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Nope... this is it Marius...

Volkswagen bus fetches $217,800 at Barrett-Jackson auction = R2,161,512 (two million, one hundred and sixty one thousand, five hundred and twelve rands) at today's exchange rate of 9.9243

At the Barrett-Jackson auction in Orange County, $159,500 could buy you a 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III James Young sedan. A mere $165,000 would put you in the driver’s seat of a 2005 Ford GT. Doling out more than $200,000 nets you a . . . Volkswagen Microbus?

That’s right: According to Barrett-Jackson, a 1963 VW Samba Microbus went for $217,800 after the buyer’s fee. The soaring selling price was undoubtedly a surprise, but the gorgeous mouse-grey-and-pearl-white bus is first-generation and restored to better-than-new condition. It has a German mohair headliner, all original latches, handles and ashtrays, and this particular ’63 model just won the best bus award at the VW Classic event.
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Wow that's crazy
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That's crazy. My cheap baywindow will do thank you...
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Maybe there's hope for all of us :)
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"BOBBIE" - 1963 Beetle --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=11338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Dutch_Diver wrote:Maybe there's hope for all of us :)
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1964 T34 - The Razor: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10290
1956 T2 1b - Gill's bus: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10948
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yohbie wrote:That's crazy. My cheap baywindow will do thank you...
Whoah Yohbie! I hope she never gets to hear you talk about her like that!
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yohbie wrote:That's crazy. My cheap baywindow will do thank you...
Whoah Yohbie! I hope she never gets to hear you talk about her like that!
What I'm saying is my baywindow is worth a lot more to me than what I paid for her, for one.

And some might find this a bit strange but my baywindow is worth more to me than the splitscreen above... Why you might ask? Because I can use her on fun trips and holidays to her full potential without me worrying about a two million rand car getting wrecked.. I can actually enjoy my bus.

I see the split above as nothing more than a very expensive show piece. That bus does nothing more than my bay.

What I'm trying to say here is that my bus will serve me better than a very expensive museum bus...

Some might find this strange and won't agree but its how I see it. :mrgreen:
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Re: Most expensive split screen

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Might Agree there Yohbie

Would be very nice to have a 99.9 % Og

But

As we all know the time that one spends restoring any of these beauties builds a relationship that some might even call Priceless

I do believe the value in a Splitt - Bay -Bug -Beetle and any of the others

Is the look that one gets from the flash cars that pass you cruising along at a vey mild speed of 80

One could even say its Envy

There is something about these cars that just bring a warm fuzzy feeling to young and old

So then allot of Money can get you the look but good hard dedication to the cause of restoring builds a bond that is PRICELESS

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