Poor Richard's Volkswagen Trades

UNDER CONSTRUCTION spring 2008

Aside from actually owning and driving an old VW bus, or any air-cooled VW, part of the fun of them is tracking one down and getting it. Being the adventurous type that I am, I love to make an adventure out of getting a bus, or sending one to its happy new home. I've owned a lot of busses now, a couple Beetles, and a couple type IIIs, and have either bought, sold, or traded several of them over the internet. Here's a little chart listing each of them, where they came from, and where they went: (Click on specific bus type for a full in-depth history of that bus and its adventures)
Bus NumberYearModelCame From....Went To....Dates Owned
1 1978 Standard(sunroof) Newspaper gave to friend 9/90-1994
2 1975 Hard top Westy Mechanic traded for poptop summer 1991
3 1967 Standard Washington Paper Sold to friend 9/3/93-3/1996
4 1967 Westfalia Friend Sold to V@L Listmember spring 1994
5 1966 Sunroof Deluxe Local buy Traded to V@L listmember summer 1995
6 1965 Single Cab Traded from V@L listmember traded back to listmember summer 1995-2/1996
7 1967 Panel Camper Newspaper sold on theSamba 1/23/1996 -3/12/2004
8 1967 Westfalia bought from V@L listmember Sold to different V@L listmember 2/1996-6/1996
9 1968 Crew Cab Bought from V@L listmember (Uncle Joel) traded for 62 crew cab fall 1997-spring 1998
10 1979 Westfalia Bought from local mechanic friend for parts, after it had a nasty tree fall on it. still own most of itfall 1996
11 1967 Hardtop deluxe Bought from friend fixed and sold to roommate fall 1997
12 1962 Crew Cab traded with listmember still own 2/1998 - present
13 1971 Westfalia bought locally traded to listmember summer 1998
14 1967 Crew Cab traded from listmember sold locally fall 1998
15 a. 1960 Kombi Friend sold to roommate 1/2001-3/2001
15 b. 1960 Kombi roommate sold on theSamba 10/2004-2/2005
16 a. 1971 Standard word-of-mouth sold to roommate 2001?
16 b. 1971 Standard roommate Sold on theSamba 10/2004 - 2/2005
17 1970 Kombi Newspaper Sold to type2 list member summer 2002
18 1970 Kombi Friend Gave to Roommate summer 2002
19 1969 Riviera Newspaper Sold on theSamba 12/2003 - 1/2004
20 1987 Westfalia Friend Sold 12/2003 - 3/14/05
21 1971 Westfalia Friend Sold on the Samba 2/2005-8/27/2005
22 1970 Westfalia Friend Sold on the Samba 3/12/2005 - late April, 2005
23 1975 Westfalia deluxe Friend gave away 5/8/2006 - 3/5/07
Beetle 1 1969 Autostick mechanic Sold to Rec.Autos.VW member fall 1995
Beetle 2(a) 1964 Standard local mechanic gave to girlfriend at the time5/1997
Beetle 2(b) 1964 Standard ex-girlfriend's dad sold on the Samba3/19/2005 - 4/10/2005
Beetle 3 1972 Super word-of-mouth sold to friend
Beetle 4 1971 Super word-of-mouth sold to friend
Beetle 5 1971 Super friend's dad (was previously a different friend's) kept drive train, sold the rest 4/3/2006 - 12/16/06
Beetle 6 1969 Standard P.O. was a roommate Traded for diesel Rabbit 4/29/2006 - 4/10/2007
Ghia 1965 Convertible Newspaper sold to friend
Type III 1(a) 1971 Squareback Internet sold to roommate fall 1999?
Type III 1(b) 1971 Squareback roommate sold on theSamba 10/2004-12/2004
Type III 2 1973 Squareback Internet gave to friend
Rabbit 1981 Diesel 2 Door Internet, traded Beetle for Still Have 4/10/2007 - present
Other Ones
Chevrolet 1947 Fleetmaster 4dr sedan newspaper classifieds sold via sign 7/20/2001 Spring 2002
Ford 1964 Falcon Grandmother bought new gave to friend 2001 - 2003 (August 2007)
Jeep(ster) 1969 Commando online classifieds sold to NC 4x4 member 5/8/2002 - Jan. 2005
Jeep 1972 Commando eBay still own November 2004
  • My Bus Trek Page all about my cross country trip in my '67 bus
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    These all are busses that I either own, or once owned

