§ V.01What a 1968–1979 Volkswagen Bus bay-window is worth
A 1968–1979 Volkswagen Bus bay-window sold for a median of $25,500 across 395 completed auctions from January 2016 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 395 sales fell between $18,251 and $34,500 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $5,000 to $154,000.
Data as of 3 November 2026 · 395 sales · January 2016 to 20 October 2026 · auction results only
§ V.02What moves a car within the band
Within that band, pickup cars are the most frequently traded body style in this set (31 of 395 sales), and manual cars account for 302 of them. Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of the range is wide.
The spread by variant, printed in full above, is usually wider than the spread by year, and a single median that mixes body styles describes none of them well.
§ V.03Recent sales
| Car | Sold for | Date | Mileage | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi 23-Window Conversion | $60,000 | 20 October 2026 | 16,000 km | Bring a Trailer |
| 1974 Volkswagen Type 2 15-Window | $8,600 | 19 October 2026 | 85,000 km | Bring a Trailer |
| Restored 1968 Volkswagen Type 2 Double-Cab Pickup | $29,500 | 9 October 2026 | 17,965 mi | Hemmings |
| 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi 23-Window Conversion | $29,750 | 5 October 2026 | 37,000 km | Bring a Trailer |
| 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia | $16,500 | 27 September 2026 | 20,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1975 Volkswagen Type 2 Microbus 23-Window Conversion | $43,000 | 22 September 2026 | 72,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1975 Volkswagen Type 2 | $25,500 | 17 September 2026 | 15 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Modified 1969 Volkswagen Type 2 | $20,500 | 11 September 2026 | 79,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1973 Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter | $16,000 | 11 September 2026 | — | Cars & Bids |
| Subaru-Powered 1978 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus 4-Speed | $21,650 | 5 September 2026 | 95,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1,776-Powered 1975 Volkswagen Type 2 Kombi 23-Window Conversion | $41,000 | 3 September 2026 | 43,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1974 Volkswagen Type 2 Wesfalia | $11,325 | 29 August 2026 | 34,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1978 Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Campmobile | $17,800 | 25 August 2026 | 51,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1968 Volkswagen Type 2 | $26,250 | 25 August 2026 | 35,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1971 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus | $8,500 | 20 August 2026 | 83,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
§ V.04Price by model year
| Model year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | $30,508 | 22 |
| 1969 | $27,500 | 21 |
| 1970 | $24,500 | 32 |
| 1971 | $21,125 | 64 |
| 1972 | $27,875 | 26 |
| 1973 | $26,000 | 53 |
| 1974 | $27,787 | 52 |
| 1975 | $30,300 | 42 |
| 1976 | $23,501 | 16 |
| 1977 | $24,875 | 16 |
| 1978 | $20,000 | 29 |
| 1979 | $19,500 | 22 |
§ V.05Price by body style and transmission
| Variant | Type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickup | Body style | $27,500 | 31 |
| Manual | Transmission | $26,250 | 302 |
§ V.06Questions
What is a 1968–1979 Volkswagen Bus bay-window worth?
A 1968–1979 Volkswagen Bus bay-window sold for a median of $25,500 across 395 completed auctions from January 2016 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 395 sales fell between $18,251 and $34,500 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $5,000 to $154,000.
What affects the price of a 1968–1979 Volkswagen Bus bay-window?
Model year: by year, medians run from $19,500 for 1979 (22 sales) to $30,508 for 1968 (22 sales).
Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of sales spans $18,251 to $34,500.
Is the Volkswagen Bus bay-window 1968-1979 going up or down in value?
Down. The 62 sales in the 12 months to 3 November 2026 had a median of $21,025, against $24,650 on 56 sales in the 12 months before, a fall of 14.7%. That compares whichever cars came to auction in each year, not the same cars sold twice, so read it as the direction of the market rather than a rate of appreciation.
How many Volkswagen Bus bay-window sales is that based on?
395 completed auction sales, from January 2016 to 20 October 2026. The table above lists the 15 most recent, each linked to its auction record. The figures were last rebuilt on 3 November 2026.
What is the difference between the typical range and the full range?
The typical range is $18,251 to $34,500: half of all 395 sales fell inside it. The full range is $5,000 to $154,000, the cheapest and dearest sale that survived cleaning. The full range is set by outliers, so it is a boundary rather than a guide to what most cars bring.
Which body style holds its value best?
On this set, pickup is the most frequently sold at 31 sales with a median of $27,500. Each variant's median and count are in the table above.
Do manual or automatic cars sell for more?
In this set, manual cars account for 302 of 395 sales. Too few cars of the other transmission type sold to publish a comparison, so this page does not make one.
Does mileage change the value?
Mileage is recorded for part of this set, not all of it, so it is not used to adjust the median. It is shown in the sales table wherever the auction record carries it, and you can see the effect directly by comparing rows.
How current is this figure?
Data as of . The figures are rebuilt from completed sales on a schedule, and the date above is the date of the last rebuild, not the date this page was loaded.
§ V.07Method and sources
What these figures are. Every number on this page is computed from completed auction sales of Volkswagen Bus bay-window cars built between 1968 and 1979. The median is the 50th percentile of the sale prices; the typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile; the full range is the lowest and highest sale that survived cleaning. Percentiles are linearly interpolated on the sorted prices.
What is excluded. Asking prices, reserve-not-met results, withdrawn lots and unsold cars are not prices and are not counted. Parts, memorabilia, literature, scale models and other non-vehicle lots are excluded. Sales not made in US dollars are excluded, so these figures describe the dollar market. Duplicate records are removed. Sales below a plausibility floor (5% of the median) and above a ceiling (10× the median) are set aside, because a $22 "911" is a data error rather than a cheap car.
What it is not. This is not an appraisal or an inspection, and it does not predict what any particular car will bring. Two cars built the same year can differ by more than the whole typical range on condition, originality, documentation and provenance.
The set. 395 sales from January 2016 to 20 October 2026, drawn from 12 auction sources, principally Bring a Trailer (286), Barrett-Jackson (68), Hagerty (11), RM Sotheby's (9), Hemmings (8), Cars & Bids (4), PCARMARKET (3), Bonhams (2), Broad Arrow (1), Collecting Cars (1), Gooding (1), Sothebysmotorsport (1). Data as of .
See the disclaimer for the limits of a valuation of this kind.
§ V.08Compare with
- Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1955-1974 — $20,000 median · 399 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Volkswagen Thing 1973-1974 — $19,850 median · 280 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Volkswagen Bus split-window 1950-1967 — $42,250 median · 247 sales · as of 3 November 2026
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