1979 vw bay window camper van For Sale

1979 devon camper benefiting from the larger 2l type 4 aircooled engine, this is much more usable than the earlier 1. 6 engines and happily keeps up with modern traffic.
This is an original devon conversion not a home made job, although the interior has been updated to house a more modern smev hob and sink it has been done sympathetically to keep in with the period look and has been done in a similar layout to what the original would have looked like and does retain some original features, its been done long enough ago to make it look almost like an original interior.

prior to my ownership it had an extensive no expense spared restoration from 2005 to 2009 as the owner was doing it for himself to use and not to make a quick profit and i have photo documentation to prove.
unfortunately due to ill health it stood for 4 years unused which is when i was lucky enough snatch it up in 2015

Work carried out during restoration:

-Replacement of all sills, cross members, outriggers, top hat sections, jacking points and cargo floor
-Complete front panel, 2 new doors with chrome surrounds, scrappers and felt channels
-Door skin for sliding door
-Complete front wheel arches
-All rust cut out and replaced with new metal no matter how small
-A rust free front axle from Alan Schofield
-All new rubbers for all doors, pop top and engine hatch
-All new rubber cab matts
-Lots of plastic caps rubbers and bushes inside
-Carpeted bare metal in cab and other places
-New heat exchangers, heater control pods and cables
-New steering damper, track rod ends, ball joints, torsion bar bushes, bump stops and axle swivel pin
-4 new shocks
-New complete clutch and cable
-Rear brake back plates, wheel cylinders, shoes and pads, all brake pipes replaced with new copper pipe, braided hoses, master cylinder, hand brake cable
-New cv joints with boots, starter motor, fuel pump, pipes, filler neck rubber and breather vent pipes
-Petronix electronic ignition, new coil, leads, engine seal, 2 new batteries
-New bumpers, wheels and tyres, new seat belts, 240 mains, hook up, split charge relay, rear lights, headlight rims, jail bars
-Dash tray, new glove box liner with lid, new smev sink and hob tap and pump, electric washer pump and bottle, sony radio and curtains

In the 6 years after restoration he only covered 492 miles due to health problems which is when i purchased the bus

Once i got the bus i lowered the front on drop spindles and turned the rear one spline for a mild lowering to get it to fit in the garage, I had all the rear seat pads/ bed re-trimmed, put a buddy seat in which houses a toilet and put in new curtains. I also added seat belt mounts in the rear

In my ownership it has been garaged when not in use and only brought out for camping trips shows or the odd wedding or prom

I spent months travelling the country looking at dozens of buses before i found this one and couldn't believe how good it was, i looked at them ranging from 10-20k and was always disappointed when i got there, very few buses are restored to this standard as it was restored for the love of it not to make a profit, most for sale look ok in pictures but need a lot of work when you start to inspect them, this is a rare example of a genuine uk rhd bus in fantastic condition that needs for nothing and can be used straight away, we covered many 1000 mile weekends away trouble free.
as this is an older restoration there are some very minor paint defects but nothing structural and zero rot, as this is an older restoration there is no hidden surprises you get buying a freshly painted one not knowing whats been covered.

most assume this is an import as its in such good condition but its a genuine uk rhd bus that was professionally converted from Devon from new

If you know your VWs you will appreciate the work gone into this bus to get it to this standard and if your new to the scene save yourself some time and look at a good one 1st, better still go look at a few 1st and then you will see how good this one really is.

A rare rust free Rhd uk bus
any inspection welcome

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