Can someone estimate a value range - 68 camper

[Magion]

If someone with 15 posts on here spells Westfalia like you just did i think oh well. But you should know better

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[Tram]

[alman72]

any stickers behind the seats? some conversion companys put them there.

[GeraldBus]

[calvinater]

perhaps a Country Campers Conversion ?
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[ccowx]

My cousin had a 69 riviera much like that one, which he lived in for about 3 years back in the day! It was a conversion done in Vancouver, WA if I remember correctly. It had the square small pop top and a custom interior. It was converted and sold new as a camper, so perhaps that is what this is? Do you have paperwork back to new?

Thanks!

Chris

[GeraldBus]

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Don’t advertise it as an original paint, no rust bus or you will get ripped. If your skin is thick , then that doesn’t matter.

Price high if you don’t be mind taking 4-6 months to sell and fight the right dreamer from the Bauy area with money>> brains and you will get your 20k
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[Tram]

It's looking more and more like a Riviera to me, actually- either that or something really close.
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[GeraldBus]

Hello and thanks for the continued discussion. I've posted pics below.

I am sure I used the term "original" incorrectly, it was meant to refer to the fact that it is now as it was back in 1968. Structurally that is. The windows, doors, panels, frame, undercarriage, pedal rubber, no rust, seats, etc, all seem like new to me but of course the camper part was done here by all indication.

Engine runs great! New at 95k which was about 40k ago. Maybe a bit more. Transmission is fine as far as I can see.

Here are a few more pictures. Perhaps this might help shed some light on questions posed earlier.

[outcaststudios]

i have a late 68 built (69 model year) westy that i have owned for 25 years for comparison. your bus is 'modified' for sure but its also in decent shape. that side jalousie looks suspicious, its missing a lot of stuff, it doesnt look like an original campmobile build to me. also the transmission is not a desirable one. id say its worth maybe 10-11k at most.

edit: i now see the rest of the thread, basically what skills said
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[Angus II]

Hello,
Watch his video.... it was done in the states. Inside the ice box is a clue.
I took a look after my original post.... it's not all VW factory original. And, there is something about the paint and body that doesn't quite look right for all original. His magnet test seems to loose its grip in a few places(19:50) for one. Maybe he was just moving around too fast...
But, not having the bus in front of me, I can't be sure.
It is a nice bus, don't get me wrong. But, it has a few issues to advertise it as all "original". From what you show, the under side does look clean.
Again, good luck when you sell it.

Edit: before post.
So, that's why the rear cargo area is also painted off white.... and not green?, interesting. Goofy kombis....

[Tbob]

Looks like a very good homebrew conversion to me. Someone put a lot of time into that bus. It is, as you say, in really good condition. I have a 1969 that has been indoors almost all it's life, never in the salt, and yours is just that much(OK, a lotta that much) nicer than mine. A thought on the windows, does it look like it to you guys that know that he grafted/cobbled a split window Jalousie per side, and filled in the excess with just glass? They kinda look cut down, but did I see a Hehr sticker on the flat glass? That would definitely argue against my theory on the windows.
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[wcfvw69]

I'm an optimist here. That bus looks like a $25k bus for the right buyer, forsure. No rust work at all. It's complete and all there. This is assuming the engine is strong and the transmission is good.

Folks are throwing 8-10k at betters that require tons of metal work, engine rebuilds and other horrors. Tracking down missing parts, especially camper parts will drain a wallet too. Folks spend a hell of a lot more than $25k to get a bus back to the condition of this one.

If it was mine, I'd hire a detailer to buff that paint back to factory shine. It would really present much better too. Have the engine compression tested. Check for end play. Note the transmission condition. Shoot some pictures of under it.
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[a1steaksauce]

It looks like a sundial conversion. Like what you’d see in a split window bus.

http://www.type2.com/library/camper/sundial.htm

[cmonSTART]

Not original, sure. But I think that camper interior is a win for it...

Nice bus!
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[GeraldBus]

Hi — thanks a lot for the continued discussion.

I hate to buff it the wrong way and spoil the paint which is original. Any suggestions ?

I really appreciate any and all info. When Franklin (VW shop owner in Kent WA) saw the window he thought it was strange too. As far as I recall he said it looked like a ‘_______’ conversion, mentioning the name of a conversion company.

There is a table but it’s in the back area because it came off the connectors.

Question — what do you mean by slider ? The door has been replaced ?

I have a thick pile of docs so I’ll post something more to try and shed some light.

What amazes me most is the fact that there is zero rust. Anywhere. And the log book showing the TLC previous owner gave it.

Thanks again.