1964 Split Screen Samba 2165cc restored

Up for sale (possible part-ex) our stunning 1964 21 window Samba.

I’m looking for £64,750 which is at least 30k less than I’ve spent on it. Full details below - I took it to EBI last year in Chimay and it ran beautifully all the way there and back without any issue. It’s genuinely the best van I’ve driven, will be sad to see it go. Only reason it’s up for sale is I have another splitty that’s been completely rebuilt over the last 7 years (including a custom chassis and Porsche engine/ box) and thats off to paint soon so I’ll need some room for that. If this doesn’t sell for around the asking price I’ll keep it for another year and enjoy it.

I’m open to a part ex, something I could play with and flip when my other van is ready or maybe even a modern van that I could rent out - genuinely open to ideas on part ex so feel free to ask!


This van drives beautifully, the speedo shows about 1400 miles since it was refurbed and calibrated by Krautclassicparts and thats mainly the miles from my house to Chimay for EBI last year! The top end of the engine was rebuilt just before that trip so the speedo reflects the correct miles for the engine. The samba got me there and back without any issues, kept up with motorway traffic all day and sat ticking away without overheating in the hours of jams we got stuck in around Antwerp and Brussels.

Originally exported to France in 1964 before finding its way to Austria in about 1967, I still has some Austrian documents with it, before coming to the UK in the 90's where it had a full restoration, photos of which are with the huge history file. A smaller overhaul done in about 2016 before Type 2 Detectives did most of the running gear and lower sections of the bodywork. I then bought it in 2022 and had the remaining bodywork dealt with - mainly the roof but some further metal added around the door bottoms and so on before it was resprayed in Porsche Etna Blue. I have lots of photos of the completed work and everything was done properly to a very high standard.

Engine:

2165cc

AS41 Case

Scat 78mm Crank

Scat 200mm Lightened Flywheel

94mm Barrels & Pistons

5.4” Scat H Beam Connecting Rods

CB Straight Cut Cam Gears

CB 30mm Two Piece Cam lifters

Manton Pushrods

CB Street Eliminator Heads

40 x 35.5mm Valves

CB Big Beef Manifolds

44IDF Webers

CB 1.4 to 1 Rockers

30mm Oil Pump

Berg Relief Pump Cover

Scat 2Qt Deep Sump

Full flow oil system

Porsche Cooling

Compression ratio 10:5:1

Straight axel

Custom built Walklett gearbox

Dual cylinder servo assisted Porsche brakes with remote booster

Csp rack and pinion steering

Narrowed Beam

Dropped Spindles

Bilstien Shocks

Rear LED lights and indicators

Vintage speed exhaust

Sound deadened throughout.

New Krautclassicparts speedo calibrated to the wheels. Shows about 1300 miles (since engine rebuild).

Creative Safaris front and rear

Polished pop outs all round with big spoon catches

New headliner

Camping interior with Devon Style bed and small cupboard

Happy to do more videos and help with shipping if required.