Look at this evaluation by NADA. They get these numbers from dealers.
1981

TRANSPORTER
    Model:        Type II Campmobile
    Weight:        3,427
    Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price:         $10,330
    Low Retail:        $3,925
    Average Retail:        $5,825
    High Retail:        $9,000

Go To NADA Website and check out the price.

I'd like to be the guy that got $9.000.00 for a 1981 Westy.
I just sold a great little 81 Westy for $3500.00, I figured it might
bring more but wanted to move it on out since I paid way too much for it
and then dropped about $700.00 in parts as well as  40 hours sweat
equity.
http://blackhead.netfirms.com/81verycherry.htm Check out the Westy that I
sold.
The first person that drove it bought it.

Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:36:35 -0500 Tom & Phyllis <erikoyne@EARTHLINK.NET>
writes:
> Some of us airheads are out here - mostly lurking - in KCMO. In fact,
> I saw
> another 80-83 a/c Westy this very p.m. But...two blinks and you'd
> miss us.
>
> I enjoy the list dialog but rarely post, having only a modest
> capacity to
> contribute much of worth or wit. For example, my 'big' Westy project
> is to
> do that spline-for-chrome-molding swap recommended by a list member
> some
> months ago - a no-tech effort.
>
> But your post brings to mind this question for the list - does
> anyone know
> how many Vanagons were imported by VWOA - by year & type? Are they
> almost
> all now found in 'Calingtonorado'?
>
> T
> 1982 Westy
>
> >>>I've been on this list for a good while now and I'm not finding
> any 83
> Air Cooled Westfalias or Vanagons.
> Maybe I'm blinking but are any of you out there?
>
> Stan Wilder
> 1983 Westfalia Air Cooled<<<

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