23 Window Vw Bus For Sale Craigslist (2024)

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Case in point: A 1951 VW Transporter 23-Window Samba, which cost about $2200 when new ($22K today), has an average #1-condition (Concours) value of… wait for it… $198,000. One in #2 (Excellent) condition is worth $111,000, one in #3 (Good) condition is valued at $60,600, and one in #4 (Fair) is $39,000.

The van features a collection of unique windows including eight skylights, two curved rear windows, a retractable skylight, and a coveted split windshield. Produced between 1951 and 1967, the first-generation Microbus was budget-friendly and built for sightseeing adventures.

The 23-Window Samba was produced from 1951 to 1963, changing to a 21-Window configuration for 1964–67. The primary difference is two curved windows at the rear corners of the vehicle that disappeared after 1963.

On January 21, 2017, this 21-window Volkswagen Samba sold for $302,500, becoming the most valuable Volkswagen Samba van ever sold at auction. This 1967 Volkswagen 21-window Deluxe Samba fetched $143,000 at Barrett-Jackson's 2017 Scottsdale auction.

The Transporter had 23, and later 21, windows including 8 panoramic windows on the roof. To distinguish it from the normal 23 or 21-window Volkswagen van, the name Samba was coined.

The Deluxe Bus sold for $302,500, including buyer's fee. | Facebook.

VW TYPE 2 (aka T2, TII): Transporter Bus, Van, Vanagon

The Beetle (or Type 1) chassis proved to be too weak to withstand the rigors of truck-use, and so a stiffer (and lighter) unitized body/chassis was developed. Production of Type 2 vehicles, formally designated as “Transporters”, began in 1950.

The Bus used the same style engine as the Beetle up to and including the 1971 model. These were four-cylinder horizontally opposed ("flat-four") engines introduced in 1948 at 1100cc and 25hp, and evolving to 1600cc and about 58hp in 1971.

The first generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 with the split windshield, informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Splittie among modern fans, was produced from 8 March 1950 through the end of the 1967 model year.

The standard passenger version is what is referred to as the “11-window bus,” and its windows are counted as follows: two windshield halves, two door windows, six side windows and one rear window.

How much is a 23-window bus worth? ›

The 23-window VW bus is light and airy, but it also looks cool from the outside. In 2017, a 1960 23-window VW bus, similarly attractive, fetched a whopping $207,200 at an RM Sotheby's auction in New York. That same year, a 1965 example, heavily updated, went for more than $300,000 at Barrett-Jackson.

According to how you drive it. Long distance driving gets 38 (2014 and earlier, high test gas only) or 42 (2015 and newer, regular gas only). In town, in hot summer or cold winter you might get 25 to 35 mpg.

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz marks the return of the classic VW bus, but with a twist: It's now an all-electric minivan with seating for up to seven and a range of about 275 miles. We expect it to start at around $50,000.

The 46-year-old comedian's antique Volkswagen Bus collection is worth $3 million today! Gabriel is so enamored with the system that he built a museum to showcase his bus collection. He takes us to a collection of Volkswagens that he affectionately refers to as the “Fluffy” museum.