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Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:35 am

Does anyone have specs and pics of this model? I have one and would like to restore it. I'm trying to get a good idea of what it should look like. Thanks.

Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:37 pm

Hi, I also have a Champagne westy in Pa. check out Ratwells site for some champagne info.http://www.ratwell.com/

Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:25 pm

Hi guys. I'm in PA also and have a '78 champagne edition also. That's awesome :D . Mine is a regular transporter though. :) . It's nice to know I'm not the only one. :D What a small world. :o

Geno :D

Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:30 pm

I'm in this club too!! Is it a passenger bus or a weekender? I think they came in both flavors? The main thing is Brown. Brown Brown everything brown. Dash, bezels, steering wheel, etc. And most had 3 stripes down the sides. At least mine used to. Not much left in the way of brown on mine. Alot of stuff was replaced with black, or painted. :D I've never seen a Champagne Westy? I didn't know there was such a thing?

Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:32 pm

I have posted a bunch of pics of my bus in the gallery. Is there anyone in the know that can tell me what I may or may not be missing? Thanks.

Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:32 pm

Only the transporter came with the funky pinstripe. The Champagne edition 2 westfalia is just agate brown and pastel white with all the brown trim and chrome along with the other goodies, clock, intermitent wipers and so on.

Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:38 pm

Mine did not have a clock when I bought it. Does have intermitten wipers that work, and I have since added the clock. I did not know about the funky stripes. Thanks for the info. I don't think the stripes will be going back on after the repaint. Just too disco 70's for me. :lol:

Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:42 pm

Here's a pic of her. More pics in the gallery.

[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=271551[/img]

Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:47 pm

I can fix that for you:

Very nice bus, but I'm partial to all 78's, especially Champagne editions :D

Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:51 pm

Mine doesn't have intermitten wipers. I'm lucky my wipers work at all :shock: do to someone's hackjob on the wiper wiring. :roll: Hopefully I can get it all figured out one of these days. One speeds good for now. :lol: Now if I could learn to understand the wiring diagrams :-k . I'll figure it out. :lol:

Geno :D

Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:36 pm

What did I do wrong with the pic?[/quote]

Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:06 pm

You need to click one more time so the pic shows as a .jpg in the address bar. Then copy. Now click the Img button once, paste the URL, then click the Img button again. Done. Let's all start a Champagne Owners club or thread or something :idea: !!

Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:15 pm

What are the last 6 numbers of your vin's and your build dates?

Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:27 pm

121880 :?:
04/78

I still have that 2.0L crank and rods from the motor I got from you. Getting ready to use it in an engine build. :D

Waaassssuuuuuppppp????

Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:32 pm

I think my build date is 8/78. I don't know the vin numbers as I am at work. I'll double check it when I get home and post it up. :)

Geno :D

Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:43 pm

I am wondering if they were built in the same vin range/time span as the 1977 Champagne Edition I. They were made from vin 2x7 2118 500 to 2x72 300 000. I have 2 M code plates from 2 of them. Last six of the vins are 121679 and 123917.

I have 1 78 CE II M code plate. It is vin 108971 and build date 3/78.
I had a 2nd one but I sent it to Dave Bolen for his CE II. His bus is here:
http://www.shockwaverider.com/newbus/index.html

Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:48 pm

78westfalia wrote: Is there anyone in the know that can tell me what I may or may not be missing? Thanks.

Your rear bumper should be chrome witha rubber impact strip, like your front one.

Looks like your bus came with Air Conditioning (with the pop top, i'd imagine the under dash variety). It'd be interesting to know if the under dash vents came in brown to match the rest of the dash or if they were just black like in other busses. I've neevr seen a brown under dash AC unit before.

Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:01 pm

Mine had the roof air with the york pump. Man that engine compartment pic is freakin' awsome. My bumpers were the chrome with the impact strips (1 strip when I bought it), but were rotted out. I put my 74' bumpers on it which were in much better condition. Where is the m-plate on mine?? Can't find it :?:

Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:13 pm

On top of the tube, left side, behind cluster.

Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:00 pm

I made it home and checked it out.

Build Date: 2/78 Not 8/78 My bad :oops: .

Last 6 #'s:089395

Geno :D