bottom], had four windows on each side (from behind the front doors to the end of the bus) between '63 and '67 [Between '55 and '62, both the 'Special Model' and the 'Samba' had a fifth, pexi-glass window in the round of each rear panel. This fifth pair of windows was brought back in a limited run of the '67 Samba] - - - - actually, all deluxes before the wide rear hatch (until 64) have the corner windows. Only the pre 3/55 buses came with plexiglas, after that they has either laminated or tempered glass, depending on year. 67 did not have corner windows.
3) Ras Bulli Split has only three windows on each side as one would find in a Standard Kombi. I have also discovered that my brick has the 1 tonne suspension (according to Bentley) which was supposedly a trade mark of the De Luxe, the Ambulance, the Fire Truck, and optional on a Panel. - - - - if your bus has the 3 windows, maybe the plate was changed? What do the M codes say (ha ha hee hee maniacle laughter), they are on the plate behind the passenger seat. does it have a white vinyl headliner? does it have grey panels above the drivers head? grey panels on the front doors? trim on the belt line? the 64-67 suspension is the heavier duty - not special to deluxe. it was also available in 62 i think, as an option. it is irrelevant to model type. I went digging for some old photos I have of a '65 Westy, I encountered at a campground in Northern Ontario a few years back. This fellow's awning was supported at either end of the Bus, by a pole that appeared to clamp onto the overriders. In this manner you were still able to open the front passenger door. I do not remember how it attached to the "gutter" along the edge of the roof ... I think it was a piece of 3/8 piping with a bevelled notch cut into its entire length - - - - my 65 westy does not have its awning anymore (help) . but it does have an attachment on the front bumper by the overrider, and 4 on the roof above the rain gutter. the roof ones have round holes for a ?3/8' pipe to slide into. the bumper one holds the end of a pole.
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