Very early built VW Bus? Barndoor rescue out of the woods

The “bones” of a very old VW Bus laying in its “grave”, is it allowed or “ethically correct” to recover them? Fifty years, or even longer, an old VW bus sat out in the woods. So at least two thirds of his whole life, he was just laying, rusting, falling apart. One could say we…

The true diamond: 1951 VW Bus Deluxe “Samba”

The earliest built Deluxe VW Buses from the second half of 1951 are probably the most rare VW Buses ever built. Only two handfuls have survived till today. On June 27th of 1951 Volkswagen started to produce their Deluxe-model Bus, which they first introduced at IAA Frankfurt in April 1951. It’s said that there were…

Why this VW Bay Window is rare! (to me)

Why I have been really lucky to get this bus, what I paid police fines for and why I thought this bus is uber rare! It was a lazy friday afternoon, scrolling on my phone, randomly looking at offered classic cars. And suddenly, wait.. scroll back. There it was, an early VW Bay Window. A…