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Auctioned by Coys. Estimate: £28000 - £35000. The first generation of Volkswagen buses were built from 1949 to 1967 and are known as split-window buses or ‘splitties’. The splitties sported a split windscreen along with a sweeping v-line front and a large VW emblem. These buses were 170 cubic feet (about 4.8 cubic meters) in volume and were considered spacious. Splitties came in many guises; barn door, panel, kombi, standard, deluxe, ambulance, single and double cab, walk-through, double door, semaphore and safari are just a few. The Microbus was introduced in 1950. This had nicer upholstery, two-tone paint, engine adjustments and the shape of front bumper changed. The big cast aluminium ‘VW’ logo appeared on the front and back. During 1963 the engine size increased to 1500cc and also the sliding side door became available as an option. In 1967 the electrical system changed to 12 volts before the new type (bay window) was introduced.

This is an early 1958, 23 window Samba, it was registered in California where it spent most of its life before ending up in Arizona. The vendor then imported it to the UK in January of 2007. A number of modifications have since taken place including Porsche front and rear disc brakes. The suspension and engine were then installed so the vehicle was rolling but still in need of restoring. Once it arrived, it then was stripped it out then sent to the paint shop. It was taken back to bare metal and painted meticulously throughout the ensuing seven to eight months, the result of which is reportedly excellent. The engine is a newly built 2332 type 1 but given to a VW specialist to make sure everything was correct and to ensure it breathed and ran perfectly. For the glass and interior, the patterns were made for the glass roof and side windows then sent off to Curve Glass in East London. 445 XUL was then taken to the upholsters for a new headliner, new interior panels & seat covers, the rear seat is a full Rock ‘n’ Roll bed from a VW T25 camper van, it has been modified and fitted to look like the original seat. The speedometer and clock have been restored and are of 12 volt confi guration. The pop-out side windows are rare frameless units and the glass roof was tinted to match the roof lights windows for UV protection. (It is 10mm thick, laminated and bonded in order to be part of the roof structure). It has taken a year and a half of full time work to complete this superb example and with only 650 miles recorded since the rebuild; this is effectively a new car. Accompanying the car, there is a detailed folder of receipts as well as fully documented pictures of the restoration. A well built interpretation of Volkswagens iconic minibus.
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Author Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by exfordy at https://www.flickr.com/photos/32659528@N00/3188890861. It was reviewed on 15 February 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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