1967 VW Microbus Review (T1) - Utility that Defined a Generation

[@footballgeorgiebest]

I purchased one when I turned 40 and I have never had so much attention from others while driving it or filling it up pump. I even had someone follow me home one night to get a picture with it.

[@ericknoblauch9195]

My mother had a 1965 bus just like this one in the exact same color. She owned it for over 27 years. It was really a reliable vehicle, and never gave her any trouble. The odometer also rolled over several times. She bought it in 1967 for $1750.00 from a VW dealer. When she sold it in 1995 it had a ton of miles on it, and she got $1,500.00. That was back in the days before these split window buses started to really appreciate in value. I remember the bias ply tires on these would last 80,000 miles. I also remember her figuring out the gas mileage per gallon of gas. It was getting 23 miles to the gallon of gas back in the day when everyone else drove cars that would only get 12 miles to the gallon. Everytime she drove that bus it got a lot of attention. People would honk, and give the bus a thumbs up. Also people wanted to buy it off of her all the time. She also never had a overheating issue with it. A few months ago, I was on the freeway, and saw her old bus going down the road. These were built to last a lifetime.

[@benko]

let's be honest , the cutest and most badass vehicle on the road until this day :)

[@kevp9601]

I Love VW Micrubuses so Much. :-D

[@streetsofsouthphilly]

My Dad was a civil rights activist and my Mom was a hippie. They had no car until my dad bought a VW microbus for a hundred bucks in order to have something to drive my mother to the hospital and drive her and me home in. My mother, heavily pregnant with me, had to get a job to pay for repairs to get the thing running.

[@masterblaster2626]

Thanks for posting ... as someone who recently turned 60, I really enjoyed the trip in the "way back machine". I never rode in any of these (only Beetles) but I used to work with a guy who had one, and I used to smile at how long it took for it to get up to speed when he left work ... and he was trying to get everything that he could out of it. Regarding safety ... just look at that front bumper ... that's all that you had.

[@ghalibabubaker88abubaker87]

Amaizing Volkswagens and myself proud owner of a 1956 panel van bus☺ sadly after 6 years of restoration starting of this year it was completely finished and just little wiring and was to get it on the road when suddenly first week of this year on monday a coconut tree fell right on top of the bus n smashed it! How heart broken was but guess it was all meant to be but am all starting agian god knows how long it will take me but i have faith i will drive it on the road☺ to u all keep safe☺

[@jimihendrix1575]

This guy ran every stop sign.

[@richardbooth4573]

i learned to drive in one of these with a bad second . wasnt fast and terrible in a crosswind. no traction.easy to work on. seldom needed a jack.started easy. fairly reliable.could haul a lot. good on camping trips.back seats come out easy.❤❤❤

[@steverandall5814]

The Type-2 overheating problem was caused largely by owners/mechanics who didn't understand how the cooling system worked. There was a large seal on the floor of the engine compartment. That seal was to make sure that only the cool air from the side vents ABOVE the engine was sucked in, forced over the hot cylinders by the fan and shroud tins, then discharged UNDER the engine onto the street. Many people removed or neglected these seals, so the hot air was sucked right back up into the fan inlet. People also didn't understand the complexity of the cooling tins and removed/altered them. This meant the fan did very little to cool the cylinders, especially at idle or in stop-and-go traffic.

[@MrGoldenChariot]

My wife is getting a 1979 that is automatic and never slept outside!

[@anthonysinclair5721]

What a beauty! I thought we were going to get an example of how the crumple zone worked when you went through five stop signs in a row.

[@wynross4473]

I've driven my 67 bus since 1969 when I lived in it on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley. No problems (except cops in the day) but it does require love and attention (e.g. Valve adjustment and oil change every couple of thousand miles). I have over one million miles on mine and it still shifts smoothly. You just need to know how to drive an old standard transmission. Not at all scary to drive, and don't worry about the fool on your back bumper. In the 70's I used my bus to do field work in areas of The Great Basin that were 25 miles from the nearest pavement. Never in a hurry and never got stuck got stuck. BTW, the doors do lock from the inside. You just rotate the handles forward.

