: 4
Trim: standard
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: rear wheel
Mileage: 100,978
For sale is my 1971 VW Super Beetle. Car is in good running condition. Car is complete. Car is 42 years old and is a great candidate for a inexpensive daily driver, car is NOT a show car looks clean enough for a driver.
This car has had a lot of new parts which includes:
Brand new freeway flier transmission
Brand new front disc brake conversion
Front strut brace
New front bushings, ball joints, steering box.
New brake lines
Brand new tires on stock rims.
New dash pad.
New clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing.
Upholstery in great condition (stock black basket weave vinyl).
Paint is good from 10 feet, has a nice shine but has flaws up close (nicks and small scratches). Front apron is in primer because i replaced it. The original was bent The new one was properly welded in place, bodyworked and primed but not painted.
Car has a salvage title.I got it this way and have no knowledge as to why, but I believe it to have had an accident in the front left. There are signs of repairs here. There is filler in the front wings and hood for sure as it has cracked around the bumper mounts. everything I see is cosmetic and doesn't seem to affect its performance at all.
The fuel gauge is not currently working, I think it needs a sender unit.
The engine seems to run well though I have no knowledge of how many miles are on it, it doesnt smoke.
I think this would make a great daily driver or first car for a student.
Car is sold in AS-IS Condition with no warranty given or implied.
$500 NON-refundable deposit due at end of auction. Balance due on pick up, cash or bank transfer only NO Paypal on balance. Local pickup, if shipping is needed then all cost and logistics are the responsibility of the buyer. I can deliver it to a shipper or port with-in 60 miles of my location.
Please ask questions before you bid, also if you would like to view the car please make arrangements with me I'm almost always available.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2013Brazil: the country of carnivals, indescribable beauty adjacent to abject poverty, Ayrton Senna and old Volkswagen models. Only they're not old - they're new, they're just based on old designs. The original Beetle continued production there long after it had been phased out elsewhere, but the original Kombi van has lasted much longer. That ends today, however, with the iconic VW Microbus ambling out of production on the last day of 2013.
VW kept making the van in Brazil with the original air-cooled 1.2-liter boxer four until 2005, after which the original design was updated with a 1.4-liter water-cooled engine. Today, however, it ultimately falls prey to safety regulations that mandate that all vehicles - no matter how old their design - need to have airbags and ABS, forcing Volkswagen do Brasil to cease production of the Microbus after a 56-year production run. But the latest word is that the Kombi (as it's presently known) could get a stay of execution - or at least a resurrection in short order.
According to reports, the Brazilian government is looking into granting the Type 2 Microbus an exemption from said safety regulations, reasoning that the van was designed long before the advent of airbags and ABS. If the measure goes through, the Kombi Last Edition (pictured above) could prove not to be the last at all. So what do you think, should the Microbus get an exemption from Brazilian safety regulations for nostalgia's sake? Vote in our poll below, then have your say in Comments.
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