Volkswagen Bus/vanagon Westfalia on 2040-cars
Firebaugh, California, United States
Beautifully Restored VW Westfalia Started with a clean title, clean Carfax, and completely rust free. Exterior restoration: Vehicle was stripped of all rubber and trim, lights and accessories. Body was taken down to the metal, prepped and repainted a beautiful dark rich Bronze metallic, color sanded and buffed out. The paint work alone was $6,700.00 The top was refurbished with the same attention to detail. New seals and all stainless steel hardware on the pop top. The luggage rack has all stainless tie-downs and screws. Canvas tent is new cotton with 3 zippered windows for cross ventilation and view. Headlights are restored OEM units, cleaned and polished. Bulbs are Sylvania Ultra Halogens. Interior: Interior is sparkling and has been completely shampooed and detailed to like new condition. Rear seat cushion has a small fabric defect, but is hardly noticeable. I did not want to replace the nice matching original material for something aftermarket and inferior to the original tough German fabric. Interior floor is protected with a full set of GoWesty all weather hex floor mats. Interior has been sound deadened with Dynamat. Stereo is a Top of the line Kenwood Excelon. USB, Bluetooth, Pandora, and aha, are all built in. Bonds to your phone and sends calls through the speakers. Microphone is mounted on the steering wheel. Camping gear: The sink and stove areas look brand new and work perfectly. The refrigerator works off of propane, electric, (Shore power), and battery. There is an R.V. battery installed and works with an 1100W inverter from GoWesty, as well as a GoWesty 80W Solar panel. You’ll never need to plug in for those off grid trips to have power. The propane tank was sandblasted, hydrostatically tested, and powder coated. All valves and safety equipment is new. A brand new TomTom GPS 740 live is included for your navigation needs. All GoWesty hook-ups are brand new. Mechanical Restoration: Engine was fully rebuilt by the respected S & S motors that specialize in VW and Subaru race engine builds. The engine is a VW 2.1 L with virtually all of the GoWesty upgrades. Too many details of what was done to list. All of the fuel lines were replaced as well as the fuel injector seals and intake runner boots. All external parts, cap, rotor, wires, filters, and belts were replaced. The alternator was replace with a rebuilt German Bosch unit. New exhaust installed as well with the GoWesty stainless steel catalytic convertor. Cooling system and radiator was completely flushed and filled and thermostat is the new GoWesty upgraded model. The radiator has a brand new fan motor as well. A/C unit is a rebuilt Sanden and works great, rare to have working A/C in these Westy’s… Runs clean and passes California’s strict smog requirements. Automatic transmission fully serviced with new fluids, filters, gaskets, and seals and shifts smoothly with now issues. Trans-cooler kit from Van Café also installed for transmission longevity and long continuous road trips keeping the transmission cool. Oil temperature gauge from Van Café also installed to eliminate the dreaded Vanagon low oil buzzer going off on the road falsely, unless it truly is low in oil. Both CV axles in the rear have been rebuilt. Front axles have new inner and outer wheel bearings. Both ball joints upper and lower, tie rod ends, and axles were replaced.
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Prop-driven VW Beetle hopes to land in Bonneville [w/video]
Thu, 10 Jan 2013Sometimes you meet folks who, when they tell you "Hey, I have an idea," your reflex response is to stop what you're doing and tell yourself, "Get ready...." We imagine Mike Niemans is one of those folks, and the idea in question is putting a tank engine on a Type 1 Volkswagen Beetle. Not just any old tank engine - as if there were such a thing when we're talking about putting them in cars - but a 668-cubic-inch, 220-horsepower radial engine built by Continental in 1941 and procured from an M2 tank.
In the image above Nieman is using the tank clutch hub to get the motor set up, but in one of the images below you can see what really belongs back there is: a two-inch, reverse-pitch prop taken from a wind generator. He says there's enough mojo with the propeller action to get the car rolling down the runway like a jet when he gives it gas - and speaking of gas, the engine's been refitted to run on propane.
After a few safety tweaks Nieman's going to take the matte-black Beetle to Bonneville, "put the prop on, let her go and see what happens!" We can't wait to see the video of that. There are two shakedown videos below to get you ready.
Lamborghini and Bentley may hold off on SUVs so VW can conserve cash
Thu, 11 Oct 2012After surveying the European economic scene, Volkswagen may have decided now is not the time to launch utility vehicles with Bentley and Lamborghini badges. Bentley officials say they will continue to push for support for the EXP 9 F and Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelman has said planning for the Urus will continue until VW tells it to stop.
That decision could come on November 23, when VW's board will vote on the company's budget for equipment, factories and vehicles. With VW's sales slowing and the Euro economy slumping further, some industry watchers say the company is more likely to build its cash reserves than to introduce super-expensive luxury SUVs or crossovers.
"Such vehicles are anything but obligatory during a crisis," says Frankfurt-based Equinet AG analyst Tim Schuldt in a new Automotive News Europe story. "Delaying their launch would be no drama but help save costs."
Former Porsche CEO Wiedeking indicted over VW takeover bid
Thu, 20 Dec 2012Do you recall the failed efforts by Porsche to take over Volkswagen? According to a Bloomberg report, former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking (above) and ex-CFO Holger Haerter have finally been charged with market manipulation over the exercising of options as part of the German sportscar manufacturer's ill-fated attempt to take over the much larger VW. That failed bid eventually resulted in the reverse coming true - VW swallowing Porsche.
The charges leveled by Stuttgart prosecutors come after a three-year investigation centered around allegations that Porsche execs made a concerted effort to increase the company's share in VW to 75 percent in preparation for a hostile takeover. Porsche had previously told its investors on at least five occasions that it had no intention to buy VW.
Portions of the investigation have subsided, according to prosecutors, citing an inability to prove certain improprieties with a "necessary degree of certainty." The number of charges is down to 5 from a previous 14 counts regarding "information-based market manipulation."