1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Truck in Olga, WA

Listed on Facebook Marketplace, this 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Truck is available in Olga, Washington! Just a 2 hour drive west of Bellingham.

As of the time of this post, it is still available – you can find current pricing and contact the seller at the ad on Facebook Marketplace. We also have an aggregated version in our marketplace that links directly to it. You can find that at the bottom of this page just below the pictures.

AI Summary

1982 Volkswagen Rabbit with 135k miles on the chassis and a recently rebuilt 1.6L turbo-diesel engine running 7 lbs of boost. Equipped with rebuilt cylinder head, Garrett turbo, aluminum radiator, stainless exhaust, Wilwood brakes, HID headlights, GTI bucket seats, front coilovers, extra rear leaf springs, Peloquin limited-slip kit, new boost/oil/water gauges, and recently replaced ball joints and CV joints. Manual transmission shifts smoothly and clutch operates well. Clean title in hand, located in Eastsound, Washington.

Key Info:

• Location: Olga, WA
• Year: 1982
• Engine: Rebuilt Cylinder head 1.6L td
• Original Ad Source: Facebook Marketplace
• Asking Price: $5,900 (as of 2/16/26)

 

Seller Write-Up

Up for sale is a 1982 VW Rabbit with 135k miles on chassis. Engine recently rebuilt and running very well. Making great oil pressure and holds good water and oil temps. Clutch operates well and trans shifts smoothly. Sounds awesome and makes very fun turbo noises. This could easily make for a fun daily driver.

• Brand new rebuilt cylinder head 1.6L td (roughly 20–30k miles)

• 1.6L td bottom end out of an ’86 Jetta

• Garrett Turbo (currently set making a very modest 7lbs of boost)

• Aluminum radiator

• HID headlights

• GTI Bucket Seats

• Coilovers in the front

• Extra leaf springs in back

• Wilwood brakes (rotors & calipers)

• New gauges (boost pressure, oil temp, water temp)

• Peloquin 80% Pelolok kit (basically a limited slip differential kit that helps eliminate torque steer

• Stainless Steel Exhaust

• Recently replaced upper/lower ball joints & both cv

Clean title in hand! Located in Eastsound on Orcas Island. Ferry from Anacortes.

Only trades considered: Kei truck or kei van.

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CLICK HERE to view this 1982 Rabbit w/ Rebuilt Cylinder Head in our Marketplace

**Please note this VW Truck was originally listed for sale in February of 2026. Depending on when you are viewing this article it may have since been sold.**

Last Updated on February 16, 2026 by TruckAds