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1966' Volkswagen Type 2

Negotiable

Published 21 June 2025ID: NKmnUB

Expired
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Information from the owner

Age: 59 years

Fuel: Petrol

Transmission: Manual

Exterior color: Blue

Interior: Air Conditioning

Electronics: Bluetooth

Seller's comments about 1966' Volkswagen Type 2

History With over 21 million units sold worldwide, the Volkswagen Type 1 (or 'Beetle', as it was nicknamed soon after its debut in 1939) would become the best-selling car of all time. Under the direction of the German government to build a 'people's car', Dr. Ferdinand Porsche began building prototypes in Stuttgart in the mid-1930s. Production began under British occupation in Germany before the end of 1945, while exports worldwide began in the early 1950s. Volkswagen, like other manufacturers, continued to refine their cars and develop variants of the original, but also shared components between models to increase production efficiency and profitability. One of these variants, the iconic Volkswagen Transporter, first arrived on the American continent in 1949. Competition was non-existent, as there was nothing similar on the market at the time. Because it used standard Beetle components, it was both familiar and easy to maintain, and its parts were readily available. It quickly became popular as an efficient means of transporting people. The Transporter was nicknamed the 'Micro Bus' and would evolve into other vehicles, including a pick-up truck and a cargo van. Its combination of efficiency and practicality made it an instant hit with the 'flower power' generation of the 1960s, and its boxy design branded it as the perfect canvas for peace signs, pop-art flowers and psychedelic paint jobs. The Micro Bus was powered by a 1, 500 cubic centimetre four-cylinder engine with overhead and horizontally opposed valves, capable of producing an adequate 40 horsepower. It had a wheelbase of 94. 5 inches, semi-elliptical leaf spring suspension with shock absorbers and coil springs, and drum brakes on all four wheels. Our Car The car we offer is an original German 21-window LHD Samba Bus, the rarest VW T1. Built and sold new in Germany in 1966, it was exported to the UK in 2004, where it was adopted by a loving British family who gave it the name 'Honzi'. During this time, the car was given a more powerful engine and a complete body restoration. In 2019, we purchased the car and gave it further upgrades, including Bluetooth speakers, an air conditioning system and a completely rebuilt engine along with LED lights and other mechanical upgrades from a VW specialist.
Available for sale at our premises in Padua, Italy Price: POA