• Year of manufacture 
    1987
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    113
  • Reference number 
    4Gq2XoDUYw65dgoadYwcEx
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United States
  • Exterior colour 
    Other

Description

Few vehicles embody the spirit of global exploration and creative freedom quite like the Volkswagen Westfalia camper van. Beloved by travelers and artists alike, the Westfalia is a canvas for adventure, a haven for the wandering spirit, and a symbol of unbound creativity. The spirit is captured completely in this 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Westfalia owned from new by legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and used by him as a mobile writing studio.

For Mr. Coppola, the Volkswagen van was more than a vehicle, it was a sacred workspace. Dating back to the filming of The Rain People in 1968, he adopted a Westfalia as a creative refuge, continuing a ritual of retreating to remote places to write, reflect, and create. Over the years, as earlier vans aged, Mr. Coppola replaced each with near-identical successors, culminating in this final 1987 example. “The VW is where I wrote many of my scripts,” Mr. Coppola remarks, a fact featured in George Lucas’s documentary Filmmaker: A Diary.

Factory-finished in Wolfram Grey Metallic over light gray velour upholstery, this Vanagon GL Westfalia shows just 16,570 miles from new at the time of cataloguing. In a nod to personal comfort and creativity, Mr. Coppola outfitted the cabin with a Sony sound system and a drop-down video monitor, transforming the interior into a warm, lived-in, creative escape.


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Contact Person Kontaktperson
First name 
Gooding Christie's

Phone 
+1 (310) 899-1960