I know I've already read about this somewhere, but hadn't seen photos of the salvage before (here's hoping the link works):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/6753575/Rare-VW-Camper-rescue...

I hope this guy has LOTS of money.

Craig

he has a thread going on thesamba
shes nearly a goer again

what sux is it was pretty tidy when it was pushed into the drink, all because of a gearbox problem

heres a pic just before it was dumped

I found these links

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=372048&postdays=0&po...
http://www.volksforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58322 

Yogie

wow!

Thanks for the links....really interesting reading, and total dedication!

God ,people have found splitys in the most unusual places over the years. What were they thinking pushing it into the drink!!

There's at least one split window Kombi on the bottom of Sydney Harbour, near Gladesville Bridge. It belonged to a builder who was making a delivery to the bridge construction site in the early 1960s. Apparently he didn't apply the handbrake and the Kombi rolled off the bridge and into the harbour - the access is pretty steep.

I imagine it would be buried in mud and silt now - you would need some pretty special magnetic imaging equipment to find it. And even if you did, there would not be much left after 45 years in salt water.

There is a lot of army equipment dumped on the harbour floor just inside North Head. I have dived it before - you can float down and sit in a Jeep on the bottom, some 15-20 metres down.

theres a 54 beetle down in the same spot apparently

kinda sad that people are resorting to this for projects
25 years ago sambas were just another junk vw, there in junk yards all over in the US

i was chatting with Al at stokers siding about it the other day

he waas telling me just down the road is 5 splits in a paddock.
the land owner wanted to divert run off away from his shed so he used a bunch of splits for a dam wall

probably mad people out there that would try and save them

i know alot of people that would love to save that 54 oval in lake Koenigssee. shame that noones allowed to

Hi

When I was lad lots of people tried to give me Ovals for free, but I was more interested in 40 hp bugs, I even used to see them just dumped on the streets. A friend had an Oval at Punchbowl with a push button starter that he wanted me to take away.

Just goes to show you, todays derelict car is tomorrows classic.

These people who get all swoony over split window Kombis, have they actually driven one.

Steve

The prices of Splits in the UK is mad, rotters needing alot of work can fetch around £8000, even Bay window buses are commanding high prices now. I've owned a couple of Bays & personally think they're a better van, but at today's prices I wouldn't buy one. I guess it's nice to see on old VW saved but within reason, this seems a bit drastic.

always good to challenge yourself and have a good story as it goes along.

um yeah, I think not.

The days sigmas become a cult classic I'll have seen it all!

Hi

Actually, a guy I work withs son has spent big bucks on a Peter Wherret Sigma, each to their own I guess.

Steve

VN's?..... no.

pretty cool story but i think the guys a tosser, once that thing dries out it will rust like theres no tomorrow due to the air

Wow, strong repost!
Hell, if the guy has the money and the determination, I say good on him - how's he a tosser?

sorry did not mean it in a mean manner was just a figure of speach

it could have just sat in peace but in saying that i have restored bikes pulled from creeks so really cant say anything

sorry if i offended anyone

hmm I saw a fully restored samba twice in Altstatten in Switzerland 3 weeks ago.
couldn't get a pic thought, wasn't fast enough with the camera.

perhaps I'll post some of the cars I did capture on camera.