Description
ORIGINAL GERMAN 1967 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 251 MICROBUS DELUXE "SAMBA" 21 WINDOW WITH VW CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY - OREGON, USA BUS SINCE NEW - RECENTLY ACQUIRED FROM MOST RECENT OREGON OWNERS!
West Coast Classics are proud to present a rare and very well preserved older restored example of this original 1967 Volkswagen 21 Window Deluxe Samba Microbus with skylight windows and cloth sunroof!
4 CYL 1. 5L (1, 493) ENGINE
4 SPEED MANUAL
ORIG L512 VELVET GREEN PAINT FINISH
ORIG L87 PEARL WHITE ROOF
ORIG 70 MESH PLATINUM INTERIOR LEATHERETTE
MANUFACTURED 8/ 4/ 1966
DELIVERY DATE 8/ 9/ 1966
DELIVERED NEW TO PORTLAND, OREGON
SPECIAL CONFIGURATION INCLUDES:
M425 US EQUIP;
TWIN REVERSING LIGHTS
MPH SPEEDOMETER
SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS
HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS
MOUNTING FOR SAFETY BELTS IN DRIVER & PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS
LAMINATED WINDSCREEN
BUMPER WITH OVERRIDER
DUAL CIRCUIT BRAKE SYSTEM
M025 - MOUNTING POINTS FOR SAFETY BELTS
M114 - WITH SIX HINGED SIDE WINDOWS
The Type 2 was sold in many combinations. As a panel van without windows, a double-door panel with cargo doors on both sides, with a raised roof, with removable rear seats, as a flatbed pickup, crew cab pickup, Westfalia converted camper van (the ones with the pop-up roof and a stove), and the Samba. Also knows as the Sunroof Deluxe, this was the luxury model. It had more windows, designed to improve sightseeing for passengers in the back. It also had a massive fabric sunroof that opened up nearly the entire roof.
When it comes to the Type 2, the number of windows is a huge part of it's attraction and status. Like having a numbers matching big block in a muscle car, more is better. The basic Kombi was an 11-window. The Deluxe got 15 panels. But the Samba ruled the roost. 23 windows with a split windshield and eight skylight panels in the roof. In 1964, the rear door was widened and two rear panes went away with bus reduced to 21 windows.
This a highly desirable recent restoration with very few miles miles since being finished in its original 'Velvet Green over Pearl White' roof of a collectible Type 25 Bus (Deluxe 9 passenger Microbus). Most Deluxe Microbuses were ordered as Samba models (a $160 option) that included a sliding canvas sunroof flanked by 4 skylight windows on each side of the roof (that's a 23 window bus through model 1963 and a 21 window bus starting in model year 1964). The deluxe Microbus was Volkswagens top-of-the-line transporter.
This is a superbly completed and very striking example of the iconic Type 25 Bus (Deluxe 9 passenger Microbus) which were originally marketed for touring the Alps with small skylight windows embedded into the roof for added viewing capabilities and were manufactured with the highest trim level available which included trim strips along the beltline and a dash clock! Most Deluxe Microbuses were ordered as Samba models (a $160 option) that included a sliding canvas 'Golde' sunroof flanked by the 4 skylight windows on each side of the roof.
The body on this particular example is razor straight and all the door and panel fits are as original and as they should be and the bus is fitted with highly desirable 'original German' Safari front windows & side pop-out windows. The bus was finished in a very professional and a gorgeous original two-tone color combination of 'Velvet Green over Pearl White' paint and the bus has an absolutely beautiful matching Velvet Green interior!
This bus must be driven to be fully appreciated - having been fully restored both cosmetically & mechanically, the engine is still extremely strong and responsive with excellent oil pressure and no oil leaks and which sounds absolutely magnificent, the original factory 4 speed transmission shifts smoothly through all the gears, the van brakes great and the engine temperature always remains cool.
We at West Coast Classics have over the years sold many virtually identical examples of these original German M code 21 & 23 window model buses and it is now patently obvious that these are the Volkswagen's that collectors and enthusiasts around the world are seeking with increasing fervor and you will certainly look long and hard to find a finer fully restored and always rust free original example of this iconic original and fully documented German 21 Window Samba Bus available anywhere else!
