Highlights
- Attractive mint green with white colour scheme
- Well-kept and appointed interior with sink and table
- Recent fault-free trip to Ireland and back from Yorkshire
- Upgraded with 12-volt conversion and electronic ignition
- New carburettor installed in the last few years
- Recent service, attention to wiring and new battery fitted
The Appeal
If you want a characterful camper, you want a Volkswagen Splittie. Nothing else quite comes close. And when you buy one, it’s all about the looks, maintenance and condition of the interior.
This stylish ‘65 mixes mint green and white paintwork with a very well kept cream interior. It is from the ‘factory standard’ end of the cosmetic Splittie spectrum, sporting domed chrome hub caps on whitewalls and neat interior features like a Bakelite cream factory wheel. It is versatile too, thanks to its double ‘barn door’ layout. Inside there is a well laid out camping cabin with sink and table and upgraded 12V electrics throughout.
Originally a Swedish market van, it arrived in the UK in 2010 and with the current keeper a couple of years ago. In recent years maintenance has included replacing the anti roll bar mounts, servicing, new bulbs, gaskets and seals, a battery and attention to the electrics. It was serviced and the electrics checked by a specialist in 2024.
This is a good, honest and very presentable example of the perennial Type 2. It is proof of its condition and reliability that the current keeper recently drove it from Yorkshire to the West of Ireland and back without issue.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1965
- Swedish registration and authentication documents
- Correspondence confirming build date shown in photos
- First UK registered 22nd December 2010
- Two previous UK keepers
- Current keeper since August 2023
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Various invoices for recent work summarised below
- Various old MOTs as shown
- Vendor advises van was serviced in 2024 by specialist
- Electrics also checked at the same time
Recent maintenance:
- 13/08/21: anti roll bar mounts
- 12/09/23: service items, bulbs, seals and gaskets
- 29/04/24: wiring and fusebox repairs and new ignition switch
- 29/04/25: new battery
The Condition
- Smart green and white colour scheme in good overall condition
- There are some age-related marks on paintwork but not unsightly
- Offside rear quarter is slightly different colour to rest of the paintwork
- Bodywork appears very presentable with no reported damage
- Versatile ‘barn door’ double side door layout
- Steel wheels with chrome hub caps and whitewall tyres showing light scuffs
- Underside is said by vendor to be solid and can be checked in the photos
- Well-kept cabin with cream vinyl seats, rears piped in green
- Front seats show light wear but nothing unsightly
- Interior features sink and table as shown
- Upgraded to 12V electrics
- White Bakelite steering wheel
The Mechanics
- 1,300cc air-cooled engine
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Vendor states that van starts reliably
- Recently tour from Yorkshire to the West of Ireland and back without issue
- Upgraded with 12-volt conversion and electronic ignition
- New carburettor installed in the last few years
- We are told that it drives well
- Recent electrical test and service by a specialist in 2024
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