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Old 12-01-2013, 12:03 PM
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Poor little VW Microbus

1975 VW CUSTOM MOTOR HOME - One of a Kind!

Someone hacked off the rear section of a VW Microbus (or perhaps modded a VW pickup), grafted on a giant camper box meant for an American van body, stuck in an S2000 engine, took really crummy pics, and stuck it on Craigslist. Seems like the S2000 engine is the only part of the deal that's worth it.

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Old 12-01-2013, 12:18 PM
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I wouldn't want to be behind or in front of it, if it ever gets on the road.
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Old 12-01-2013, 03:00 PM
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The price is nuts...
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Old 12-01-2013, 03:05 PM
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If you're closer to Flag than Poenix, you can live w/o A/C pretty well.
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Old 12-01-2013, 03:41 PM
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If even a moderate breeze is present on a given day. You probably would be going nowhere. Original tire sizes where never designed to carry that load either I suspect.

Most those camper units weighted down a normal half ton pickup originally pretty well..
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Old 12-01-2013, 03:52 PM
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Good Lord. A pickup load of unfinished little details - no radiator yet? The guy is dreaming. It finally came home to him that he had a white elephant and he thinks someone is going to bail him out, after he's thrown good money after bad.
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Old 12-01-2013, 04:54 PM
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It looks like a VW microbus that tried to drive through a motor home but got stuck.
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Old 12-01-2013, 05:00 PM
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That thing's a POS but I'm fascinated by the concept. Big brakes, dual rear wheel adapters and a Subaru boxer and you'd have a neat little rig for two. I bet you could build a nice one for not much more than what that dude is asking.
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Old 12-01-2013, 06:11 PM
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Volkswagen Oldtimer LT28 Wohnmobil as Motor Homes, Other in Gosberg
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Volkswagen LT 40 as Motor Homes, Other in Freiberg
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^^^

Those are VW vans with different roofs and interior amenities, not backwoods hackjobs.
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Methinks there's an extra zero in the price of that hack job.
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destine to be parked in a walmart parking lot near you
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Old 12-01-2013, 08:27 PM
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It's ok, it's just a bay window bus. No one loves them, I know I don't.
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Old 12-02-2013, 01:13 PM
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He should cram the whole into here , and flush.

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