1982 Volkswagen Diesel Rabbit Pickup Lx Standard Cab Pickup 2-door 1.6l on 2040-cars
Ithaca, New York, United States
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Mint and Original _ Rare Find! **Diesel Engine. History: In 1978 VW began producing the VW Rabbit Pickup Truck to compete with Datsun and Toyota imports. It was manufactured in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and was designed by an American team of engineers. Approximately 78,000 were produced up through 1982 and some 1982‘s were sold as 1983’s. Only about 10% were diesels. Production stopped and for a few years none were made. Then VW started making them again in the late 1980s in California. They were called a "VW Caddy" and were made over an 8-9 year span there. Meet "Preston LaBronze": In the early 90’s this truck was owned by a young man named Alan who was VW mechanic in Rochester, and the motor and transmission were overhauled at about 160,000 miles. In the late 90’s at the age of 32 he died unexpectedly and the truck was then acquired by his father, Victor. For quite some time the truck was not driven much, but rather kept in the garage. And to our knowledge it was never driven in snow or salt. At the age of 92, Victor could no longer care for his yard and home so he and his wife moved to an apartment in a neighboring town. Since that time Preston has been driven about 12,000 miles over 4 years of summer driving. After a 2-year search the "cap" was found in Boonville, NY and restored. The cap came from Las Vegas originally, and is a very rare find. In the last several years almost everything in the front end was replaced, including the steering rack, axles, wheel bearings, tie rod ends, ball joints and struts. The glow plug system was also rebuilt, and the tires and battery were replaced in 2013. As you can see in the photos, Preston is clean, amazing, and proud to get 45 mpg!! *And he even still has the original owners manual ;) |
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