http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=363.2&aid=423&pop=0Barrett-Jackson Lot: 363.2 - 1963 VOLKSWAGEN 23 WINDOW BUS
Lot Number: 363.2
Auction: ORANGE COUNTY 2011
Status: SOLD
Sale Type: NO RESERVE
Price: *$217,800.00
Year: 1963
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: 23 WINDOW
Style: BUS
VIN: 1049669
Exterior Color: MOUSE GREY
Interior Color: BALSAMIC GREY
Cylinders: 4
Engine Size: 1500CC
Transmission: MANUAL
Summary: This 1963 23 window bus is one of the most desirable vehicles in the world. This is one of the highest quality restorations on a VW bus in the last decade . This bus has documentation from the VW factory in Germany to prove its authenticity.
Details: This 23 window deluxe sunroof bus is the ultimate VW . This was a 7 year long high end restoration. This bus is the rare original color scheme of Mouse Grey and Pearl White. Every part on this bus was completely rebuilt and detailed to the highest level possible. The interior has a German mohair headliner, original German balsamic grey interior, all original latches, handles ashtrays and luggage rails restored to perfection. Many NOS parts were used on this build like the speedometer and clock. The entire inside of this bus is beautiful . Every detail down to the original radio is correct. The paint and body work on this bus are some of the first details you notice. The entire undercarriage of this bus is as detailed as the rest of it. Not only does everything on this bus look great underneath but it runs and drives like it would have when you drove it off the lot in 1963. This bus is museum quality and has every correct detail down to every correct little decal on the engine. This bus just won the best bus award at the biggest annual VW show in the United States, The VW Classic. The 23 window deluxe sunroof bus is one of the most enjoyable vehicles you can cruise down the coast in.
