Vehicle Description
This early factory 23-window microbus is highly detailed, including
the engine, and is finished in the original colors of Sealing Wax
Red and Beige Gray with the original safari windshields. The
blue-gray interior also has a correct mohair headliner. This
optional two-pop-out-window bus features the correct spoon latches.
It's also equipped with a European locking steering column,
accessory full-circle horn ring and button and correct Firestone
wide whitewall bias-ply tires with correct wheel trim rings. It's
beautifully restored and includes a Certificate of Authenticity
from the Volkswagen Museum in Hanover, Germany. Volkswagen designed
the 23-window Sunroof Deluxe with Alpine sightseeing and mountain
touring in mind, and this machine now stands ready for that
mission. The bus is equipped with the 36hp version of the
air-cooled flat 4-cylinder engine, which was remanufactured and
restored. The Volkswagen has now traveled fewer than 450 miles
since the restoration. The engine is backed up by a split-case
4-speed manual transmission with reduction gearbox. Four-corner
drum brakes work with a rebuilt front beam and independent
suspension for Alps-ready road-handling from the forward-control
rear-engine van. The straightened body was painted into its
original factory two-tone white-over-red paint scheme and fitted
with a new fabric sunroof assembly. Safari split front windows open
to deliver fresh air into the minimalist-yet-spacious
gray-and-white cabin that was restored to 1959 specifications with
period-correct interior panels, seat-cover materials and a German
mohair headliner sourced by way of a marque specialist.
