Vehicle Description
So when you're heading out on the road to follow your favorite band
from city to city, this 1974 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus is probably what
you should be driving. Nicely maintained with a fantastic artistic
wrap that's period-perfect, it lives up to the legend and puts a
smile on everyone's face who sees it.
Yes, it's a vinyl wrap so you aren't going to be married to it
forever, but the far-out artwork is by well-known Nashville artist
and musician, Ray Stephenson, so it has a bit of a pedigree.
Underneath you'll find traditional blue and white paint that's in
great shape, but nobody's checking color codes and it'll make
finding your way home in a crowded field of campers that much
easier. Fit and finish are typical VW, which is to say well above
average, and while it has certainly been driven and enjoyed a bit,
the overall look is a bus that's been loved. There's a jaunty roof
rack with spare tire mount, as well as a vent, so hanging out in
the VW is comfortable when you're visiting the great outdoors. A
few splashes of chrome dress things up and the white bumpers are a
traditional look.
Inside is where the action is, with a pair of bucket seats up front
and a panoramic view through that giant windshield. In back, there
are decent travel accommodations, including a rear bench seat that
converts to a bed. The custom gray cloth upholstery is in excellent
condition with integrated ambient lighting that add to the VW's
inviting look. Clever storage cubbies abound and the carpets are in
very good condition considering that this bus can also be a home. A
powerful stereo system provides appropriate entertainment both on
the road and at the campsite and the gauges have been augmented
with modern faces. The whole thing's pretty darned neat, if you ask
me.
VW's erstwhile and utterly reliable air-cooled flat four won't get
you there quickly, but it will unquestionably get you there. This
is actually one of the best-running VWs of any sort we've featured,
and someone's obviously taken exceptional care of the mechanicals
inside this bus. It starts easily and pulls with surprising gusto
(it's all relative), and it has one of the most precise VW shifters
(again, relative) that we've experienced. There's not much to look
at in there, but you'll see signs of regular maintenance and
correct replacement parts, not some hacked-up project by a backyard
mechanic, and the ever-charming exhaust note will announce your
presence before you even arrive. The underside is in good order
with a remarkably uniform covering of dust and surface scale, but
nothing seems to be amiss and again, there are signs that this VW
has always been loved. Disc brakes up front, along with a rather
large sway bar, make it feel confident in traffic and the ride is
plush on the open road where it cruises happily at 60 MPH. Standard
steel wheels are painted white and wear VW hubcaps, along with a
set of recent 185R14 blackwall radials.
America's love for the VW Microbus is alive and well, and owning
this one makes you a member of a very enthusiastic group of folks.
Call today!
