Bay Window Crew Cab/Double Cab Owner’s Thread

[Robert Givler]

This is a 1974 Double Cab that my father and I sold in September 2020. Was sad to see it go but have the 68 Double Cab and 70 Single Cab to keep me company. Last seen headed east on a trailer to New Jersey.

M Code Information
Specifications:
Model: Volkswagen Type 2
➡ Pick-up double cab (model 265)
➡ LHD, rear passenger door right
➡ Standard version
Model Year: 1974
Engine: Type 1, Single carburetor, Stiff instead of torsion suspended clutch plate
Transmission: Manual transmission, 4-speed
Vehicle Identification Number:. 2642112289
Production Date: Feb. 18, 1974
Optional Extras: M B99: Unknown code, year 1974; M 103: Heavy duty shock absorbers front and back; M 508; Ventilation window in rear door and in the window opposite the rear door in the Passenger compartment; M 509: With dust-protected air intake, larger oil bath air cleaner and additional dust sealing
Exterior Body: Brilliant Orange (L20B)
Roof: Brilliant Orange (L20B)
Interior: Dark Beige, Leatherette
Destination Country:Panama
Made in West Germany.

We have owned it for about 6 years. From items we found in the vehicle it appears to have been in Nicaragua, Mexico and Texas in addition to Panama prior to ending up in Georgia where we bought it. Clear Ohio title. No idea what the mileage is or any other details of it's history. We purchased it with the intention of putting a 2.0L Type IV engine into it. Other projects took precedence and we have decided to put it up for sale.

[jtauxe]

Lovely!

BTW, if the VIN starts with 2652, that means that it is a Type 2, model 26 (pickup), from 1975. Pretty darn rare in the US, for sure.

Thanks for the engine compartment pic. That shows the original high air intake plumbing. Very nice! If you have more pics of that area, I'd be interested in seeing them, because I am struggling with returning a 1975 single cab to factory. Funny thing is that mine does not have the arm to hold the pipe (used in other engines to hold the FI air filter) and there is no indication that it ever had one.

Came through Panama, eh? That's interesting.
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[Robert Givler]

Sorry typo.. when I wrote (model 265)
VIN # was 2642112289 so definitely a '74

From what I gather they called the M Code bundle this truck had, the "Dusty Roads Package." Available to add to vehicles destined for countries with less developed roads. Coolest feature is that the air filter breathed through the frame rail under the bed which connected to the vent on the back passenger side of the cab. Below are what I still had photos of. Hope they help.

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1968 Double Cab / Black Pearl
1970 Single Cab / Big Tud
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[gregorywsanders]

Purchased this ‘71 DC in 1999 and unfortunately sold it in 2006. I’ve been looking for another ever since.

[Iguana]

DO bay Window Twin Cab owners consider them a DOKA ? I always thought Doka was a T3 thing which is why I ask

[creative native]

[vintage water]

hi,
my 68 top gun bus

un regal

[AustroBus]

[ALLWAGONS]

This was my old crew cab back in 2006. I sold it to a guy in TX. I wonder what happened to it?

Martin
allwagons
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[ccowx]

Anybody got a picture of the female/inner front seat belt attachment point for the driver and middle passenger's seat belts? Mine is missing and it is kind of ambiguous what it might have been originally.

Thanks!

Chris

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