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Equipment
Hub caps, Firestone whitewalls, dash clock, folding sunroof, 39hp 1.6 liter crate engine.
Condition
Some of the upper window gaskets don't quite fit right. Very clean fully restored engine. Mostly very good paint but not show quality. Slightly uneven panel gaps. Very good interior other than a few paint chips in the steering column. Very pretty and the colors are good, but not over the top perfect like some of these are, and like you'd expect this one to be given the estimate.
Market commentary
Not sold at the beginning of the year at Worldwide Scottsdale at a $110,000 high bid. It seems like any decently restored Samba van is a six-figure vehicle these days, and it's becoming an auction staple like the Fiat Jolly or Toyota FJ40 in years past. This was a fair result for a good but imperfect one, even if the money was clearly less than the seller had hoped for.