Volkswagen Type II 21 Window Samba Bus 1967, Alemanha

Volkswagen Type II 21 Window Samba Bus 1967, Alemanha
Motor: 1776CC
Exterior : Branco e Vinho
Interior:  Branco e Bege
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HIGHLIGHTS

Restored by VolksFab of Gig Harbor, Washington completed June 2018

1776cc/72 HP engine

4-speed transmission

Titan Red with Platinum Silver interior

Safari windshield with 6 pop-out windows

Sliding ragtop

Side entry door

Dash clock

Eight skylights

Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen Certificate

Over the years, the Volkswagen Samba Bus proved to be one of the most versatile and enjoyable vans ever built. Affordable, nearly anyone could have a fantastically thought-out travel vehicle. Visibility was optimal to say the least, especially in the 21-window design, and it was nearly impossible to suffer from claustrophobia in one. This Samba Bus was restored by VolksFab of Port Orchard, Washington, and it was completed in June 2018 with a 1776cc/72 HP engine and 4-speed manual transmission. It’s documented with a Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen Certificate. Painted in two-tone Titan Red and white with a Platinum Silver interior, the Type II Bus features the Safari pop-out windshield and six other pop-out windows, as well as a sliding ragtop in the roof. The Bus is equipped with a side entry door, dash clock and eight skylights, and it is the epitome of simplified large-scale motoring. With such visibility, it’s no wonder these were the preferred vehicles for sight-seeing tour companies throughout Europe. Introduced in 1950 as the Type 2, or T2, following the T1 Beetle it was partially based on, the Volkswagen Bus launched a craze for small vans, the likes of which the world had never seen—a craze that would sustain and inspire through the 1980s with Chrysler reinventing the minivan under its own name, as well as Dodge and Plymouth. In some way, it seems possible that all minivans can trace their lineage back to the T2. During the 1960s, American “flower children” preferred the Volkswagen to any other vehicle and were particularly fond of the Bus for its freedom to roam the country without fear of needing a place to sleep; pull the bus off the road, slide the curtains shut and the Bus turned into a mobile home. By 1972, the iconic “V” nose and smooth rounded styling would succumb to a squarer design, ushering in a more modern era for the Bus. Regardless, they were infinitely popular and mark a unique mobile solution for many motorists.

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