This is a 1971 Volkswagen "Singlecab" pickup truck.... the box sides and tailgate all fold down flat to the body to make it a flat deck... the box itself measures 9 feet in length and 5 and a 1/4 feet in width... the truck as rated by new from volkswagen... get this is considered a 1 TON!!!
this particular truck was as far as i can find out a alberta vehicle all its life, the guy i got it from (a blacksmith) has had it for 16 years... the first 5 years he drove it daily and used it like you would any truck... routinely servicing it and hauling large loads and just generally beating it up.... he then proceeded to park it behind his shop and left it for 11 years... (driven into it's parking spot might i add...) then i roll along NOT looking for another vehicle but we get to talking and one thing leads to another he tells me that if he finds a good home for the singlecab he'd give it away (sorta hinting that i'm a good home...) so i snap and pick it up from him... only thing i had to do to get this truck was pull the motor for him and give it back (1600 dual port) cause he wants it in his 61 beetle so i towe the truck home.... spend an hour fiddling with the carb... put some fuel in it and a battery and it starts up... it runs and drives great... brakes are great, steering is tight, suspension is good..... so after that little bit of fun i pulled hs motor and took it back to him.... so as of now it's sat in my driveway awaiting some attention which it will get when i'm done my1979 mini project....
anyways i just plan to drive it rusty like it is so just build a new motor and put it on the road... do work on it while i drive it.... we'll see how that goes!
enjoi!
Al
