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Volkswagen Typ 2 Split Screen desert model 1965

General description : Rare desert bus. Especially as LHD not easy to find. It takes it fresh air much higher as normal. It also has a dual zyklon airfilter set-up and as cherry on the pie it also comes with cargodoors on both sides. in 25 years we never had one. Needs work, but in the end you have something unique. €17500

1965 Volkswagen Typ 2 Split Screen desert model is listed for sale on ClassicDigest in Renkum by Kieft en Klok for €17500.

 

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Car type : Car Make : Volkswagen Model : Typ 2 Split Screen Model Version : desert model Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1965 Location : Reijmerweg 78A 6871 HG Renkum, Netherlands Vehicle Registration : Undefined

17500 €

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Kieft en Klok
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The People's Car (Volkswagen): Initially envisioned by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s as a "people's car" or "Volkswagen" in German, the idea was to create an affordable and practical vehicle for the German people. This concept led to the development of the Volkswagen Beetle (or the Type 1), designed by Ferdinand Porsche.
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