Interesting old VWs on Copart

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 06/25/2020 at 18:00 • Filed to: None

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The first Vanagon had some nice upgrades (wheels, dual headlight grille). And if you were going to get hit whilst driving Vanagon, getting hit in the rear is probably best (although I will admit that I totalled my ‘83 in a frontal offset collision and drove away even though the entire chassis was distorted). Better take out the engine than you...

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 18:12

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I bet some “adventure wiring” was the culprit of that fire...

Nauraushaun > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 18:14

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Anything with the engine not in the front  is alright with me

Tripper > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 18:14

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Oh baby, lemme get that green boi

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Tripper 06/25/2020 at 18:20

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Not if I get it first! When was the last time you saw a Brasilia in the US that didn't come from Mattel?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nauraushaun 06/25/2020 at 18:21

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I might make an exception for the Eurovan since it has a 5MT.

Tripper > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 19:33

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Circa never 

SiennaMan > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 20:06

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Wwhy is the green one on copart and not bat?

VW Max > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/25/2020 at 20:07

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I bet old fuel lines

ranwhenparked > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 21:05

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How many do you figure are even here? A dozen or so, maybe? I know more than one has been privately imported, but if you brought it to any decently sized air cooled event, chances are strong it would be the only one on the field. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ranwhenparked 06/25/2020 at 21:41

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I wouldn't even know how to figure that out, but a SWAG would be 1-1.5 dozen.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/25/2020 at 21:45

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Probably. Looking at the engine I thought it was air-cooled, but I see a radiator out front. The fire damage burned a lot of pieces and parts making it a little tougher to identify.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > SiennaMan 06/25/2020 at 21:48

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And why is it in Utah? That’s not the place I think of when I think of hubs of unusual VW activity. Maybe someone donated it to charity after the owner passed away and they really had no clue how rare it is ; it seems that Copart sells off donated vehicles to help charities raise money.

SiennaMan > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/25/2020 at 22:03

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 That explain makes sense,  especially since I imagine charities taking cars for donations are looking to move them quickly and with minimal effort and that description is consistent with coparts..

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > SiennaMan 06/25/2020 at 23:27

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For some reason I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos with people wandering around Copart lots, and I’ve learned a lot about their operations. It’s much like when I go to junkyards just to look around and take pictures, except now I don’t have to go out when it’s ungodly hot. In fact, I don’t even need to get out of bed...

Jim Spanfeller > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/28/2020 at 00:11

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I. WANT. GREEN. VOLKS. WAGON.