I’d have liked to, though, as it was warm in the cabin. There’s no way I was going to even attempt to open the big fabric sunroof cover. The pieces that aren’t supposed to move rattled instead. Many of the moving parts squeaked, especially the steering wheel and gear shifter. ![]() The linkage for reverse is difficult to find, but I learned how to massage the shifter into the correct position. ![]() I was warned it’s not watertight, and I’m glad the forecast for my next day with this 21-window Microbus was mostly clear. Mostly, we just fawned over this piece of history, despite its faults.Īnd there were some issues with this otherwise gorgeous relic. This included how the windshield opens, how the air vents in from the roof, and how one must manually remove the wipers from their resting position before turning them on, lest they break. The delivery driver - who seemed just as excited as I was - showed me around, pointing out the quirks of this old vehicle. I felt like a child, giddy with excitement as though waking up on my birthday. I’d always wanted to drive one, and Volkswagen had brought this beautiful Bus out from its collection for me to enjoy for a day. I couldn’t help but agree with my vocal admirer - and there are plenty more out there on a warm summer day - but at the moment I was busy just steering this thing, trying to keep it from veering into anything that might mar its collector-quality appearance. “It’s so cute!” a woman yelled from her bike as we passed her through an intersection, the 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba’s air-cooled engine working as hard as it could to maintain a knackering 40-ish mph.
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