With the internet, finding a needle in a haystack is no longer an issue.
I just put the following item up on a Craigslist site. Let's see what happens!
VolksWagen VW 6 volt Eberspacher gas heater which appears to be complete. The model number of the unit appears to be K5. (see nomenclature plate in image above). I have had this unit in my garage for about 30 years - the metal is completely sound. Has heat output of 3200 k/cal per hour which I believe is for a Van not a bug. I did not take the unit out of the original vehicle. Because the nomenclature plate reads "Germany" and not "West Germany" this unit could be from the 1930s or 40s - pre WWII. The device (Gerat) number is 8478. http://www.type2.com/library/heating/b2ht.htm [1] is a web site which describes the installation of another model of gas vw heater. I got the link from this site http://messa.us/VW_Bus/gas_heater.html [2].
On Ebay similar heaters run anywhere from $100 to $600. I am starting at $400 for this unit. If my price is out of whack, please email me (click on name at top of this article) with comparable sales and I will get in line. The last image is just a joke! Image is from Google image page here https://www.google.com/search?q=vw+van+gas+heater&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=IHp&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PJMhT4PMDY660QGF_NDzCA&ved=0CKIBELAE&biw=1252&bih=610 [3]
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Links:
[1] http://www.type2.com/library/heating/b2ht.htm
[2] http://messa.us/VW_Bus/gas_heater.html
[3] https://www.google.com/search?q=vw+van+gas+heater&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=IHp&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PJMhT4PMDY660QGF_NDzCA&ved=0CKIBELAE&biw=1252&bih=610
[4] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/system/files/vw-heater-label-P1560651.jpg
[5] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/system/files/vw-heater.jpg
[6] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/system/files/vw-heater-with-label-P1560650.jpg
[7] http://li326-157.members.linode.com/system/files/vw_burning_images.jpg