UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.
(12/08/2013) Anyone know what company might have built this in 2004? Nice looking VEEP!
“2004 DUNE BUGGY, VW VERSION OF A JEEP, CALLED A VEEP! ALSO HAS OTHER NAMES: VEEPSTER, SCAMP, GPV (GENERAL PURPOSE VEHICLE) OR A CONVERTIBLE. I JUST CALL IT MY SHOW CAR!
THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST, COOLEST VEHICLE YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS AND A MULTIPLE FIRST PLACE SHOW WINNER… THIS WAS VOLKSWAGEN VERSION OF AN OLD WILLY’S / WILLIS JEEP, KNOWN AS A VEEP! THIS ONE WAS FACTORY BUILT IN CALIFORNIA FROM SMALL COMPANY IN 2004. AND THIS IS NOT THE CHEAPER VERSION THAT THEY TAKE A SOLID FIBERGLASS BODY AND JUST SET IT ON VW CHASIS. YET, THIS ONE HAND BUILT OUT OF A COMBINATION OF STRONG FIBERGLASS, ALUMINIUM AND STEEL BODY PARTS WITH VERY STRONG BOXED TUBE STEEL FRAME / CHASIS THAT TIES INTO THE STEEL BUMPERS AND ROLL CAGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS BUILT EXTREMLY WELL. IT COMBINES THE RELIABILITY AND CHEAP MAINTANCE OF THE VOLKSWAGEN WITH THE SUPER TOUGH BODY OF ALUMINIUM AND RUST FREE FIBERGLASS. PARTS ARE SIMPLE, CHEAP AND EASY TO OBTAIN THROUGH AND VW SHOPS AND JEEP OFFERS MULTIPLE PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMIZE ANY WAY YOU DESIRE. THESE VEHICLES ARE GREAT OFF ROAD AND I KNOW IT WOULD BE BETTER AND GIVE IT MORE OF THE JEEP LOOK IF I RAN THE BIGGER WHITE WAGON WHEELS AND TIRES. YET I USE IT AS DRIVER TO WORK AND TAKE THE HIGHWAY TO THE CAR SHOWS, SO I WENT WITH THE WHEELS TO ACOMPANY THAT. AND WAS TOLD THAT RIMS ARE QUITE RARE AND WORTH PRETTY PENNY. I JUST LIKE THE WAY THEY LOOK AND RIDE DOWN THE ROAD. WEATHER YOU WANT TO WIN 1ST PLACE AT YOUR LOCAL CAR SHOW, ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS, TOW BEHIND YOUR RV (VERY LIGHTWEIGHT), TURN IT INTO FULL BLOWN JEEP, GO OFF ROAD OR THE SAND DUNES, USE IN PARADE, HAVE A ONE OF A KIND DUNE BUGGY, OR JUST PLAIN AND SIMPLE AND DRIVE IT, YOU WILL NOT FIND ONE NICER. YOU PROBABLY CANT EVEN FIND ANOTHER ONE…
THIS VEEP IS TOTALLY STREET LEGAL AND PASSES ALL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REQUIRERMENTS HERE IN FL AND EVEN IN CALIFORNIA. FACTORY BUILT IN CA. AND OLNY HAS 1,125 MILES ON IT SINCE NEW. COMES WITH A VW TYPE 3 VERY TIGHT FRONT END WITH DISC BRAKES THAT WILL STOP ON A DIME AND GIVE YOU CHANGE. VERY LOW MILAGE 1600CC SINGLE PORT MOTOR BUILT FOR TORQUE THAT RUNS EVEN BETTER THAT IT LOOKS. THIS THING WILL IDLE UP HILLS AND THROUGH SURGAR SAND. STARTS UP WITH JUST A TOUCH OF THE KEY. CAN DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE NO PROBLEM KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC. MOTOR IS LINKED TO A FOUR SPEED VW TRANSMISSION THAT SHIFTS GREAT. YOU WILL BE JUST AMAZED HOW WELL SHE RUNS DOWN THE ROAD.
EVERYTHING IN THE VEEP WORKS AS IT SHOULD; FROM THE RUNING LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS (HIGH AND LOW BEAM), ALL THE DASH LIGHTS, LOWER FOG LIGHTS ON THE FRONT BUMPER, UPPER KC LIGHTS ON THE ROLL CAGE, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, OIL AND VOLTAGE GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, SEAT BELTS, DETACHABLE FACE AM FM CD PLAYER WITH A REMOVABLE SMALL SUB BOX BEHIND THE SEATS IN YOUR STORAGE COMPARTMENT (HAS 10 FT EXTRA SPEAKER WIRE TO MOVE SPEAKER BOX ANYWHERE OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE FOR ENTERTAINMENT), FULL STEEL ROLL CAGE TIED INTO BOXED STEEL FRAME, CONVERTIBLE BIKINI TOP THAT SNAPS OFF IN SECONDS, LIGHT UP BUGGY WHIP MOUNTED ON REAR BUMPER WITH LAY DOWN MOUNT (LEGALLY MUST HAVE FOR OFF ROAD / SAND DUNES), LIFT UP PANEL BEHIND SEAT FOR EASY ACCESS TO BATTERY, VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND REAR OF MOTOR, FULL ALUMANIUM HOOD FOR THAT TOUGH RIDGIT DURABILITY THAT LIFTS UP TO EXPOSE THE FUEL TANK (WHICH HAS RUBBER SEALS IN BETWEEN TO PROTECT PAINT WHEN CLOSED), BRAND NEW WENCH MOUNTED TO FRONT BUMPER THAT HAS LIKE A 10 FT CORD TO OPERATE THE REMOTE SWITCH AND FINALLY, SOME NICE RED LED LIGHTS UNDER THE DASH AND ENGINE FOR THAT EXTRA TOUCH TO SHOW IT OFF AT THE CAR SHOWS OR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.”
Hi my brother just came across a old willys jeep converted to a doonebuggy With the vw set up in rear. I wish I could take picture to send . It has numbers on parts but ITs not finding em And I am trying help get A few things to finish is projfor a ggift. Can u help us figure out the Make n model