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Combi-nation

’57 356-POWERED SPLIT

Jean-Marc persuaded the farmer to part with it for 3,000 francs (less than £400 today)

It’s over 40 years since Jean-Marc fell into the VW ‘cauldron’. In 1982, he bought his first VW, a 1967 Beetle, then others followed, including Beetles from 1958, ’65, ’67 and a ’63 Cabriolet, which he still has today, but eventually he felt the need for something bigger.

Fortunately for Jean-Marc, that epiphany came in 1983 - yes, you read that right – and the vehicle that turned his head was a 1957, ex-Swiss army Combi, languishing on

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