1980 VW Vanagon 4183
The 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon introduced the Vanagon to the North American market as the successor to the Bay Window Bus. With its boxier body, increased interior room, improved suspension layout, rear-mounted 2.0L air-cooled flat-four engine, single upper front grille, and familiar rear-engine Volkswagen design, the 1980 VW Vanagon marked the beginning of a new era for VW passenger vans and campers.
This page groups parts for the 1980 VW Vanagon, including Tin-top, Westfalia, and other early Vanagon applications depending on your vehicle and catalog fitment. CIP1 offers a large selection of 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon parts and accessories, including air-cooled engine parts, brake parts, suspension parts, steering parts, rubber seals, electrical components, body trim, interior parts, exterior parts, lighting parts, camper parts, wheels, and vintage VW restoration components.
Browse parts for your 1980 VW Vanagon and keep your classic Volkswagen on the road with confidence, whether you are maintaining a driver, restoring an air-cooled Westfalia camper, replacing worn original parts, or planning a full Vanagon restoration.
More about the 1980 VW Vanagon
Factory-style details
- First model year for the North American VW Vanagon
- 2.0L air-cooled flat-four engine
- Approximately 70 hp engine output
- Rear-mounted engine layout
- Rear-wheel drive
- Independent front suspension
- IRS rear suspension with CV joints
- 4-speed manual and automatic transmission applications may apply
- Single upper front grille with no lower radiator grille
- Tin-top and Westfalia applications may apply depending on fitment
1980 Vanagon notes
- 1980 introduced the Vanagon body style to North America
- Early Vanagons retained air-cooled engine architecture from the late Bus era
- The boxier body provided more interior space than earlier Bay Window Buses
- No front radiator grille was used on air-cooled models
- Westfalia camper, passenger, and utility configurations can use different interior, seal, and trim parts
- Body, trim, engine, brake, suspension, wheel, camper, and electrical details can vary by production date, market, and Vanagon model
