Rare and bizarre Brazil built VW Bus
OK...get ready for a mind tweak here!
This Bus was built in Brazil...not Germany, but it had made it's way to the US
somehow and is now located in the state of Florida. It is a very interesting blend of early and late body parts
and thwe more you look at it, the more you shake your head and wonder "what the heck?"
This Bus was found about a year or so ago in Arizona.
How or when it came into the US is not known, but somehow it was titled as a 1966 model.
This allows it to avoid emissions testing in most states which is a big plus.
It is in decent shape, but not amazing...the paint is faded and it has some dings and dents and bumps and scrapes.
It has had the suspension and mechanicals recently fully rebuilt by the pros at Old Speed in Southern California.
It sits low, nice and low, and it rides amazingly well considering.
The engine is excellent, runs superb and was rebuilt recently as well.
Disc brakes installed up front.
New tires on all four corners wrapped around some original Empi Sprint Star wide 5 wheels.
The corner windows are probably the coolest attribute...seems strange to see them with the big taillights below.
The cargo doors are of the very early "Barndoor" era design with the high hinges and spoon style inside latch.
It seems obvious that the body is a blend of old and new tooling. Did VW send the old stuff down to Brazil
when they were done with it? Or did they just make it all there??
It looks like all the original Brazil factory stickers and markings are still present.
Small diameter gas filler cap...
Late Bay window style front doors and jams.
The Bus has a split bench style front seat like an early model Bus.
Spare tire fitted behind the seat
Floors are solid with a bit of surface rust.
Roof has the raised up stamping like that od a Bay window.
Gutters are solid.
Brake fluid resevoir behind the front seat.
A bit more surface rust on the drivers side.
Split in the drivers side seat.
Ventilation controls are even less than the German version...just one single slider.
Modern audio unit in the dash.
The corner windows!
Note the texture of the headliner material back here...an odd diamond pattern to the vinyl which is original to the Bus.
The stampings of the sheet metal behind the taillights is deeper than that of the German late model
Bay windows...really interesting!
Inside the engine room is aon odd blend of split and bay...
New battery in the Bus... battery area, or at least the corner right near it.
has had some body damage and repair as you can see.
Just a little beat up.
This is the inside door latch on the rearward cargo door...this is just like the "Barndoor era" Busses
from 1955 and older...so strange to see it here!
Wow!
Original door panels are in pretty decent shape in the Bus.
Some filler cracking in spots...she is not a "virgin" but she is not so rough
you wouldn't want to be seen with her!!
The early style long hinges.
Original steep Sprint Satr wheels
A little rust in the corner here...
Here too
Overall it is pretty solid...no bog structural issues or anything like that...but it does have some smaller rust issues
here and there.
New disc brake set up is excellent, as is the custom front beam by OldSpeed.
Nice
Solid here
Same here
New shocks, fresh transmission
Another couple of small rust spots
Freshly rebuilt engine and trans...less than 300 miles on it.
Rear engine lid is another oddity...looks like a super early model design...but original to the Bus.
Interior panel detail
Check out these funky manifolds on the engine!
This is the original engine by the way that has been freshly rebuilt.
Dual port but with a special single port manifold and adaptors...but this is the way it came from the factory!
So strange!
The front emblem on the nose is actually stamped into the sheet metal.
Early shape bumper up front but bobbed short to clear the doors...again...this is the way they came new!
You can see along the drivers side there is a pretty big dent in the side forward of the rear wheel.
The engine lid is a bit banged up as well and the rear bumper has been trimmed a little at some point to clear
a Beetle style exhaust.
Its got a great stance and even in it's less than cherry condition...it draws a lot of attention at the VW shows.
Rio De Janeiro tourist license plate on the front.
Paint it up nice or leave it like it is...mechanically it is great and a fair bit of money was spent on all that.
Now you can focus on the cosmetics and make it look the way you like!
Logos on the corner windows
Glove box
Under dash kick panels
Top of dash
Door panels are in decent shape
Body tags
Freaky steering wheel as well!
An odd botch repair to the headliner over the drivers front door.
The rest of the headliner looks pretty good.
Bulkhead panel is nice.
The center seat does swing back around to face the normal way.
Right now it is tucked against the side wall for a bit of a party pad layout.
One thing of interest is the rear bench has a fold down side to allow for hauling long items.
This seat is similar to a full width center seat, but the legs are for the rear location!
Here is a very small hole in the headliner
Note the one tinted bit of glass...this is a non original set up...not sure what is up with that.
Pretty clean inside
Handle for the hatch has some minor chrome pitting
Here is a photo of the odd window.
A standard split screen Bus glass will fit in here just fine.
Door window logo detail.
The engine is a 1600cc, runs excellent.
12 volt electrics with alternator.
Sticker under the engine lid
Currently registered with a clear Floria title.
Side rocker panel looks good
Cargo door handle
A small rust spot here just forward of the front wheel
Paint is cracking and chipping below the bumper
Cool Bus
Its a bit of a wild thing all on it's own.
In the US it is very very rare to find one of these Brasilian Busses.
You will see an occasional Mexican built example pop up now and then but Brazil? Not so much!
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