SOLD!  1957 Standard Microbus, Palm Green over Sand Green, Very Clean and Stylish Cruiser!

** This Bus just had a freshly built $1,500 performance transaxle from Rancho installed at Old Speed. The owner also had them do a thorough service including tune up, valve adjustment, oil change, lube, 4 wheel alignment, minor suspension adjustments, and a new steering wheel and horn button to make it even a far better value. The price has also been lowered by $3,000 so coupling those improvements and price drop that is translating to a ~$5,000 price discount. You will never build a Bus this nice with the performance upgrades and extras this offers for less!

This early 1957 Standard Microbus has been built in a very tasteful and traditional California style and makes an impression with both beauty and attitude.  It has all the classic ingredients to produce a extremely respectable and desirable Bus, early pressed bumper model, beautiful paint and body, properly lowered suspension, Porsche 944 disc brakes, Al Reed restored and paint detailed genuine Porsche Fuchs alloys, safari windows, all 3 correct early seats, a stout 1776 cc engine with dual carbs, ceramic coated A1 exhaust system, Gene Berg locking shifter, and 1956 California license plates.

The paint and body are extremely nice, not perfect, but are fresh and extremely respectable as you can see from the pics.  The body was completely bare metaled as this was a thorough rotisserie job.  It is painted the correct Palm Green over Sand Green (L311/L312) scheme which is positively one of the most beautiful and most loved combinations that Volkswagen ever produced.  All of the body components are correct, pressed bumpers, doors, doglegs, brakelight decklid, crankstart apron, etc.  The taillights are new Argentinian reproduction bubbles and are very nice.  The Bus had a set of genuine 1955-1958 European semaphore Bus taillights installed where the reflectors would have resided at one point but they serve the same function as the reflectors would have and work as well.  One of the decklid hinges has broken free from the decklid in the typical fashion as well and will require repair or replacement, trivial, but worth the mention.  Overall an extremely attractive Bus that is far prettier than most from the pressed bumper generation.

The interior is fresh, clean, and includes all 3 correct seats.  The seat covers and door panels are from TMI and are technically correct for a 1959-1961 Mango Green and Seagull Grey Standard Microbus.  The middle seat grab bars and headliner are not installed but will be included in the sale of the Bus.  A set of either West Coast Classics or Octavio's door panels and seat covers would put this Bus over the top if someone wanted to bring it to that higher level.  The good news is that the hard to find correct seats are already present which makes that goal much easier.

Mechanically this Bus has had thousands spent dialing it in to a very high standard.  It has been properly and professionally lowered by the knowledgeable and well respected guys at Old Speed.  The beam is a KCW 4" narrowed with adjusters, dropped spindles, and a very pricey set of Porsche 944 disc brakes which make it stop on a dime.  The rear is lowered with a straight axle setup as well.  The engine is a fresh and stout 1776 cc with dual Dellorto carbs with polished manifolds and linkage, a alternator, Bosch 009 distributor, Bosch blue coil, aluminum degree pulley, and a very nice and expensive ceramic coated A1 exhaust system which looks and sounds awesome.  The Bus has also been converted to 12 volts and features a Optima gel cell battery for added reliability.  The wheels are a set of freshly refinished and super spendy genuine Porsche Fuchs alloys done up by the legendary Al Reed.  This Bus is setup for driveability and style both being low, quick, having an aggressive stance, and having both balls and stopping power. 

It attended the VW Classics in Irvine, California last June and I had more than one serious top level Bus collector come up to me and say "Damn that Green on Green is cool, whose is it?"  It makes a good impression to say the least.  SOLD!

Brendan (858)366-2549
brendanfinn666@yahoo.com

**Please note that this Bus is located in the Orange County area.  Thanks!