Lot Ended
Description
1975 Volkswagen Car Transporter
NOT
SOLD
One-off build with its own chassis no. issued by DVLA;
Subaru Legacy boxer power to the rear axle; built by VW restoration specialist
to carry classics but rarely used; requires IVA completion; very cool
indeed
Ever
felt the need for a VW T2 based car transporter with three axles and six wheels?
What about one that’s powered not by an air-cooled VW unit, but by a powerful
Subaru boxer lump instead?
Created
after years of planning by a reputable Gloucestershire-based VW restoration shop
to carry-round newly completed and restored T2’s, Splitty’s and customised
Beetles, while showing off their restoration skills at the same time, this
unique car-carrier was finished a couple of years ago and used as intended.
Unfortunately,
some kind soul reported the truck to the DVLA who said it needed its own, brand
new chassis number as it was so extensively modified. As a result, its use was
immediately curtailed while the majority of the changes required for a new
commercial vehicle registration and IVA tests were completed.
This
was as far as our man got before it started eating up too much time and he lost
his way in a morass of bureaucracy. As a result, the truck has remained unused
for the last year.
The
newly issued chassis number DVLASWA3971803002 has been affixed to the rear
chassis, its original VW chassis number binned and the truck now awaits its
final IVA presentation and completion.
Power
comes from a naturally aspirated, rear mounted Subaru Legacy 2.0 boxer engine
driving the rear-most axle only. Access to this is provided by removable
sections in the beaver tail and from underneath. The gearbox is the from the
original November 1975 VW T2 it's based on, as are the axles, front beam,
brakes, dashboard and seats.
There
is a mounting point for a winch and lashing points to secure whatever you carry
- up to 3.5 tonnes. The history file includes the old V5C, invoices, DVLA
correspondence, IVA paperwork and other sundry paperwork along with images of
the build.
For more information - contact Will Daniels 07951
709919
* All charges are subject to VAT