[@Realistick]

Ahhh. It really did seem odd that they wouldn't lock! I'll try to find something on that

[@ericknoblauch9195]

My mother had a 1965 bus just like the one pictured here for 27 long years. She bought it in 1967 at Johnson Pacific Volkswagen in Oakland. CA for $1,750,00 with 37,000 miles. Her neighbors went through 6 or 8 cars during the 27 years she owned it. All of them could not believe the thing was still running. Everywhere the bus went, there were a lot of looks, and attention. People wanted to buy that bus off of her all the time. During the 27 years it racked up a lot of miles, and the 1500 engine was durable and reliable. Every time we went to Berkeley, Ca, there were busses all over the place, and an offer to purchase. When she could no longer drive, the bus had to go, and it did get $1,500.00. I have seen it on the road a few times recently, and it is still going. I also remember locking the front doors from inside by pushing up on the door handle, and when locking upon exiting you pushed in the outside door button when closing the door. Her bus also did not have front tie rods on the suspension. Her later bay window bus did have tie rods.

[@std882]

The wood trim ceiling is beautiful. And I love the phrase "The VW bus is a blast from the past".

[@kevp9601]

They're the Best Vehicles Ever! :-D

[@AndresSalazarAutos]

I would've put unlikely instead of inconclusive in the 0-60 section 😂

[@arnepianocanada]

Tyler, you have a fine way of speaking to the viewer, not just the camera. Very educational - and your windup was quite touching. Well done. (Ha, masterblaster below - I'm 66😁)

[@RM-en9gk]

I want to drive this bus to the beach wile listening to The Beach Boys with speakers out loud

[@DanTheManIOM]

Hey, my steering would go a full 90 degrees !! 15 mph in the neighborhood was freakin scary, so I replaced the center link..harbor freight tool to pop it off, I cranked all the way down, and nothing, I said, "God help me", and BOOM, it popped off. Big improvement. Just likes to run 50 mph....

[@IAm1InTheIAm]

My '58 bus is geared so low that I can't even make it to 60...but I can crawl up steeeep hills!

[@lenisbeltran4888]

That's a cool micro bus

[@OmarDenarzi]

What an amazing review, Thanks buddy.

[@steverandall5814]

My parents bought a '67 Splitie Deluxe new. The traded it in for a more-stable-in-cross-winds '71 Bay window. The seats in this splitie are from a later bay window bus. 1967s had salt-and-pepper seat covers on the Deluxe model. The gearshift is long to reach the floor, and then the shift rods go all the way to the back of the vehicle...thus the "gearshift stuck in a jar of peanut butter" feeling.

[@ericknoblauch9195]

Mother had a 1965 like the one pictured here. It was a durable and reliable bus. She also bought a 1971 bus with a 1600 dual port motor. That 1971 bus was unreliable, and had to have the engine replaced four times in 137,000 miles. Her 1965 bus had 137,000 miles before any engine work was needed.

[@OldThomMerton]

OMG, Flashbacks! That is near to the one my step-father bought in the late sixties, a '68, same colour but without the interior wicker and other mods. I learned to drive in that beastie with the four-on-the-floor . . . . . . as to the size in the driver's seat, my step-dad was 5'10" and I was 5'7" when I was learning to drive; lots of room! And, as an nine year old, I rode in the back over the engine with my cousin Annie, seven more cousins in the back seats and my folks up front. . . . my step-dad dropped her on her right side twice, once due to ice. Corners are always an adventure. . . . opening a vent window back towards the engine in the summer helps cooler her in the heat. . . . one more note, I once got her to 65 mph on a slight downhill grade.

[@Realistick]

Crazy how easy they are to tip over compared to modern vans. 65 in this must have been quite the experience!

[@mamodokod]

My dream car

[@zaifi1000]

I have a 63 and 67 bus and you can lock the front doors from the inside. You just push the door handle in the opposite direction you do to open the door.

[@ohdarling6657]

I just bought a camper 1995 clipper, it has it's old school charm

[@bharatsr7748]

Just watching this make me happier 🖤

[@Birkleej]

I This has been my dream car for the past 6 years and you tout me so much so thanks you 🙏😊

[@Carsnacksmark]

Just in the process or restoring and and making an electric one.

[@onedankind]

It's amazing how much room modern safety tech takes up. So everything is so massive now but feels barely as large on the inside.

