1960 Volkswagen Custom Bus

This 1960 customized VW bus is just the thing for the guy who wants something a little different. It is not a numbers matching early Corvette, or even a limited production Mustang but you sure will be asked everywhere you drive it, what it is, what's in it and where did you get it?

This is an original Arizona rust free VW bus that was cut in half with the side slider door removed and stuck together with pop rivets then displayed on the roof of a local Tucson buggy business. The restoration began when the business went under and the seller acquired the bus. He was a huge fan of Volkswagen and growing up with Cadillacs during his childhood he thought the blending of the two would be spectacular.

He sourced a wrecked 1968 Eldorado with only 62,000 miles. The 472/500 engine, front drive transmission, hubs and disc brakes all went into the bus. The engine is the 500 cubic inch model and the transmission was professionally rebuilt. The original bus had a 94.5" wheelbase and after the modifications it now rides on a 47" wheelbase and this awkward shortness was wonderfully massaged into Hot Rod status with the chop. The roof was shrunk down and the window posts laid back along with the wing windows. The door sliders were filled and smoothed and the handles shaved. The rear corners were shrunk and tilted inward and the rear door split into a window and lower engine access. The license plate was lowered and a full rear valance with exhaust cutouts were made.

The 500 cubic inch V8 sits in a custom built 2"x3" frame with 1 1/2" full tube back-half. The original VW four-cylinder air cooled 1192 cc engine only produced 36 horsepower so we are looking at a dramatic difference. The Eldorado drive puts 375 hp thru custom built Spicer axles with Eldorado discs to the custom built GM/VW wheels that ride on huge BFG radials. The front VW suspension boasts a narrowed, flipped and air-bagged custom set up. The rear is a tube-built IRS. A ten gallon with dual pumps and fast valve four gaged paddle air ride is at all four corners. Cooling is a aluminum four core radiator. It is fitted with Auto meter phantom gauges, 160 mph speedo,spun aluminum fuel tank with a custom fire extinguisher. All the chrome is new, wiring is 12 volt and it is equipped with a painless gm kit.

The paint is yellow pearl and creamy white. The woodgrain is not a vinyl wrap but it was hand done with thirteen color blends. This bus also has a booming sound system with a Premiere deck with CD, MP3, Alpine amps, Focal mids and tweeters, JL woofer and iPod port. The interior is a blend of suede, vinyl and leather while the headliner is perforated and molded.

This VW custom Cadillac powered bus is truly unique. It will put a smile on your face as well as everyone who gets the chance to see it. You will not find a chopped, shortened and lowered VW bus that is fitted with a Cadillac V8 ever again. Make this the fairgrounds cruiser, burger run, wheelie machine that will garner attention where ever it goes. Think of the business advertising possibilities that it offers. Just think a 1960 VW Bus that is powered by a 500 cubic inch V8 Cadillac. It has less than 250 miles on it and has really only been driven to a few car shows and rod runs where it has caused a commotion at every outing.

** This VW Bus was sold at the Russo & Steele Auction in Scottsdale, AZ on 1/29/2011 **

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To see more about this vehicle, check out these links:

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/11/04/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1960-v...

http://www.autabuy.com/Vehicles/Details.cfm?VID=492595&Year=1960&Make...

http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector-car/1960-Volkswagen-Custom-Bus/6198

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1960
• 1960 VW
• VW Bus
• Custom
• Chopped
• Shortened
• Cadillac
• Customized
• Russo & Steele
• Auction
• 472/500 engine

[bellavenere]

FYI...this bus was purchased already shortened and physically altered. The only changes that were made by my brother (the owner of it at the time of this video) were mechanical and cosmetic - paint job, custom shifter, etc.

[2008calander]

They actually made a VW bus look worse.

[Minus42Zero]

If your going to make a short bus don't use a split window bus, use a bay window. Splits should not be abused like this. Stop wrecking them in movies too they can be driven by someone who really wants it and wants to treat the car good. These are getting harder to find. Restore them don't destroy them.

[Vincenzo19901218]

stupid american barbarian people :(

[87tunj]

waste



[Smileyflyer]

Aaaaaaarghhhhhhh!!! hope, this is just a nightmare?

[buttmanroad]

Is this the Gay Retard Auction?

[Rokkbert]

the problem with shorty buses is that they handle like pigs

[MrHetherton]

that is very unusual apart from a very unusual beetle called outrage 3 i saw on a vw video, supposed to be the fastest beetle on the planet. i have a 56 oval beetle and a 67 type 2 split screen camper,

[bava67]

I think I had a bad dream about that last night.