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SoCalDave

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Going up the 5frwy yesterday. Never seen one of these.

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25Elmn8r

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So what would you call a single cab? The same? What about a deluxe or a panel?

That is a Double Cab.
Transporter
Double cab transporter
xx window deluxe - dream bus for me!
panel van or wagon

Any way you call it, it's crazy how much they go for now!
 

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Single or double, it's still a Transporter. Nice one, looks built! OG turbo style too, not a Subaru motor or an Ecotech.

Pretty rare too. I've only seen a few.
 

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Transporter
Double cab transporter
xx window deluxe - dream bus for me!
panel van or wagon

Any way you call it, it's crazy how much they go for now!
I thought they were called combi's.
 

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I had a buddy that owned a Porsche junkyard in 70/80/90s and would buy those clapped out work trucks in Germany. Stuff them full of Porsche parts, throw a tarp over the back and ship them back to California. Sold the Porsche parts for $$$ and sold the truck for $.
 

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Have you guys priced a "Reliable" VW motor lately??? Talk about a boatload of money..... 😲
 

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Have you guys priced a "Reliable" VW motor lately??? Talk about a boatload of money..... 😲
My Buddy John at PowerHaus can't build them fast enough. Not sure what they cost.

My neighbor a few doors over his a vanagon double cab transporter if that's what this is called. Just showed up in his driveway next to his electric truck.
 

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They make a really nice motor. $5K is the starting point for a 1600, but it's built with all new parts including an aluminum Autolinea case.

I haven't bought a VW motor in YEARS, but the last one I did buy, got me two speeding tickets. 🤣 It ran GREAT!!

I should have never sold my '61 bug. 😭
 

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My Buddy John at PowerHaus can't build them fast enough. Not sure what they cost.

My neighbor a few doors over his a vanagon double cab transporter if that's what this is called. Just showed up in his driveway next to his electric truck.
Haha, are you asking about John's big turbo motors? They'are around 20K.

I've know John for about 25+ years, since he worked at Serrano's, then Powerhaus, then helped him move the shop after he bought the business from the original Dave's Powerhaus.
 
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