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 68AutoBug
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SAMBA FOR SALE IN DRIVE IN SYDNEY PAPER $89,995
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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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| posted on March 15th, 2011 at 07:57 PM |
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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.
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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 06:16 AM |
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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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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 08:17 AM |
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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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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 09:24 AM |
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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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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 09:44 AM |
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So which two aren't counted in popular culture ? Don't they count the windscreen panes as 'windows' ?
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Wikipedia fail you this time?
Windscreens are not counted.
Such as the '32 3 window coupe
Or the 31' 5 window coupe
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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 11:31 AM |
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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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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 12:43 PM |
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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
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Camo
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
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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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| posted on March 16th, 2011 at 01:16 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by polak
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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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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| posted on March 17th, 2011 at 09:42 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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posted by polak
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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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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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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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 08:46 AM |
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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!
Cheers
Shaun
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 11:12 PM |
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Hi
Imagine shelling out all that cash and then driving it, what a disappointment.
Steve
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| posted on March 21st, 2011 at 06:03 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Hi
Imagine shelling out all that cash and then driving it, what a disappointment.
Steve
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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
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