Spotted this in a backyard so knocked on the door to see if they wanted to part with it. It's a 70 lowlight deluxe that he bought new & parked here running about 12 years ago to do some front panel repairs that he never finished (small bingle that tore off the front bumper & moounts) It all looks to be there though I didn't get inside & the roof has some rust holes towards the back in the gutters & the front panel is rusted at the bottom, but what I could see through the window the front floor looks solid. There is a bit of surface rust on the floor above the engine due to the holes in the roof but the hood lining is all still there. The interior is white.
I'm happy for a long project so not too fussed about the level of work required.
Is it worth grabbing? Any thoughts please?

The front suspension is very sought after for split owners wishing to do a ball joint conversion they fetch $4-500 alone
is there an engine? it would be a 1600TP, if ok you could more money for the engine
in all you could get about $1500 + in parts alone
if the rust is not too bad then yes it is probably worth restoring

yes yes yes,like silver said ,but it would be a shame to part out unless really rusty

Thanks for the replies.
Yes there is an engine & as I said it was running when he parked it here 12 odd years ago. Didn't ask how many k's it had though.

I wouldn't part it out, want to do a resto, unless it was beyond it rust wise, but looks pretty solid from what I can see of it.

Personally I would walk away from the rusty roof. It will never stop bubbling out

I'm with Helbus, too much rust in the roof, but as said, parts are def sought after

parts parts parts donor whoo hoo!!

Thanks for the input guys. Having read a bit more on bay identification it would seem this one is a 71 as it has the closer 5 stud wheels with disk front. The old fella (in his 80's) that bought in new said he got it at Footscray VW in 1970. Could it be an MY71 released late in 70. Does it make it any more desirable or useful for parts?

yes its the model for the donor beam for splitty conversion the aluminium trim looks desirable too

The 71 was the best low-light year ever as they looked totally as a lowlight yet had huge upgrades over previous models such as:

First year to have a twin port 1600 (MY1970 models still had the single port 1600).
First year to have disc brakes up front.
Frist year to have boosted brakes.
First year to have a "Y" frame chassis up front.

However roof rot is a difficult repair and too scary for my liking.

Still worth it if your keen - although I would cut down the grass around the kopmbi to get a better check.

Looks like it's about 50/50 for & against taking it on. Leaning towards picking it up but will sit on the desicion for a few weeks. Will post up the outcome. Cheers all.

just do it

buy it and sell it to me or dibs on the grill

71 were a 1 year only wheel arch slightly diff to later bays

71 have a curved single edge arch later ones are double edge , have a 69dc bay in the yard some 68 rear arches cut off a bus a 70 micro , 71 dc and a 76 camper, so can get pics if u want

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Originally posted by Klaus 71 have a curved single edge arch later ones are double edge , have a 69dc bay in the yard some 68 rear arches cut off a bus a 70 micro , 71 dc and a 76 camper, so can get pics if u want

Early 69 lowlights with wide 5 wheels were the last to do a direct front & rear interchange with a splitty, late 69 onwards have a different size bolt pattern for the front beams & the IRS is a problem

they look similar to whats on my 73 kombi

70's had wide 5 too, arm and springplate change came in 72 when rear clip changed

what happened to this one?

mmm the deluxe trim would look good on my 70
oh and heres my 71 dc arches

76 arch

My 71 bus has the same rear guards as the 76 pictured.

ha ha just makes mine worth more ..even rarer

Keep us posted Dave

looks nice =)