Volkswagon "hippy van"

I am MAN

Hey,

http://www.radicalhippie.com/images/VW/vw2w.jpg

Do any of you know if these are hard to get a hold of? because I would love to get one.

Mark.

ds20prefecture

I am MAN wrote:

Do any of you know if these are hard to get a hold of? because I would love to get one.

Not too hard to find, but very hard to find right. There's an early 80s one about 3 doors down from me, been out in all weather with the glass gone out of the door, but I don't think it's for sale.

Good ones can go for serious money. Have you driven one? We used to have a van, and it was a fairly dreadful thing to drive. Noisy, thirsty, slow, uncomfortable, bad lights, bad grip, v. prone to rust. I loved it dearly!

peasant

A real collectors item, especially the early split-windscreen ones. These would be from the 50's ...hence very scarce (and expensive) in any condition above scrap metal.

Would love one too !

camarobill

look on ebay germany beter getting one restored splity would be best dont forget the surf board,man

PaulK_CCI

I know a very good Split Screen specialist here in the Netherlands, he has about twenty Splits in varying condition:

You pick up a runner that needs a bit of welding in places but that would be a good basis for a clean restoration from 6-9k, and from then on the sky is the limit with some prices touching the 20k for a "Samba" microbus in very good condition.

Generally speaking if you want a good, clean "ready to roll" split screen without any hassle you should budget between 10 and 15k.

He even has an Ambulance Splittie from Austria in OK condition for 9,950!

green-blood

you want to go here

http://type2ireland.org/

those splitties are not cheap.. you best bet is probably an import from teh US, as they are well looked after over tehre. Even a bay window model, 67-80 in good nick wioll set you back 6K plus.

check out that site though, they are all very nice guys, my father is a member and owns a nice blue and white bay camper

ando

Did anyone see the MTV Pimp my ride episode with the caravan?



Gorgeous

Mohanned

Yeah I saw it. Sweet car that

Merrion

Indeed - the only vehicle they've done that was semi-"tastefully" pimped.
I must admit the TV screen was awesome. That van is better equiped than my house....

plumbob

hey does anyone know the proper name for the hippy van i cant find it out thanks

green-blood

VW Type 2

type 1 was obviously the Beetle