Volkswagen Camper & Commercial – May 2019

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1969 MICROBUS

tunning new Montana

Red and Cloud White

paint (its original

factory colour scheme),

Deluxe bus chrome body trim, 17”

polished Empi Fuchs, an original

style Microbus style interior with

a twist and custom stance with

narrowed beam all add up to

something a bit special ...

Not a lot is known about its

previous history, though the M plate

and birth certificate provide some

clues. Built on May 30th 1969 as

a 7 seat Microbus (Model 221) in

Emden (as were many buses due

for export at this time) it had the

usual standard US export package

M425 (twin reversing lights, MPH

speedo, sealed beam headlamps,

hazard warning lights, mounting for

safety belts, laminated windscreen,

ram protection, dual circuit brake

system) and also the option of

three opening vent windows in the

sliding door and in the opposite two

passenger compartment windows

(M508). Another M code, M042,

refers to the tyres being exempt

from customs duties. The addition

of a white roof would also have been

an optional extra when the bus was

S

Combining classic stock looks, period

custom styling and upgraded engine and

running gear, this Microbus just oozes with

charm and character

WORDS: DAVID ECCLES PHOTOGRAPHY: ERIC ARNOLD

Deluxe

Microbus style

full length cloth

headliner

Classic

Montana Red

/ Cloud White

colours. As this

was a standard

Microbus, having

the roof painted in

white would have

been a special

order

Deluxe

Doppelganger

The seller had done all the

body repairs and repainted it

in its original colours but had

given up and advertised it as

basically a rolling shell