1970 Volkswagen Fridolin For Sale
Now here is a VW that we rarely see cross the pages of Oldbug,
This is a very low production genuine VW creation called the Type 147
or "Fridolin". These were built for use as light delivery vehicles
with the vast majority being used for the Postal Service in Germany and Switzerland.
Based on the Type 1 Karmann Ghia chassis, these were built by Westfalia
and only a small handful of them have made it to the shores of America.
This particular example was originally delivered to the German Postal Service
and when retired it went through private hands for a while until landing
with UK based Steve Gilbert who fully restored it at his well respected custom shop
called One on One Restorations. The "Frid" was extremely well received, winning top awards and being featured
in Volksworld and other magazines around the globe.
The car came to the US a number of years ago and landed in Arizona where it lives today.
It has received a refresh and full professional respray of the lower body in a contrasting dark green
and has been maintained and worked on by truly the best in the business in the Arizona scene.
The engine is a very stout 2276cc beast with Italian 48 IDA Webers
Porsche style fan shroud and the best of the best internal parts.
Serviced by Competition Engineering, this runs strong and is very fun to drive.
Transmission was fully rebuilt with freeway flyer gearing and all the beefy bits to
handle the significant horsepower increase over the factory engine.
The car is very well kept and detailed even in the deepest corners of the engine room.
The interior as well shows beautifully with quality trim work and paint finish.
Gene Berg shifter, powder coated chassis, Scat Procar seats and Simpson racing belts.
Excellent paint finish internally and clean wiring.
Factory first aid kit is present under the dash with a cool leather strap
Very clean
Detailed and color matched Porsche "Gas Burner" wheels and a nice lowered stance.
German Postal Service logos on the side panels
The sliding side doors are so incredibly cool!
Super clean
Rock solid and clean underneath, this was a quality build from end to end.
Safari rear window glass is cool
Euro taillights
Three spoke standard steering wheel with polished center and spokes
Glass is excellent as well as the rubber.
Sooo fun!!
Custom made emblem "Der Fridolin" on the dash
Monster tach with shift light and matching instruments in the dash as well.
Scat ProCar seats are very comfortable and ride on custom made brackets
Adjustable front beam
Truly a very special and rare VW that has a great history of being built and maintained by
top quality builders and shops not only here in the US as well as in England.
Magazine featured and a consistent award winner and crowd pleaser.
Asking
$69,500 obo
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