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    May 03, 2022 4 minutes
    By Stephan Szantai
    Vintage photos courtesy Earl Haas
    This SO23 visited 11 countries after being purchased in 1960

    Indiana resident Earl Haas has found an SO-23 Westfalia with a well-documented history, complemented with fantastic vintage photos. They go back to 1960, when the first owners traveled through 11 European countries with their brand-new purchase!

    While perusing the aisles of Cincinnati, Ohio’s excellent VW & Porsche Reunion last fall (see last month’s issue), we kept on being drawn to a beautiful, all-original 1960 Westfalia.

    A conversation with its current and second owner, Earl Haas from Carmel, Indiana led us to realize that the vehicle was very special indeed. Besides its outstanding restoration and camper

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