Precisely. Field of "dreams"... Work with me here ;-)

Chris.

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Dnia Mar 11, 2012 o godz. 12:54 Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> napisał(a):

> Chris, big difference between what's asked and what's received. 
> 
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
> 
> On Mar 11, 2012, at 7:05 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
>> Someone had pointed out the high asking price for a particular air-cooled
>> Westfalia on Craigslist.  Much hillary, raised eyebrows and chuckling
>> ensued.  Was the firm price of $3500 that far out of norm?  Let's take a
>> walk down the field of air-cooled dreams...
>> 
>> This 1980 appears very complete and fairly free of rust, but the seller
>> mentions windshield seal rust which often means holes in the body under the
>> seal.  A rebuilt motor is mentioned.  $4000 OBO:
>> 
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1252379
>> 
>> 
>> 1982 Westy, automatic, with some surface rust and the camper interior
>> painted black.  Dropped valve in the motor.  Extra motor included for extra
>> $$.  $2500 OBO:
>> 
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1254408
>> 
>> 1980 Westy, with surface showing profusely through the metallic green
>> paint. It is "factory A/C ready" and "rare automatic"  but needs an A/C
>> compressor.$3300 OBO:
>> 
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1249994
>> 
>> 1982 Westy, original color body which requires the usual amount of love and
>> has a mismatching sliding door.  Not all is lost as the owner is including
>> a Jake Raby recipe "camper special" motor and a good transmission to
>> replace the bad automatic that's currently in the vehicle.  $7500 OBO:
>> 
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1201990
>> 
>> 1981 Westy, automatic, "very are air-cooled", no mention whether the
>> automatic transmission is rare.  "Factory A/C" set up with missing
>> compressor and belt. Seller states the engine is rebuilt and also lists the
>> items he replaced.  $4500 OBO:
>> 
>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1236094
>> 
>> So there you have it. The options are out there.
>> 
>> --
>> Chris S.
>> "Build it, and they will come."