{"id":4418,"date":"2020-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/volkswagen-t1-renate-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T14:49:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:49:44","slug":"volkswagen-t1-renate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/volkswagen-t1-renate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen T1 Renate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hardly anyone today can imagine buying a new car and keeping it for more than ten years. The temptations of modern technology such as connectivity, driver assistance systems and the like are too great. This makes stories about cars that have been or are still owned by the same family for a long time all the more attractive. One such vehicle was purchased in 2015 by the collection of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Oldtimers (Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge Oldtimer, VWNO) in Hanover\/Germany. It is a VW Type 2 of the T1 series, i.e. the first-generation van that fans affectionately call ‘Bulli’. In order to increase the desirability even more it is the rare ‘Nine Seater Special Model’ – more commonly known as ‘Samba’ – with additional small windows on the side of the roof and a large folding roof made of fabric.

This T1 was built in 1965 in the Volkswagen factory in Hanover, received a registration on VW for a short time on 20 May 1965 and was then delivered as a young used car to the VW employee Horst Sch\u00f6nbach and his wife Renate in Braunschweig. The couple were looking for a practical everyday car and were delighted with the two-tone paint scheme in beige-grey and sealing wax red. In contrast to other factory employees, the Sch\u00f6nbach family did not resell the Bulli after a short time, but kept it for a very long time. Soon three children were on board when they went shopping or on holidays. Father Horst proved his craftmanship and not only made a bed for the little ones in his garage at home that fitted perfectly between the front seats, but also a removable pop-up roof with integrated beds for the two older children and camping furniture for the interior. A tent could be attached to the right side of the vehicle, creating a 1000 star hotel for all family members.<\/p>\n\n\n

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