Type 3Camino: 1968 Volkswagen Not-so-Squareback
The Type 3 was a compact offering from Volkswagen that was sold from 1961 through 1973 in Notchback, Fastback, Squareback, and Sedan Delivery (like a wagon, but no windows) variants. Volkswagen never sold a pickup truck version (the Caddy pickup didn’t arrive until the 1979 Rabbit/Golf platform) but that didn’t stop this next builder from making an El Camino version of a Squareback. Find this 1968 Volkswagen Not-so-Squareback offered for $15,000 in Siloam Springs, AR via ebay.
From the seller:
1968 CUSTOM VW PICKUP
I LIVE IN NW ARKANSAS ABOUT 1 HOUR EAST OF TULSA OKLAHOMA.
MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IS 479-790-0354
THIS CAR IS ON MY WEBSITE FOR $18,000.00 IVE LOWERED THE PRICE TO $15K FOR A QUICK SELL
PRO BUILT SHOW CAR
NO RUST ( PICTURE OF FLOOR PANS IN AD )
THIS IS A SQUAREBACK MADE INTO A NICE CUSTOM PICKUP
THIS WAS DONE PERFECT. ( LOOKS LIKE IT CAME OUT THIS WAY )
VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE
RUNS STRONG, VERY FAST
DRIVES GREAT
HAS DISC BRAKES
VERY DEPENDABLE
PRO BUILT, NOTHING SHABBY HERE. WE SHOW IT, AND DRIVE IT.
TAIL GATE COMES OFF FOR MORE HAULING
PICTURE OF BUTTON THAT RELEASES TAIL GATE
FLY IN AND DRIVE IT HOME
NICE IMPE WHEELS
PAINT AND INTERIOR IS SUPER
HAS TONO COVER OVER BED, WE HARDLY EVER USE OT BUT IT’S NICE
NICE CUSTOM STEREO
POWERFUL PORSCHE TYPE ENGINE IS SUPER
I THINK THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REBUILT, BECAUSE IT RUNS TOO GOOD, AND VERY POWERFUL
DRIVE 65-70 ALL DAY LONG
4-SPEED MANUAL
QUALITY BUILD
DRAWS LOTS OF ATTENTION
MIGHT TRADE
CASH IN PERSON, OR BANK WIRE ONLY, AND MUST BE PAID FOR WITHIN 3 DAYS.
I WILL SELL TO AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, GERMANY, HOLLAND,AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY. HERE ARE SOME IVE SOLD OVER SEA’S. 21 CARS TO AUSTRALIA, 2 TO ENGLAND, 3 TO GERMANY, 2 TO HOLLAND 1 TO JAPAN, 2 TO HAWAII, 10 TO CANADA, 2 TO SPAIN, 1 TO ALASKA, 1 TO NEW ZEALAND, 2 TO SPAIN, 2 TO PUERTO RICO, 2 TO AFRICA,1 TO INDONESIA, AND CARS ALL OVER THE US FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
( I WILL NOT TAKE A CASHIERS CHECK ANY MORE FROM ANY ONE )
ALL CARS SOLD AS IS
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This would be one to check out in person to see how the work was done, but as a custom it’s pretty cool. It looks like it could have been a Hot VWs magazine car back in the 80s/90s. Just don’t expect the capacity to be much as a truck. It’s going to be sloooooow loaded.
Interesting things I see at quick glance: the gas filler is under the hood, which is the way they were through 1967. In 1968, VW switched to the more modern filler door in the fender. Either this is actually a pre-‘68 or someone decided to retrofit in order to smooth out the fender, which is likely. Also, the steering wheel is from a ’72-‘73. The high back seats and door panels are ‘68-on.
I admit being a bit wary of so much hyperbole mixed with caps lock. A Porsche type engine the runs too good and so powerful it will cruise at 65-70mph? Wow! Sign me up!
It looks to be clean and really well done and could easily stand on its own four wheels without all the superlatives.
Every air-cooled flat four VW engine of this era is a “Porsche type†engine. Also, coincidentally, every Porsche engine of the era is a VW type engine. Funny how that is. It’s almost like there’s some connection between VW and Porsche. 😉