SAMBA FOR SALE IN DRIVE IN SYDNEY PAPER $89,995

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Mar 2011, 7:48 pm

#830812

a split window samba for sale in sundays drive lift out in the sunday paper.

$89,995 any takers...

who said they were getting cheaper..?????

was a mid 60s model either 21 or 23 windows...

LEE

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913 posts · joined May 2009 · 15 Mar 2011, 7:57 pm

#830816

hey Lee, yeah its a 21 window, been watching it for a while, doesnt seem to be selling, think they are asking bit much though, being modified and the car that it is i think 55k would be a little fairer.... obviously the time and money has been spent, but i still think they are shooting a bit high. cheers adam

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Ollie Yeah Buddy

840 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 16 Mar 2011, 6:16 am

#830861

I'm fairly sure it's the blue and white 21'er at Classic Throttle Shop in North Sydney.

I was down there having a poke about earlier in the week- if you're around the area it's a great place to scope out if you've got time. There are some beautiful machines down there.

The Bus was nice, but paled in comparison To the 650k Aston Martin DB5 right next to it 🙂

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Mar 2011, 8:17 am

#830873

Yes it's a '64 model so it has the wider rear door and no rear corner windows. Nice car, but $90k ?

The '21/23 window' thing has always amused me. Have a look at the picture below - this is a '66 model so it also has the wide rear door and no corner windows.

How many windows does it have? Let's count them:

2 - windscreen
2 - door vent windows
2 - front door windows
8 - side windows
1 - rear door
8 - skylight windows

TOTAL - 23.

Which means the ealier model with 2 extra corner windows actually has 25.

So which two aren't counted in popular culture ? Don't they count the windscreen panes as 'windows' ?

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Ollie Yeah Buddy

840 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 16 Mar 2011, 9:24 am

#830878

I'm guessing they don't count the front window quarter panels as they're counted as part of the same 'window frame?'

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3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 16 Mar 2011, 9:44 am

#830881

Phil74Camper wrote:So which two aren't counted in popular culture ? Don't they count the windscreen panes as 'windows' ?

Wikipedia fail you this time?

Windscreens are not counted.
Such as the '32 3 window coupe

Or the 31' 5 window coupe

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Mar 2011, 11:31 am

#830897

I love Wikipedia. It's great for most things Matt but not everything.

I agree with you about the 3 window coupe. But here's something else to muddy the waters. This is a US VW ad from 1966. To get the '21 window' figure, it seems VW not only counts the windscreen, but counts the two windscreen panels together as one window. In addition, VW counts the door and vent windows as one window. And finally the sunroof is also counted as a window.

I must admit I wouldn't have thought of that.

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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 16 Mar 2011, 12:43 pm

#830908

Just to throw another spanner in the works, the one from within the newspaper article was earlier reported on this forum as being the one that was built in Thailand. If this is the same one then it was only built within the last 2-3 years and sold within the last 2-3 years. Yet from memory, the newspaper article stated that the family had owned it for something like 11 years. Work that out ??????

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Mar 2011, 1:09 pm

#830913

Camo wrote:Just to throw another spanner in the works, the one from within the newspaper article was earlier reported on this forum as being the one that was built in Thailand. If this is the same one then it was only built within the last 2-3 years and sold within the last 2-3 years. Yet from memory, the newspaper article stated that the family had owned it for something like 11 years. Work that out ??????

Kev

You should Know Kev....
they do make up half the story if its too short....
thet must have been they bit they made up...

anyway still too expensive...
I didn't see any gold bumpers etc... lol

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Mar 2011, 1:16 pm

#830914

polak wrote:hey Lee, yeah its a 21 window, been watching it for a while, doesnt seem to be selling, think they are asking bit much though, being modified and the car that it is i think 55k would be a little fairer.... obviously the time and money has been spent, but i still think they are shooting a bit high. cheers adam

if you had a few million dollars , price wouldn't be a problem..

but for the ordinary, person.... much too expensive...
and too expensive for an investment...

Lee

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913 posts · joined May 2009 · 17 Mar 2011, 9:42 pm

#831172

68AutoBug wrote:
polak wrote:hey Lee, yeah its a 21 window, been watching it for a while, doesnt seem to be selling, think they are asking bit much though, being modified and the car that it is i think 55k would be a little fairer.... obviously the time and money has been spent, but i still think they are shooting a bit high. cheers adam
if you had a few million dollars , price wouldn't be a problem..

but for the ordinary, person.... much too expensive...
and too expensive for an investment...

Lee

Lee, if i had a few million, price definitely wouldnt be a concern, but i still wouldnt pay 90k for it.... not to be rude or mean, but there are many better cars out there for that sort of money.... it is a great car and i would love to own it if i had the money, but not for 90k....... cheers adam

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1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 18 Mar 2011, 8:46 am

#831228

The cars they have there are usually pretty pricey; but they are great quality.

I do think though that 90k is too much for a kombi; but when it's in a show room of porsches and ferraris its the cheaper one!

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Mar 2011, 11:12 pm

#831343

Hi

Imagine shelling out all that cash and then driving it, what a disappointment.

Steve

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230 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 21 Mar 2011, 6:03 pm

#831735

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Imagine shelling out all that cash and then driving it, what a disappointment.

Steve

Exactly what I was thinking steve for that money you can get yourself a 3.3 litre 911 turbo (a good one) and have change