1965 VW Westfalia Camper For Sale
Here's a beautiful L87 Pearl White Westfalia camper.
That's one of my favorite colors, a solid L87 Pearl White.
Keeps the interior of the bus cooler in hot climes...
The L87 single stage enamel paint is only 7 years old and looking like the day it was painted.
Lovely corners, free of dents and dings.
It's just the right stuff here, a camper that's beautiful and also practical.
This Westfalia is originally a Texas Belle, now it's an Ohio Buckeye!
Love those slatted windows!
The bus was restored in 2010 and was a super solid example to begin with.
The bus needed no major repair or replacement work outside the battery tray.
All over the bus is good solid factory metal.
Nice smooth roof.
Now starting with all the interior camping devices..
Children's cot.
That's one of the cool features of the Westfalia is this cot, how much fun can the kids have when camping?
This is the perfect *family vehicle*.
Per birth certificate the bus was a Texas native, originally sold there in 1965.
Front cabin is very tidy, to original specs.
Nice and clean door panels.
The front seat has been repadded and recovered in original style mesh material.
Steering wheel is a reproduction, in very presentable condition with a few hairline cracks.
Lovely dash pod.
Original accessory windshield washer pump.
Door sills are in great condition.
Very clean cabin floors.
This bus was the 22nd SO42 built in February 1965.
Original Westfalia ice box.
In very good condition..
Inside..
and out.
With folding table.
More details.
The mustard cushion covers were restored in 2010.
Original Westfalia *Clam shell* lights, but curtains are reproductions made to the original look and pattern.
Original folding dining table.
Folding side table and all hatches and cabinets functional.
Interior is complete and has a new water tank (by Inca Plastics)
the original is also included in the sale.
The flooring is in perfect shape.
Nice choice of period style flooring.
Attention to details, door edges are in perfect condition.
A few minor flaws around one of the doors.
More details.
Wooden door panels are in fine condition.
Another look at the doors.
Travel stickers everywhere!
More of it's Texas history in window stickers.
Another look at the roof.
Nice and smooth.
Jack points are solid, Hankook tires have about 9,000 miles on them, since new.
Underneath, just as beautiful as above..
Good solid metal, with some light surface rust in places.
Be it front to back, all's looking very good here!
Looking good all underneath, no worries to be had with this one.
Up front too, nice and tidy!
New tie rod ends, brakes and cables at the time of the restoration in 2010.
Engine rebuilt about 9,000 miles ago (in 2010) and a recent top end rebuilt under 800 miles ago.
New heads, pistons and cylinders and a doghouse cooler added.
Original air cleaner and all fixtures.
Engine compartment is very nice and orderly.
Motor runs very well, transmission shifts good, does grind on downshift
to 2nd on occasion.
The bus also has a new wiring harness, new brakes and cables as mentioned before
and a new gas tank and sender.
It's nice and clean underneath the motor..
And behind motor as well.
Love that L87 Pearl White paint!
What a lovely nose.
Grey painted hubcaps on original rims.
Another Westfalia feature I admire are the folding slatted windows.
Good and solid everywhere!
Bus features original 1965 Ohio license plates now.
There's something about a Westfalia, that just gets your heart beating faster..
thinking of the open road...
Or the next great natural park to explore?
Looking forward to that next family vacation.
And your one of the passionate few who understand that this is the tool, on four wheels, ready to
assist you and your loved ones, to travel in comfort, opening up a new adventure at every turn, a
vehicle that will provide all the adventure to fill scrapbooks up with photos!
"On The Road Again...."
Offered here is a great example an absolute winner. The German made combination of reliable Volkswagen
engineering plus camping modifications and technology done by the Kings of the trade Westfalia.
This particular bus started off as a nice dry well kept Texas bus, from new into the 1980's and then kept in storage
in Ohio until it was restored in 2010.
You take one look at this bus and you get that feeling, that desire to hit the open road, to travel and see new and exciting things.
Well this bus is ready for it, ready to travel anywhere just jump in and go!
Asking
$42,900 obo