MarketPlace: 1950 Volkswagen Beetle Type 1 Split Window
Vehicle Details
- Year: 1950
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Beetle
- VIN: 0220106
- Mileage Shown: 405mi (TMU)
- Transmission: Manual
- Title Status: Clean
- Color: Pastel Green
- Seller Type: Dealer
- Dealer Fees: None
- Location: Christiansburg, VA 24073
- Country: United States of America
- Lot #: V-0059927-MP
Produced from 1948 through 1952, split-window Beetles are regarded as the purest expression of Ferdinand Porsche’s original design and remain among the most sought-after by collectors. This 1950 example is one of the later split-window models and underwent a comprehensive restoration in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2005. It was acquired by its current owner in 2016 before being fitted with a period-correct 1,131cc air-cooled flat-four engine from Okrasa Motor Werks and a replacement 4-speed manual transmission. Refinished in Pastel Green over a reupholstered Bamboo cloth interior, it features pressed bumpers, 16” steel wheels, a refurbished factory radio by Wilford Wilkes, and more. Kept indoors in a private warehouse, this split-window Beetle is now being offered for auction out of Virginia accompanied by a Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen Certificate.
This Beetle was refinished entirely in the current Pastel Green paint color during its restoration and features a distinctive, vertically divided, oval-shaped rear window. Details include chrome brightwork, pressed bumpers, ice pick-style door handles, and rocker panels. It rides on body-color 16” steel wheels adorned with chrome VW-stamped hubcaps and wrapped in BFGoodrich Silvertown tires, which the seller notes are in excellent tread depth, though they are older due to extended storage. Detailed images are provided in the gallery.
The cabin was restored to original specifications in 2005 by renowned specialist Dave Lamentto, featuring striped Bamboo cloth upholstery that extends to the door panels, along with color-coordinated carpets and a period-correct wool headliner. A painted steel dashboard is paired with a two-spoke ivory steering wheel and houses factory-style instrumentation, original-style switchgear, and a refurbished vintage radio by Wilford Wilkes. A woven parcel shelf sits beneath the dash, and all gauges and electronics are reported to be in working order.
Power comes from a correct-type Okrasa Motor Werks air-cooled 1,131cc flat-four engine, stamped #1-0253302, which was installed following the seller’s acquisition in 2016. The rear wheels are driven through a replacement 4-speed manual transmission. It has four-wheel independent suspension with torsion bars, while stopping power is facilitated by hydraulic drum brakes. The seller notes the vehicle has undergone well-documented maintenance.
This sale will include the owner’s manuals, a sales brochure, a Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen Certificate, and a clean title.
The seller would like you to know: “Very well done split window VW that is a rare find and a nice car.”
Comments (39)
Surprised this didnt get more love.
Way too cheap.
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@jlpche no problem
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Hi, if reserve not met, I will like to travel from PR or send somebody to see the car. My daughter lives in VA. Interested in this VW. Thanks.
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Im reading that the side vents didn't appear until 1951
Correct
@DuncanPreOwned It's not a crotch cooler car.
@unibrow5150 I will check on that looks like it has a round vent on the kick panels
"it features pressed bumpers, crotch coolers" --I don't see any crotch coolers?
@DuncanPreOwned Thanks for the documentation. This engine was built by Joe Ruiz, aka Mr Okrasa. He is a well known builder of early VW and Porsche Pre-A 356 engines. He specializes in Okrasa engines but not all engines he builds are with Okrasa kits. The engine in this car is not fitted with any Okrasa parts but as you correctly stated, it came from Okrasa Motor Werks. So to clarify, the engine was rebuilt by Joe Ruiz of Okrasa Motor Werks but is a stock engine with no Okrasa parts or pieces. Joe does a beautiful job on all his rebuilds and that should add a lot of value to this car, just know this is not an Okrasa engine but a beautifully rebuilt and restored early engine, which again is a very good engine to have in this car.
@SPG356 if you look at picture #s 245-252 ,255-260 and 264-266 it outlines what was done
@SPG356 your email to send parts list
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@DuncanPreOwned please do, I am happy to take a look at it.
@SPG356 I probably need some help on this one, we have a complete parts list with the engine build. I can share with you . Thanks Mark
@SPG356 I meant “fuel filter” lol. Trying to do this on my phone.
The Okrasa equipped engine of that period, just a tad later actually, *typically* had dual solex carbs, hand crafted intakes, glass fuel dikter, Okrasa cast dual port heads, a mild cam and crank and a bypass oil filter. Can you let us know how this engine is equipped? Thanks and glwta, this is a nice one.
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Greetings auction viewers bid with confidence; this is a jewel. Color combination is the best. the attention to detail is evident throughout this split window VW Condition is show quality Thanks
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