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    DOING THE SAMBA

    Aug 18, 2021 6 minutes
    WORDS ⋆ MARK QUINLAN
    PHOTOS
    ⋆ DANIEL SHARP/OWNER

    ORIGINAL CAR 1967 VOLKSWAGEN KOMBI

    LENGTH OF RESTORATION 15 MONTHS

    Readers of a certain vintage may recall the Eighties television advertisement in which the ‘talent’, a real US entrepreneur named Victor Kiam, explains how he liked the Remington electric razor his wife gave him so much, that he brought the company.

    Chris Lee can identify with that story. A few years back the Brisbane luxury car broker and his wife Genny decided to invest in a classic they could enjoy on weekends, while also benefiting from some capital growth. Their shared love of cars and the beach lifestyle of south-east Queensland led them to the idea of a split screen Volkswagen Kombi.

    However, as even casual observers of the classic car market will know, the price of ‘Splitties’ has gone berserk in recent years. Prices were powering even before this latest Covid-19 driven surge in values, with Sydney’s Classic Throttle Shop listing a

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