Classic VW 分裂（する） 審査する ‘hippy 先頭’ is 推定する／予想するd to sell for FIFTY times what it was bought for in 1963 as it goes to auction in Santa Monica まっただ中に 抱擁する 殺到する in 需要・要求する

  • The stylish yellow and white Type 2 '23-Window' VW went for about $2,500 when it was first built in 1963
  • Now the 先頭, 存在 sold by an American collector, is 推定する／予想するd to go for six 人物／姿／数字s when sold in Santa Monica
  • The classic VWs, which were oginally built for 貨物 and 配達／演説／出産s, are 堅固に linked with the counterculture movement of the 1960s

By Iain 燃やすs For Mailonline

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A classic Volkswagen Camper 先頭 is 始める，決める to sell for a six-人物／姿／数字 sum when it goes to auction in Santa Monica, California tomorrow.

The stylish yellow and white Type 2 '23-Window' VW went for about $2,500 when it was first built in 1963.

But now the 先頭, which is 堅固に associated with the counterculture movement of the 1960s, is 推定する／予想するd to attract 抱擁する 需要・要求する from 買い手s - 潜在的に netting the owner fifty times what it was 初めは bought for.

The 販売人, an American collector, will 利益 from a 殺到する in the hippy 先頭 market.

It goes to auction tomorrow at RM Sotheby's in Santa Monica.??

Pictured:?The stylish yellow and white Type 2 '23-Window' VW Camper van. When it was first manufactured in 1963, it cost about $2,500, but it is expected to attract six-figure offers when it goes to auction tomorrow in Santa Monica. The vehicle soon became known as a 'hippy van' after its strong association with the counterculture movement during the 1960s. The Type 2 was first built in 1949 as a light commercial vehicle?

Pictured:?The stylish yellow and white Type 2 '23-Window' VW Camper 先頭. When it was first 製造（する）d in 1963, it cost about $2,500, but it is 推定する／予想するd to attract six-人物／姿／数字 申し込む／申し出s when it goes to auction tomorrow in Santa Monica. The 乗り物 soon became known as a 'hippy 先頭' after its strong 協会 with the counterculture movement during the 1960s. The Type 2 was first built in 1949 as a light 商業の 乗り物?

Pictured: The glorious interior of the van. The last factory in the world to produce the Type 2 VW van was in Brazil, but production ended on December 31, 2013. The van has many names, among them 'VW-Bus', 'Bulli' or 'Bully', 'Hippy van', 'Transporter', 'Kleinbus', 'Kombi' and 'Danfo'.?The Type 2 was among the first 'forward control' vans, with the driver sat above the front wheels

Pictured: The glorious 内部の of the 先頭. The last factory in the world to produce the Type 2 VW 先頭 was in Brazil, but 生産／産物 ended on December 31, 2013. The 先頭 has many 指名するs, の中で them 'VW-Bus', 'Bulli' or 'いじめ（る）', 'Hippy 先頭', 'Transporter', 'Kleinbus', 'Kombi' and 'Danfo'.?The Type 2 was の中で the first '今後 支配（する）／統制する' 先頭s, with the driver sat above the 前線 wheels

Pictured: The driving and front passengers seats of the Type 2. Over the years the van was marketed to be used to carry cargo, for deliveries, to transport passengers, for camping and even to tour the Alps. But once the hippies of the 1960s got hold of the van, they made it their own, forever associating it with free love and peaceful road trips?

Pictured: The 運動ing and 前線 乗客s seats of the Type 2. Over the years the 先頭 was marketed to be used to carry 貨物, for 配達／演説／出産s, to 輸送（する） 乗客s, for （軍の）野営地，陣営ing and even to 小旅行する the アルプス山脈. But once the hippies of the 1960s got 持つ／拘留する of the 先頭, they made it their own, forever associating it with 解放する／自由な love and 平和的な road trips?

Pictured: The classic?Volkswagen Camper van, which goes on sale at RM Sotheby's in Santa Monica tomorrow. The '23-Window' model is expected to cash in on a booming market for hippie vans?

Pictured: The classic?Volkswagen Camper 先頭, which goes on sale at RM Sotheby's in Santa Monica tomorrow. The '23-Window' model is 推定する／予想するd to cash in on a にわか景気ing market for hippie 先頭s?

Pictured: A view from the f ront. In the U.S. it is common to refer to the models by the number of windows they have. The basic van has 11 windows but others had 15. The 23-Window classic on sale had the same 15 windows but with eight additional skylights

Pictured: A 見解（をとる） from the 前線. In the U.S. it is ありふれた to 言及する to the models by the number of windows they have. The basic 先頭 has 11 windows but others had 15. The 23-Window classic on sale had the same 15 windows but with eight 付加 skylights

Pictured: The speedometer on the?Volkswagen Camper van, showing a maximum speed of 120mph

Pictured: The speedometer on the?Volkswagen Camper 先頭, showing a 最大限 速度(を上げる） of 120mph

Pictured: The 1960s classic as seen from above, with roof rack attached?

Pictured: The 1960s classic as seen from above, with roof rack 大（公）使館員d?

Pictured: The van's engine. It being sold by an American collector tomorrow?

Pictured: The 先頭's engine. It 存在 sold by an American collector tomorrow?

Pictured: The rear bench seats provide plenty of space for passengers?

Pictured: The 後部 （法廷の）裁判 seats 供給する plenty of space for 乗客s?

Pictured: The cult van seen side-on. The value of the vehicle has rocketed in recent years after a trend emerged for owning hippie vans?

Pictured: The 教団 先頭 seen 味方する-on. The value of the 乗り物 has ロケット／急騰するd in 最近の years after a 傾向 現れるd for owning hippie 先頭s?

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