Rod Penrose has a type 181 for sale in original unrestored condition at he moment LHD for around $8,000.
Here is the link:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=66928
There are also 2 fully restored cars for sale at he moment:
1. Alistair Terry of Coffs harbour (1969 model) for around $35K (look at last page of this issue of VW Magazine Australia.
Alistair can be contacted on:
02-66-52-1542 or via e-mail on
alterry@tpg.com.au
2. Peter Sugden of Canberra also has a fully restored car (1976 model) with both hardtop and soft top for sale for around $25K. Peter can be contacted on 0439-491-564 (m) or 0262-824-673 (h)
If you look at
www.thesamba.com and cl;ick on the Thing link then you will find a lot of stats and technical publications.
If you are in Sydney and want to ook at a couple of cars and talk to to owners (none of them for sale) then give me a call - Bill (0246-47-3781 or 0419-431-531).
A photo of my car is attached.
Good luck in your search as they are a pretty rare car in Australia.
Bill