Description
De Volkswagen Samba, in the USA known as Sunroof deluxe, was the most luxurious version of the Volkswagen Typ 2 T1 (Transporter). The Samba was discontinued 1951 put into production.
Originally, Volkswagen vans were classified according to the number of windows they had. The model in question had 23 windows. The name was used to distinguish between the regular 23-ramer and the luxury version Samba considered.
The Samba had on the side instead of one sliding door two revolving doors. In addition, the Sambas had a fabric sunroof that could be slid open and there were panoramic windows in the sides of the roof. Volkswagen made at the time advertising by proposing that the Samba could be used for tourist tours through the Alps. The Sambas were used in the sixties popular as hippie bus.
The Samba was painted in two colors as standard. Usually the upper part was white and the lower part colored. The colored parts were separated by a decorative strip. Furthermore, the bus had a so-called “cap”. This means that the roof extended a bit beyond the windshield. The windows had chrome frames and the car had a more extensive one dashboard than the regular T1.
The idea of the Samba was abandoned when Volkswagen put its successor, the T2, into production.
