Big boys Toys: 1956 VW Kombi Samba 23 Windows.

[El Presidente]

I saw this at an upcoming local vintage car auction. 

Too good not to share. 

 

 

[Fuzz]

Your next car, Rob?

[El Presidente]

2 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Your next car, Rob?

I could fit 20 of you in the back 

.....all smoking cigars 

[Drguano]

What do you think I could have gotten for this beauty?

[cgoodrich]

Quite a bit @Drguano …since it’s a time machine. 😂

[rcarlson]

2 hours ago, Drguano said:

What do you think I could have gotten for this beauty?

 

12 months probation.  

[Rhinoww]

9 hours ago, Drguano said:

What do you think I could have gotten for this beauty?

Clearly probable cause. But I think @rcarlson is correct on probation. 

[Chibearsv]

The VW bus I drove to Colorado in 1979 looked like the one below.  Anyone that's driven one in the mountains would have no affection for such a vehicle.  Underpowered, terrible handling, no heat.  Don't let the nostalgia get you on this one...they really do suck.

[Rhinoww]

Family friends bought a westfalia for camping in Europe in the mid-70’s. Family of five. With the mid kitchenette. You wanna talk misery. And I only had to get in that precursor to a minivan periodically for carpool. I can’t imagine touring Europe and camping in it. 
I grew up in a house on a hill road in front had an incline. That vw always struggled. 

[joeypots]

13 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I could fit 20 of you in the back 

.....all smoking cigars 

And you could probably get it up to 100KPH in less than 4 minutes!

 

[Chibearsv]

2 minutes ago, joeypots said:

And you could probably get it up to 100KPH in less than 4 minutes!

 

20 people in there?  No chance you get that to 100KPH unless you drop it out of a cargo plane without a parachute. 🤣

[KCCubano]

Spicoli mobile from Fast Times. 

[Chibearsv]

1 hour ago, Rhinoww said:

Family friends bought a westfalia for camping in Europe in the mid-70’s. Family of five. With the mid kitchenette. You wanna talk misery. And I only had to get in that precursor to a minivan periodically for carpool. I can’t imagine touring Europe and camping in it. 
I grew up in a house on a hill road in front had an incline. That vw always struggled. 

I used to love listening to my dad's mechanics complain in German about the Westfalia water cooling system.  Something like 22 feet of water hoses from the front radiator to the rear engine and then back to the front again, all running underneath the vehicle.  They solved the heater problem that the air cooled engines had; at least as long as those hoses held up. 

[TheGipper]

That's 19 more windows than Colin Hay had!