[@steveharness9925]

Your loose steering is probably due to worn tie rod or drag link ends. If so, replace and lubricate. Also check the pivot of the big L-shaped piece connecting the drag link to the tie rods. Wear of any of these parts causes loose steering. Shifting is awkward due to a worn nylon front shift rod bushing, a weak point in all air-cooled Volkswagens. This can be easily replaced on Type I VWs, but on the bus you are supposed to have to pull the engine and transaxle to do so, but I have done it without such an extreme measure. Check the rear shift rod bushing and the connector between the shift rod and transaxle. Breakage here means driving home in 3rd gear. You can see the ground through the pedal support holes because someone removed the front belly pan to service shifting or steering and did not replace it. Find another one and put it on. Tighten the bolts holding the rear swing arms to the reduction gear cases. Get John Muir's Compleat Idiot book and study it. Use Internet sources for maintenance information: www.vw-resource.com and thesamba.com are great! Replace brake master cylinder, wheel cylinders, and brake lines and fill with DOT-5 brake fluid so you will never have another leaking wheel cylinder again.

[@OutnBacker]

Looking back, I was a fool to sell my 67 camper. It was near mint in '77, with a custom motor that put out a respectable 85hp. Not much by today's standards, but it would get up the pass with two guys, the dogs, and all the gear and never lose speed. That was due to the high duration cam, bigger lungs, blueprinting and balanced rods, etc. Unfortunately, all that power took out 4th gear because those older transaxles were designed for about 55 mph tops. It wasn't until the 68 model year that they got a taller gear ratio and could handle higher freeway speeds. A tip for anyone with heater box problems: iF your heater boxes are nt completely rusted out, but the doors are sticky and don't deliver heat to the front, try getting stiffer springs. That's all I needed to do. They are simple refridgerator springs availabkle at any hardware store in many lengths and strengths. Works like a charm. These rigs are so simple, it's stupid.

[@chrisfolkharmonicaplayer6292]

My dad had a 67 just like this, same color.

[@DanTheManIOM]

67's came with back up lights....first year for 12volt and a bus is 9 inches longer than a beetle...did you know that there were over 20 companies doing conversions, not just westfalia.... I have one lowered bus and I agree with 5:50 - clocking your noggin with that f n door opening....the pedals are protected by a belly pan, which this one is missing.

[@scramator9077]

I really one want one so I could say “if this bus a rocking don’t come a knocking “

[@steveharness9925]

The shift pattern on my '64 Type 2 Microbus (which I acquired in 1977) IS EXACTLY like that of my '72 Type 14 Karmann Ghia. The only difference is the longer shift lever on the Type 2. The VW Microbus is the most fun car to drive, sort of half truck, half sports car. Be careful driving, mount the spare tire on the front of the Microbus, and don't get into any head-on collisions.

[@sameerapprevieww]

I like that sound 5:43 & expressions 😂😂

[@redmanrevivingrides7455]

The flooring is seagrass the paneling is bamboo sheets and the roofing is bamboo. It's a raw light color bamboo in there great video

[@MrMjolnir69]

Logo is ridiculous with this weird Space/Gap between V&W. Mandela effects is real bizarrely. More chaos then. Great.

[@gorylatko]

You're so enthused about the Bus that you ran almost all stop signs! Hahahhah! This thing is unforgettable. Some people put Subaru or Porsche engines in it. Then they really got wings.

[@auntbarbara5576]

Aunt Barbara adores you!

[@VdiMusicGaming]

Hope they don’t make an electric one I would love if they made a gas one with the same design with modern features

[@365partyboyyy]

They do check out their website

[@sabres914]

Making a mini replica of this van for a cat house. This video was incredibly helpful lol

[@wyattmichaels8048]

The best car ever

[@mattcirillo]

awesome videos im a Lexus fan that's sorta how I found your vids just subscribed

[@OneManMining]

15:41 If your bus has four inches of play, then you need to replace the steering coupler. that could be seriously dangerous if it completely gives out.

[@DanTheManIOM]

Enjoyed your video ! I am always banging my head on my lowered bus (I have a stock one too)...90 and roasting, imagine not having safari's ? It was just 80 and I was cooking in it, stop lights were killer....going to order safaris soon...

[@Lucky20231]

I have a beetle. Microbus is my next VW love. 😍

[@toolstogrowadministration2150]

where can i buy one if i live in Ontario?

