Volkswagen: 1977 vw conv., gilmore enterprises, e bay

Question
ron i have a 77 vw i bought 4 my son. looking it over i see it has a ac unit made by dbd. there is no compressor on the engine. and no line set could you tell me how to find parts? i would like to put this car back to original thanks

Answer
Hi Kirk,
DPD no longer is in business, unfortunately.  The compressor for your 1977 is called a 'Tecumseh Aspera Spa' made in Italy.  It is a one-piston unit and kind of inefficient.

However, if you want to track one down try the following:

1) E-bay
2) www.thesamba.com

or, you can buy a new-style Air Conditioning unit for your beetle at the following site:

http://www.gilmore-enterprises.net

Best of luck, and let me know how you make out.

Thanks for writing.

Ron