1969 Volkswagen Type II Camper Bus review from North America

I bought this Bus on Ebay in '05, crazy I know, and drove it from Detroit all the way down to Tennessee, keeping it around 60mph, and took 12 hours; kept a eye on the oil just to be safe and no problems at all.

The guy who had it before had recently restored everything, except most of the finishing touches on the interior.

I replaced the carpet with some nice shag LOL, and upholstered the seat and bed. It is red and had a pop top with a black cover that is now white along with the front emblem, which was golden yellow before.

The engine was replaced 12k ago according the guy I got it from. And to date the only major repair needed is to replace a burnt out tail light.

I know there are all different kinds of camper styles (i.e. Westfalia), but mine has a closet first on the left and the standard bench that folds down to a bed, a fold up table from the wall, a reverse seat behind the driver, behind the passenger is a sink atop of a refrigerator, which works only when the bus is plugged to a camper power jack. The sinks drains; the manual pump is not working, but a new one is being shipped.

Overall the bus is my most reliable vehicle, it always starts, takes it a couple tries in cold weather, but always turns. The key is to always, ALWAYS let the motor warm up before driving; these old school air-cooled engines will always take care of you if you give just the minimum, so why not take real good care of it...

Before I bought my '69, we had a '72. Which had a fiberglass top that was solid and could be raised of lowered, and was high enough for my 6'1" frame. But it needed some serious TLC, so we sold for the '69.