1973 VW Thing, Solid CA driver, very original, rebuilt engine. Volkswagen Thing

1973 Volkswagen Thing Description

Nice 1973 VW Thing with 83925 original miles and

less than 2000miles on the rebuilt 1600 dual port, details below.

Front glass side windows, rear plastic.

OriginalOak Duck Boards andblack rubber floor mats.

Gas Fired Heater, Sapphire AM Radio.

Also in the last few years:

New front seat covers with high density foam

Robbins Convertible Top

Powder coated Top Frame (needs drivers side top latch)

KYB Gas Shocks,New CV’s,German Boots on the rear axles

This Thing is overall very straight and solid, very good pan, but as you can see in the photos,

it has a variety of minor scrapes and bruises,and 2 small areas of rust at thevery

back end of the rockers,behind the jack points (which are solid) and in front of the rear wheel well.

Rebuild details (as per PO):

AH Case was line bored then matched with new main bearings and German crankshaft

And German rods, all polished and balanced. New German pistons and cylinders, matched and updated rebuilt heads.

New heavy duty oil pump, new Bosch generator,

New fuel pump, new 009 distributor with CompuFire ignition, new Bosch ignition coil and spark plug wires.

New dual Weber 34 ICT carbs. New Germans Sachs clutch, pressure plate and throughout bearing.

The transmission was completely gone through as well.

New ceramic jet hot coated exhaust system.

Clean California title, smog exempt.

Will ship anywhere, for cost, at buyer’s expense.

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$500. non-refundable deposit isrequired with PayPal immediately upon successful bid. Balance of sale price, with approved certified funds or wire transfer,within one week, unless prior arrangements have been made with seller.Please email any questions prior to bidding. Bidder's with less than 10 positive feedbacks, or negative feedback MUST FIRST email personal info and intent to honor bid, or bid will be canceled. If you're new to eBay and have no feedback, or have negative feedback, DO NOT BID before FIRSTcontacting seller.Do not bid unless you agree to, and will abide by these terms of sale.Vehicle is sold "as-is, where-is", free of any liens or encumbrances, and without any warranties either expressed or implied.Vehicle has clear, clean California title. Buyer is responsible for any sales taxes and all shipping charges. Your bid is a commitment to buy. Bidder's are welcome and encouraged to inspectvehicle, PRIOR to bidding, as all specifications are subject to buyer's verification. Seller reserves the right to end auction early. Not interested in any trades. No financing is available from Seller.

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