1960 VW Single Cab Transporter For Sale
This North Carolina based Dove Blue Single Cab is a real beauty.
Restored in Califoirnia by Lenny at West Coast Classics in around 2009
the owner being a member of the DBK car club and a massive VW enthusiast.
Its got roughly 4000 miles on it since completion of the restoration
and has always been garaged and well taken care of.
Very nice smooth body and paint work on this truck
with an excellent attention to detail and excellent panel fit.
DBK car club decal on the windshield.
This club and its members are well known for their quality rides.
Truck is very solid underneath!
As you can see in this photo, there are some very small paint blisters forming along the passenger side
rocker panel down low. Very minor and you've got to look for them...but they are there
and are perhaps the biggest "flaw" noted in the paintwork, the rest being very very nice.
The restoration was very extensive with every nut and bolt touched and every surface restored.
Door jams are super clean, all new window rubbers and body seals
Clean details throughout and nice subtle upgrades such as locking lids and doors with matching keys, etc.
Its even got a clean gas hole!
Factory style hard board door cards with correct screws and washers.
New window felts and such as well.
Safari rear window and a beautifully restored and finished bed with the proper profile wood strips
beautifully varnished. This is not the sort of truck that has been used and abused...it's been the owner's show truck for sure.
More cool details such as a quality fire extinguisher and a super slick
Glasurit paint code tag in the door jam.
Paint is a single stage finish in the correct and original L31 Dove Blue
Bottoms of the doors are solid and clean
Gates are excellent as are the latches and the proper rubber bump stops
Door seals have been replaced, paint finish is nice inside and out.
Super clean
Nicely finished floors, very solid
Excellent
New rubber floor mat.
Pedals have been restored and the gas pedal mechanism has been
upgraded with a high quality linkage set up from the UK that
operates so much smoother than the factory set up.
Gene Berg shifter is another high end upgrade.
Nice to see a clean solid finish even in the spots you would never look.
Another small paint flaw forming on the passenger side wheel arch.
Upholstery is excellent
Euro headlight lenses and bullet turn signals.
Fuel gauge added from a newer Bus and fitted in the factory position for 62-up models
Speedometer is the correct unit for 1960
Dash is super clean, steering wheel is beautifully restored
Nice detail of the nose emblem with the dividing line between the V and W being painted body color.
AM/FM radio in the dash (no modification to the radio hole)
Drink caddy accessory just hooks in through the dash vents, so no holes or drilling.
Bumpers are beautifully restored.
Nice accessory back up light
Correct taillights.
Bumpers have the splash guards and all proper hardware.
This is all the proper parts for the truck models too...the Bus versions have a softer curve to them
and the fit is not as nice when used on a truck.
Drivers side rocker is super smooth, it seems that only the passenger side has the small blisters
Safari rear window is a cool add on as well...sure helps with ventilation.
Deep oil sump and auxiliary oil cooler with electric fan installed.
High quality ceramic coated performance exhaust
With heater boxes too!
Engine is a 1600cc dual port, dual carb that was built by Clyde Berg
with top quality parts throughout.
69mm Tony Mance counterweighted crankshaft, 88mm Mahle pistons and cylinders
100 cam and the dual Kadron carbs. Stock rods and heads.
Transmission was done by Der Transaxle in Orange County with a 3;88 ring and pinion
and taller fourth gear (.89). Reduction boxes rebuilt. This is a "big nut" trans.
Clutch is a stage 1 KEP pressure plate and Daiken disc.
Mechanically this was built for reliability and long life, not as a "go fast" machine.
Only 4000 miles on the truck and engine since completion.
Electronic ignition also added. carburetors have been recently serviced by Kaddie Shack.
12 volt electrics with alternator and Optima battery
Rear bumper is the correct truck only bumper, not a Bus bumper.
Super clean engine room detailing as well.
Gates and bed are superb
That wood is beautiful!
Ready for your next trip hauling boulders and scrap metal to the dump!
(just kidding)
Jack plug caps finish things off nicely
High quality proper load rating Michelin tires on the correct early slotted 15" wheels
VW logo mud flaps
Glass is all nice, all window rubber and felts are excellent
Accessory bumper step
Cool fog light mounts
Such a nice truck!
The fresh air box was fully rebuilt with new seals, gaskets and flaps
Excellent finish all the way around...this is really one straight truck!
Better detail of the safari rear window.
Nice set up with the oil cooler and electric fan
Cargo area under the bed has a rubber mat in place and a cargo light as well
Mega clean in here
Under the mat the floor is super sanitary and solid.
Nice!
Nice little custom temp gauge panel painted to match the dash
Tachometer as well is a useful addition.
Very solid truck
The small blisters down low on the passenger side rocker
are a bummer, but considering the truck was fully stripped to bare metal at the time of the restoration
I cant imagine there is anything serious going on under there.
Being a single stage paint, doing a blend and repair here should not be too difficult if it bugged
you enough that you wanted to fix it.
A couple more engine room shots
Remote oil filter set up installed as well!
In closing this is one sweet truck!
Well restored by some of the best in the business using top quality parts.
It was even featured in Volksworld Magazine not long after the completion of the restoration.
Its a clean machine for sure!
Asking
$50,000
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