[GH85Carrera]

Ted, my brother bought his 1971 Westfallia camper van in 1975 for $400 with a blown engine. He does not remember if it is 400K or 500K on as the odometer rolled over too many times since 1975. He loved that vehicle and has had over 100 deer from deer hunting on top, and been camping in zero degrees and 110 degrees. It is his thing, and he raised two boys that loved that old van.

It was totaled in a towing accident when pulled behind his Class A motorhome.

He wanted a 1971, not a 70 or 72 or any other year. This one is expensive, but it was done up buy an old VW guy for the guys wife. It is more of an adoption than a sale. The current owner turned down offers from others that saw it as a flip.

This is just to replace a beloved vehicle and it will be a nicer one than his old baby.

He wanted a 71 because it has the disk brakes, and better transmission, yet the old type 1 upright engine. He has lots of spare parts and can rebuild it with ease. His old one was totaled by the insurance company and brought almost 25K. He bought the old one back from the insurance company and it is stored inside now. The parts off of it will be enough to be close to a even trade for the new one.

It is not a pure economic purchase, lots of emotions involved. They can afford it, and he wants it. End of story for him. The current owner has the van at a body shop getting the battery box repaired and some other things he wants to do to it to make it perfect as possible before he sells it for the already agreed price. The money is not the
issue for either side.