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Highlights

Beautifully presented and factory-correct 93B
Very rare South African import from 1960
Part of consecutive chassis number collection (57533)
Reunited with car 57532 after 60 years apart
Preserved in a Johannesburg Museum for four decades
Appears free from rot or corrosion due to arid storage conditions
Recently checked over with fuel system clean and service

The Appeal

Volkswagen’s Beetle may be far better known, but Sweden’s own ‘people’s car’ is the one with proper rally heritage and, we’ll wager, a much more innovative layout. Streamlined styling made the most of the 2 stroke 3cyl 750cc engine while clever engineering meant the 93 kept going whatever the road condition.

The 93B, from 1957, introduced the single piece screen, but otherwise it was business as usual. This very pretty 1960 model arrived in South Africa in 1960 as part of a small number of imports and has been reunited with its consecutive chassis number car as part of the seller’s collection.

Finished in pretty red with a matching two-tone interior, it is a magnificent find in very good condition thanks to the sympathetic South African climate. It may also be due to the car spending four decades in a Johannesburg museum before being picked up by a keen collector.

The 93B is one of motoring’s most intelligent classics and this one is both pretty and well preserved. You could buy it alone or we’re hoping it stays with its chassis stablemate. It has been recently checked over, fuel system cleaned and engine serviced.

History and Paperwork

Imported to South Africa in 1960 by The East London Motor Company
Spent four decades preserved in a Johannesburg Museum
Subsequently acquired by a private collector
Part of a carefully curated collection stored in a custom-built facility in Central South Africa
Forms part of a consecutive chassis number collection (57533)
Recently reunited with car 57532 after 60 years apart

The Condition

Very pretty car in red with matching wheels and vinyl seats
Paintwork presents well with few indications of age
Bodywork is straight and well kept as can be checked in photos
Factory standard car on painted steel wheels
Chromework is complete and in good, factory-correct trim
Interior retains all the charm of the factory models in red with two-tone door cards
Door cards, carpets, headlining and fascia all present well
Retains period features like door wind guards and two-spoke Bakelite wheel

The Mechanics

750cc three-cylinder two-stroke engine
Front-wheel drive configuration
3-speed manual transmission
Recently received a full service
Fuel system has been cleaned and serviced
The vendor states that it is "on the button" and ready to use

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