Registration - XHJ 155N Chassis No. - BH376113 M.O.T. - Exempt Odometer - 24,000 This decidedly eye-catching Split Screen Volkswagen Type 2 provides crew cab seating for five. Behind is a large covered load deck, while the roof is spanned by heavy-duty racking thereby creating another large stowage area. The lefthand drive Vee Dub is finished in white over blue paintwork that’s currently adorned with a range of highly colourful graphics - we understand these are sticker-based and so can be readily removed if required. The vehicle was apparently imported from Brazil in December 2020, so has lived in a relatively warm climate. It is equipped with safari pop-out windows and rides on white-walled tyres. The vendor informs us that it ‘drives well’, and he presently regards the 1500cc flat-four engine, four-speed manual transmission, bodywork, paintwork and interior trim as all being in ‘good’ order. The Volkswagen Type 2 dates back to 1949 and has long since acquired cult status courtesy of such diverse celebrity owners as Jamie Oliver, Martin Clunes, Roger Daltrey and Jenson Button. It has been home to generations of travelling Australians, helped hippies survive the ‘60s / ‘70s and become the transport of choice for many a surfer. Variously available in Van, Bus, single and double cab Pick-up, Kombi and Camper guises etc, it would probably have been nicknamed the ‘car that changed the world’ if the Model T hadn’t got there first. The immortal Split Screen T1 variant remained in production until 1967 when it was replaced by the single screen T2. Currently in its sixth generation, what is now known as the Volkswagen Transporter continues to be successfully marketed worldwide. In summary: • Recently imported from the warm climate of Brazil • Heavy-duty roof rack combines with covered load deck to offer high levels of stowage • A desirable Split Screen example of VW’s ever-popular Type 2
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