A 1978 Volkswagen Bus with rare automatic transmission, found in burned condition in a Denver self-service wrecking yard.
back in 2009, but I understand how someone might have become attached to a T2 Transporter that wasn't a clattering, disintegrating rusty-ass hooptie.and I've known of several owned by friends that burned to the ground. Back when air-cooled VWs were common sights on American roads—say, the middle 1950s through the early 1990s—there were of fires involving these cars.
Gasoline ends up pouring onto hot engine parts and a fire starts. Sometimes the heat causes the oil cooler to burst, which adds a fresh source of fuel to the inferno. By the time the driver realizes what's happening, it's usually too late; all you can do is pull over, get out, and watch helplessly as the flames consume the entire vehicle.
Believe it or not, it was possible to buy a new 1978 Volkswagen Transporter with a three-speed automatic transmission, and that's what this van has. With just 67 horsepower and 101 pound-feet from its 2.0-liter boxer-four engine, most buyers took the four-speed manual. The MSRP for this van would have been $7,420 with the automatic, or about $36,223 in 2023 dollars. Minivans were still a half-dozen years off when this van was new, so there really weren't any other mainstream choices for American vehicle shoppers who wanted a small, fuel-efficient van in 1978.became available in the United States. The Vanagon had an air-cooled engine until a water-cooled version arrived here in 1983.
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