The seller of this 1976 Volkswagen Bus Westfalia claims the old-school Campmobile still wears original Marino Yellow paint with no bondo to be found anywhere in the body. That’s not to say the body still doesn’t have some tired areas on it, but finding one wearing original paint can be a challenge. It appears to have a later engine swap from a 1990s-era Jetta or Golf, offering the convenience of way more power than the stock unit as well as fuel injection. This is a project Bus with more than a few needs, and it’s listed here on eBay for $9,999 or best offer.

The seller has the right idea of staging this Bus with its camping attachment affixed, as it doesn’t take much imagination to see yourself using this Westfalia at a hidden camping spot or as a tailgate vehicle at an outdoor concert. The Bus doesn’t run right now, as the fuel pump died and the seller let it sit (which then killed off the battery.) The engine swap is an interesting one, and makes sense considering the big increase in power and the basic construction of the engine. Plus, VW stuck those 2.0L 8Vs in everything, so finding parts will likely never be a problem.

The seller notes that the engine could use a tune-up, along with new exchangers, mufflers, and piping. Fortunately, that sort of stuff is relatively easy on a Westy compared to the challenge of tracking down all of the original furnishings that set these conversions apart. The seller notes he has cleaned up the interior pretty extensively, including laundering the mattress covers and side curtains. The canvas on the pop-top roof is in need of replacing, although the top itself still works. Seats out of a later model vehicle were swapped in and the original seats junked by a previous owner.

There’s a near-identical Bus in a junkyard local to me that I recently sold the original side curtains out of. It’s a genuine Westfalia as well, and it still has all of this original “Campmobile” equipment inside. I imagine there’s some demand for these components, given they were configured perfectly for an air-cooled Bus. The seller notes that the sink and icebox drain down to the ground, but that he’s never tested the sink pump. Overall, this Bus strikes me as being a solid foundation for returning back to clean, stock condition, while buttoning up loose ends on the engine swap to confidently enjoy the extra power.