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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:40 am    Post subject: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

I was wondering real quick what was the last year of the 23 window. I wanted to confirm, my memory is failing me haha
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:11 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

Real quick answer Wink https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:49 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

51-67, I believe.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:22 pm    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

Actually, "they" are still making them today... making them out of non-23 window Buses in order to flip them and make more money!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:04 pm    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

Stockholm VW wrote:
51-67, I believe.

Well, when the rear hatch got wider the corner windows were no longer, so then they were 'just' 21 windows and not 23..
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:02 pm    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

1970PAKombi wrote:
I was wondering real quick what was the last year of the 23 window. I wanted to confirm, my memory is failing me haha


1963.

As someone else said, when the rear hatch got larger for 1964, the corner windows were discontinued so 1964-67 are 21-Windows.

1951 was also the first year, as stated above.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:07 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

esde wrote:
Stockholm VW wrote:
51-67, I believe.

Well, when the rear hatch got wider the corner windows were no longer, so then they were 'just' 21 windows and not 23..


Thank you so much, THIS was what I thought/knew already. I just wanted to confirm.

(Long story short, saw a Brazilian 23 at a car show this weekend from '1967')

I wasn't 'that guy', I just said "Whoa! What a nice bus! What year is it?" seeing the wrong trim, seats, turn signal, bumpers, etc.

He goes "It's a 1967, the last year they made them" and I was like "Nice man!"
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:09 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

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I was wondering real quick what was the last year of the 23 window. I wanted to confirm, my memory is failing me haha


1963.

As someone else said, when the rear hatch got larger for 1964, the corner windows were discontinued so 1964-67 are 21-Windows.

1951 was also the first year, as stated above.


Thanks, I knew/figured as much. Saw a Brazilian at a car show that people were oogling and knew right away it was such. Not poo-poo'ing at all, but the guy was telling everyone it was a 1967 23 Window Bus; the last year they made them and I knew that wasn't correct.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:02 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

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1970PAKombi wrote:
I was wondering real quick what was the last year of the 23 window. I wanted to confirm, my memory is failing me haha


1963.

As someone else said, when the rear hatch got larger for 1964, the corner windows were discontinued so 1964-67 are 21-Windows.

1951 was also the first year, as stated above.


Thanks, I knew/figured as much. Saw a Brazilian at a car show that people were oogling and knew right away it was such. Not poo-poo'ing at all, but the guy was telling everyone it was a 1967 23 Window Bus; the last year they made them and I knew that wasn't correct.


He might have bought it advertised that way, there have been a lot of Brazilian Buses that seem to be advertised in the past with "early" years.

I'm pretty sure most of them were not mid-1960s built Buses but I think there are some actual 1967 Brazilian Buses too.

They were not 23-Windows though, it would still be a roof conversion.

Most of the time it's not worth correcting or arguing with these people.
(If they get argumentative)
Let them enjoy it.
If I get into a longer conversation with them or they ask some specifics, then I might get into stuff.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

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1970PAKombi wrote:
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1970PAKombi wrote:
I was wondering real quick what was the last year of the 23 window. I wanted to confirm, my memory is failing me haha


1963.

As someone else said, when the rear hatch got larger for 1964, the corner windows were discontinued so 1964-67 are 21-Windows.

1951 was also the first year, as stated above.


Thanks, I knew/figured as much. Saw a Brazilian at a car show that people were oogling and knew right away it was such. Not poo-poo'ing at all, but the guy was telling everyone it was a 1967 23 Window Bus; the last year they made them and I knew that wasn't correct.


He might have bought it advertised that way, there have been a lot of Brazilian Buses that seem to be advertised in the past with "early" years.

I'm pretty sure most of them were not mid-1960s built Buses but I think there are some actual 1967 Brazilian Buses too.

They were not 23-Windows though, it would still be a roof conversion.

Most of the time it's not worth correcting or arguing with these people.
(If they get argumentative)
Let them enjoy it.
If I get into a longer conversation with them or they ask some specifics, then I might get into stuff.


Oh I would never do that. It's not my place to rain on someone's parade. But yes, I am sure he either purchased it as a 1967 or it was advertised as such.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:11 am    Post subject: Re: What Years Did They Make the 23 Window? Reply with quote

Probably referring to the last year of the Split, in context, that is correct.
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