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Samba was the most luxurious version of the Volkswagen Bus, with its 21-window configuration (23 windows initially) and the retractable sunroof. No wonder many Type 2s imported from Brazil were ...

The 23-windows Volkswagen Bus was the top of the line of the first-generation Type 2. Although its production was discontinued in Europe and the U.S. by 1967, the Brazilians were still making it until ...

Today is the 60th anniversary, again, of one of the most recognizable and beloved vehicles to ever clatter down the road. The exact anniversary of the Volkswagen Type 2, known affectionately as the ...