[@eagleeye2071]

🔥🔥What A Great Vehicle 🔥🔥 ❤VOLKSWAGEN ❤

[@gregsmith9401]

Even Alt Righters love this car. The bus didn't protest the occupants inside did.

[@CineScopelk]

in sri lanka those VW Micrubuses have: Central Lock leather interior sun roof auto door auto tail gate remote key TV suspension engine mods sound system custom lights reverse camera 8 seats power steering power windows and more features you can find lot of modified VW Micrubuses here

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

My dad had one of these :)

[@chrisjarmain]

Fantastic video. Very honest and very down to earth. I did not know that these are as small as how you've described. Damn! But be an ultimate vehicle to own. Kinda the anti sports car. Yet near as expensive as one. But I'd rather keep a driveway full of these that lambos any day. ☮🤙

[@Sir.YeetusIII]

I kinda want one, what's the fuel economy on it?

[@Realistick]

I put what i found from my research in the intro spec table!

[@Sir.YeetusIII]

@@Realistick sick, I'll check it out!

[@angudi01]

I'm starting an export business, would you be interested buying one?

[@VWBusLife]

Great video.

[@Realistick]

Thank you!

[@shaynecoventry8894]

I'm glad to have found this review. I'm doing the DeAgostini model and I wanted to see one of these working. Lol I can't build a real one so I did the next best thing and bought an 800 dollar model of one!!!

[@QuintinSarren]

You say T2 but the title says T1?

[@Realistick]

Vw Type 2 is just what the whole VW Bus was referred to as, type 1 being the beetle. This was the first generation, called the T1, the next model was the T2 and T3, etc. If I at some point called this a T2 and not a type 2, then I misspoke.

[@mkshffr4936]

Sad how expensive these have become. So few will have the joy of driving one.

[@zuraidisaleh1495]

Tuan.di malaysia ada 1 lg .

[@Leci_d]

I need them to bro g this back 😩

[@Jmp5nb]

Safety? Your KNEES are YOUR brakes!

[@yoshinoyajones8924]

at 9ft tall what car do u NOT hit ur head on?

[@Realistick]

Haha, I'm 6 ft 3 but the manager at the dealership hit his head on the same part when he was moving it and he was only 5 ft 9

[@yoshinoyajones8924]

@@Realistick I am 6 ft and Painfully biased. Ive had 41 vws and drive #42 now (my first baywindow) Love them more than air and can't wait for the ev conversion to happen. Can u say 0to60 in 3.4 seconds!!!!

[@Realistick]

@@yoshinoyajones8924 I'm waiting for the day I can drive one for sure. I have access to new VWs so if the states gets one of the new electric VWs, I will jump on it!

[@Ace_of_Horns]

It's a true icon and beautiful vehicle. But let's be honest, it's a bit of a girly car. The only men you see driving these are long haired hippies/surfers, who just happen to look like women from behind lol. Id happily ride passenger in one of these though.

[@kaytay9589]

Hey question, if I was to by a hippy van (as we call this bus) what type would you recommend?

[@DanTheManIOM]

Did you get an answer ? Did you buy one ? Next question, are you handy ? If not, are you loaded ? If not, this is NOT the vehicle for you. The cost to repair - as in weld and paint is just gotten so bad. Paint was 300 a gallon two years ago, today, it is 530/gallon for WHITE. -- May I suggest you look at Mike F N Garage ? He's a bus guy and shows you how you can get one and do the work yourself. Good luck !

[@kaytay9589]

@@DanTheManIOM I was 16 when i commented this. So unfortunately I don’t have the hippy van in my grasp. I am not handy and I’m not loaded unfortunately. Is Mike F N Garage a KZbinr?

[@DanTheManIOM]

@@kaytay9589 Yes. And I found him when I was trying to learn about painting my vw's. Then, he restored a white camper very similar to my 67 camper (sundial vs westfalia conversion). Then he built a bucket truck which I thought was beyond repair, but he did it ! He also gives advice on engines, and he's resurrected a few beetles. Go check him out !

[@DanTheManIOM]

@@kaytay9589 What I like most about him is his "get it done" and that he has limited patience, and the end products are nice too!.

[@blucklightfoxartinnovation9357]

Kombi

[@Its_J4ck]

What is the max speed?

