Vehicle Description
1959 Volkswagen Transporter Single-cab Pickup Restomod ?Featured on
the cover of Hot VWs Magazine ?PPG Sealing Wax Red exterior (L53)
?Scat Enterprises custom-built engine with dual 40 Weber IDF
carburetors and Weber intake with Cima/Mahle pistons and Compu-Fire
electronic ignition ?Albatross lowered Type 2 front beam and rear
dropped spring plates ?EMPI five-spoke wheels, front CSP Wide-5
disc brakes ?Interior by Joe?s Upholstery ?Hella headlights and VDO
gauges If the thought of a classic Volkswagen sounds appealing but
you?re not necessarily seeking a Beetle or a Karmann Ghia, what
about a early Transporter Utility Pickup? This example was featured
on the August 2005 cover of Hot VWs Magazine and has several
serious modifications! Made in August 1959 in Volkswagen?s Hanover,
West Germany factory, this pickup now sports a PPG Sealing Wax Red
exterior (L53). The paint and trim are in overall excellent
condition. The body is straight and solid, the chrome bumpers fit
tightly to the body and look great. Above the front bumper are a
pair of Hella headlights. The engine bay is extremely tidy and the
cargo area is in fine shape. The owner can keep the side walls and
tailgate up for a traditional but larger pickup box or all three
sides can be lowered for easier loading and unloading. This truck
rides on staggered radials, size 135R15 in front, and Kelly
Chargers out back, size 205/65R15. Each tire is mounted to an EMPI
five-spoke alloy wheel. The wheels and tires are all in very good
order. The front brakes have been upgraded to CSP Wide-5 discs at
every wheel. Out back and under the cargo bed is a custom-built,
flat, air-cooled four-cylinder engine from Scat Enterprises in
Redondo Beach, California. The engine has 7.5:1 compression, 4340
steel I-beam rods, dual Weber IDF carburetors, a Weber intake
manifold, Cima/Mahle pistons and a Compu-Fire electronic ignition.
Inside, the black bench seat has been redone a by Joe?s Upholstery.
It looks fantastic and offers good contrast to the red metal
portions of the cabin. There?s no carpet; black floormats are in
place instead. A two-spoke, white steering wheel provides its own
contrast to the red metal instrument panel which has a VDO
speedometer. A floor-mounted shifter completes the interior. The
first generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 with the split
windshield, informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or
Splittie among modern fans, was produced from 8 March 1950 through
the end of the 1967 model year. From 1950 to 1956, the T1 (not
called that at the time) was built in Wolfsburg; from 1956, it was
built at the completely new Transporter factory in Hanover. Like
the Beetle, the first Transporters used the 1100 Volkswagen
air-cooled engine, a 1.1-liter, 24 bhp, air-cooled
flat-four-cylinder ?boxer? engine mounted in the rear. This was
upgraded to the 1.2L, 30 bhp engine in 1953. A higher compression
ratio became standard in 1955; while an unusual early version of
the 40 bhp engine debuted exclusively on the Type 2 in 1959. Any
1959 models that retain that early engine today are true survivors.
VW fans, truck fans and those who are looking for a different kind
of classic should check out this hard to find single-cab pickup
from VW. Stop by to see it at MotoeXotica Classic Cars today! VIN:
511370 This truck is currently located at our facility in St.
Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 4,856 miles.
It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt
California title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full terms
and conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any
said vehicle, thank you.
