Sounds French: ’66 Volkswagen Caravelle Camper

Now this isn’t a VW Westphalia camper hence the reference to the “Caravelle” in the title. Back in the day when VW had distributors, they had a degree of “allocation” muscle. They made dealers take slower selling panel vans and pick-ups to get the fast selling campers. When that made them even more frustrated they opted to have their own versions built stateside. The Riviera and Caravelle are among the best known conversions. The Caravelle, like today’s featured Camper, was converted from a panel van when it was new. It has had only 2 owners since new and is in great condition. It isn’t cheap by any stretch at $31,500 and has been for sale for sometime we think. But it is really neat in Dove Grey and the interior looks amazing well-preserved.  Read More

Camper Plus: ’65 Volkswagen Westfalia

The folks selling this Camper are just perfect VW Camper people. If they were older, they would surely have gone to Woodstock. Maybe they go to Coachella every year? Who knows. We actually had to edit one of the pictures since this is a “G” rated website. The sellers feel it necessary to have attractive female body parts in almost every picture to help capture our attention. But since we are car guys, original air cleaners and shift knobs will do.

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