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    Bus NumberPictureYearModelFound By....Went To....Dates Owned
    1 1978 Standard(sunroof) Newspaper gave to friend 9/90-1994
    2 1975 Hard top Westy Mechanic traded for poptop summer 1991
    3 1967 Standard Washington Paper Sold to friend 9/3/93-3/1996
    4 1967 Westfalia Friend Sold to V@L Listmember spring 1994
    5 1966 Sunroof Deluxe Local buy Traded to V@L listmember summer 1995
    6 1965 Single Cab Traded from V@L listmember traded back to listmember summer 1995-2/1996
    7 1967 Panel Camper Newspaper sold on theSamba 1/23/1996 -3/12/2004
    8 1967 Westfalia bought from V@L listmember Sold to different V@L listmember 2/1996-6/1996
    9 1968 Crew Cab Bought from V@L listmember (Uncle Joel) traded for 62 crew cab fall 1997-spring 1998
    10 1979 Westfalia Bought from local mechanic friend for parts, after it had a nasty tree fall on it. still own most of itfall 1996
    11 1967 Hardtop deluxe Bought from friend fixed and sold to roommate fall 1997
    12 1962 Crew Cab traded with listmember still own 2/1998 - present
    13 1971 Westfalia bought locally traded to listmember summer 1998
    14 1967 Crew Cab traded from listmember sold locally fall 1998
    15 a. 1960 Kombi Friend sold to roommate 1/2001-3/2001
    15 b. 1960 Kombi roommate sold on theSamba 10/2004-2/2005
    16 a. 1971 Standard word-of-mouth sold to roommate 2001?
    16 b. 1971 Standard roommate Sold on theSamba 10/2004 - 2/2005
    17 1970 Kombi Newspaper Sold to type2 list member summer 2002
    18 1970 Kombi Friend Gave to Roommate summer 2002
    19 1969 Riviera Newspaper Sold on theSamba 12/2003 - 1/2004
    20 1987 Westfalia Friend Sold 12/2003 - 3/14/05
    21 1971 Westfalia Friend Sold on the Samba 2/2005-8/27/2005
    22 1970 Westfalia Friend Sold on the Samba 3/12/2005 - late April, 2005
    23 1975 Westfalia deluxe Friend gave away 5/8/2006 - 3/5/07
    24 1987 Vanagon GL V@L listsold to friend October 2007-May 10, 2008
    Beetle 1 1969 Autostick mechanic Sold to Rec.Autos.VW member fall 1995
    Beetle 2(a) 1964 Standard local mechanic gave to girlfriend at the time5/1997
    Beetle 2(b) 1964 Standard ex-girlfriend's dad sold on the Samba3/19/2005 - 4/10/2005
    Beetle 3 1972 Super word-of-mouth sold to friend
    Beetle 4 1971 Super word-of-mouth sold to friend
    Beetle 5 1971 Super friend's dad (was previously a different friend's) kept drive train, sold the rest 4/3/2006 - 12/16/06
    Beetle 6 1969 Standard P.O. was a roommate Traded for diesel Rabbit 4/29/2006 - 4/10/2007
    Ghia 1965 Convertible Newspaper sold to friend
    Type III 1(a) 1971 Squareback Internet sold to roommate fall 1999?
    Type III 1(b) 1971 Squareback roommate sold on theSamba 10/2004-12/2004
    Type III 2 1973 Squareback Internet gave to friend
    Rabbit 1981 Diesel 2 Door Internet, traded Beetle for Still Have 4/10/2007 - present
    Other Ones
    Chevrolet 1947 Fleetmaster 4dr sedan newspaper classifieds sold via sign 7/20/2001 Spring 2002
    Ford 1964 Falcon Grandmother bought new gave to friend 2001 - 2003 (August 2007)
    Jeep(ster) 1969 Commando online classifieds sold to NC 4x4 member 5/8/2002 - Jan. 2005
    Jeep 1972 Commando eBay still own November 2004