VW T1 Sambabus "Christmas bulli"

VW T1 Sambabus 'Christmas bulli'

Joyful samba bus delivers American Christmas cheer

Even Santa Claus has dreams about this one replacing his sleigh with a samba bus! The typical bicolour design of the samba bus has been spruced up with a beloved colour scheme, creating an Advent atmosphere. The red design of the lower part of the body is contrasted with an upper part decked out in brilliant white to match the Christmas season. But, WIKING did not stop there: they also furnished the legendary VW T1 with the standard silver ornamental trim it boasted at the time and decorated Santas tour Bulli further with a fir tree design on the nose and at the flanks. Finally, the bus sports the wavy bumpers of the models exported to the United States at the time. The samba bus delivered on its promises from the get-go: Its name epitomises wanderlust and individuality. Apart from enhancing it with panorama windows, Volkswagen also treated its samba bus to a liberal amount of ornamental trim.

1963-67

Even Santa Claus has dreams about this one.

White upper part without VW engraving, lower part traffic red. Interior also traffic red, closed folding roof basalt grey. Steering wheel white, chassis black, silver US bumpers inserted. White hump wheel rim with silver hubcap. Headlamps transparent inserts with background painted silver. Christmas trees on the flanks imprinted white. Bulli nose with leaf green Christmas tree and stars. All-around ornamental strips and door handles painted silver. Orange indicator imprinted with silver chrome ring.