5071 - 1:12 scale 1962 VOLKSWAGEN SAMBA
The Volkswagen Kombi T1 or Microbus entered
production in March 1950. Initially manufactured at the Wolfsburg plant, it was
transferred in 1956 to the new Transporter factory in Hannover. With its
innovative design where the driver was placed over the front wheels and the
engine at the rear, the Kombi, or combined passenger and cargo vehicle, was
produced in several forms including as a delivery or panel van with or without
raised roof, Minibus, flat-bed truck with standard or crew cab, and as a
camping van (Westfalia). Production ceased in Germany at the end of 1967, but
continued in Brazil until 1975, and then, after modification into the so-called
T1.5, until 1996.
In the USA, the VW Bus became an icon of the ‘60s and, in particular, of the hippie youth sub-culture. It could carry a number of passengers, camping gear and supplies, its shape was the antithesis the American automobile of the period, and as a second-hand or used vehicle, it was extremely cheap. It quickly became a symbol of the “Peace and Love”, anti-war generation.
As its first model, Sun Star has chosen the T1b deluxe version with its eight additional skylight windows and fabric sun-roof, which often is referred to as the “Samba”, or as the 23-window version in the USA. Later Sun Star models will feature all the major earlier variants.
5061 -
1957 VOLKSWAGEN Kombi (Dove Blue)
5075 - 1958 VOLKSWAGEN
Standard Bus(Mango Green/Sea gull Grey)
Features :
• Opening
fabric roof.
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Functioning door handles on front and
side doors.
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Extending radio aerial.
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All four wheels can be changed by
unscrewing the 5 nuts.
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Front seat back folds up for access
to removable spare wheel.
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Fully positionable external mirrors
and supports.
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Removable hub caps.
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Removable fuel cap.
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Posable windscreen wipers which also
hinge outwards.
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Movable gear lever.
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Sun visors fold down and swivel.
• Front seat back folds up for access to removable spare wheel.
• Bench seat folds up for access to tool kit.
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Fully functional steering.
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Front side windows slide to open.
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Front quarter-lights open.
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Working front and rear suspension.
• Soft
leather-effect seats.
• Detailed engine with
separate HT leads fan belt, alternator, starter motor etc.
• Over 600 separate
parts.