[@tylerparker1316]

59 miles per hour on flat ground for the 1.5l, but it depends on what engine you have, this one could get over sixty because it had the 1600 engine.

[@Its_J4ck]

@@tylerparker1316 ok thank you

[@DanTheManIOM]

The 67 likes to go 50 mph, teh speedo stopped but as we came to a construction zone it flashed out 48 mph !!! FFS, going to put a larger engine in it, you are a hazard on any major road going this damn slow. Lost my tail lights so, had to get off the road on one of my trips...50, in the dark, what could go wrong with that ?

[@XxDyneXxFreeEnergyx]

@@DanTheManIOM I heard they love to leak oil.

[@lowlikeme]

Dude you're wrong you can lock the front doors from the inside all you have to do is push down on the door handles in the front on a 67 I should know because I have one.... a lot of your comments are wrong.

[@Realistick]

Yeah someone politely mentioned that awhile ago. It happens, it's why most people don't review classic cars, it's really quite difficult. If you have any other corrections, list them instead of just making a vague comment.

[@janoskovacs11]

😍

[@lawtowngirl85]

Feel like it about to tilt over when you turn 😂

[@mistervacation23]

11 long haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse Microbus

[@mkshffr4936]

We got ourselves a convoy.

[@sergioeltaquero1881]

I want one of these realy badly but all of them are over 40,000

[@seanrigmaiden3887]

This bus needs to be sorted out. The steering wheel isn't even set to center. I'm sure this bus needs some work to be able to get a real world opinion on how these vehicles work. I have one and it is solid for the time.

[@turdferguson1021]

If you've ever smoked weed in a VW bus give me a thumbs up.

[@JohnDeLeon28]

He’s cute 👍🏼

[@vinodkumarnarayanan8842]

Superb look

[@BillAnt]

Is this guy really tall, or the bus is really small?? Hmmm.... lol

[@wizzard5442]

He said he's 6' 3"

[@99773-HGG]

13:15 This dude has the same head shape as Bevis from bevis and butt head.

[@David-yy7lb]

LS swap would be cool

[@kevp9601]

0 KZbin Dislikes, Yes. :-D

[@ryanwarchest675]

I'd buy a 4 cylinder Cummins for one

[@Realistick]

That would be the perfect powertrain if you fabricate it into the place for the flat 4!

[@ryanwarchest675]

That'd be a hell of a project, didn't realize how much I wanted one

[@neervandeeljore5404]

Obx fans??

[@coco_radio]

The Libyans!!

[@TimLee356]

with the windshield open, you could simply jump out through it when you rear end someone real hard. just wear a good helmet.

[@Realistick]

**IIHS starts taking notes**

[@TimLee356]

@@Realistick :)

[@BingCherry11]

This means that Marty McFly was right. The Libyans driving a their very old VW Van was not going to do 90 mph!!!! Lol!!!!!! That's good news for Marty. I am sure Marty did not want to test the Libyan's aim with that rocket launcher!!! Lol!!!!

[@yoshinoyajones8924]

thats bamboo

[@wizzard5442]

"....as tall as me..." Not much help if you dont tell us how tall you were?

[@DanTheManIOM]

I thoguht the same thing, but later he said 6 foot 3....

[@ceoofsony5924]

sold his ass to audi to show this car.

[@MrEtherguy]

If people still want to drive these, I just ask one simple thing. If 5 or more vehicles are stuck behind you on a single lane road, please pull to the shoulder to allow them to pass. No one behind you is having fun like you.

[@78a67h]

I think it is totally idiotic to test the acceleration capabilities of a 60 year old design bus and be ironical about the outcome.

[@Realistick]

I mean, it is idiotic to test it in the first place but it was pretty fun

[@robertoosory398]

Less talk and more engine sound

[@jo151]

You definitely don’t want to get into a front end collision you would be screwed

[@annettemartinez3225]

Complaining about a classic wagen is stupid.

[@Realistick]

It's a review, not an advertisement.

[@unodue4721]

E ' inutile inserire queste traduzioni ridicole. Non si capisce nulla

[@adityadikshit3717]

Fyi, its pronounced "fokswagen"

[@pieterstedehouder8441]

Learn to shift man!

[@Realistick]

Lmao, there's always one