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<blockquote data-quote="naskeet" data-source="post: 637646" data-attributes="member: 15903"><p>I became aware several years ago, that most of the non-British specification, pre-1974 VW Type 2's, with the front-hinged elevating roofs, were fitted with a single-berth, folding-cot style stretcher bunk, whereas the RHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Continental for the UK market, had the solid plywood, two-berth, children's double-bed (or single-berth bed for one adult like me, of significantly less than the 80 kg maximum load!). This is why I created the above drawing.</p><p></p><p>In September 1998, I came across a French registered, LHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Helsinki for the mainland European market, which apart from having a single-berth, folding-cot style stretcher bunk for the elevating roof, was a mirror image of my RHD 1973 VW "1600" Type 2 Westfalia Continental.</p><p></p><p>From time to time, various pre-1974 VW Type 2 Westfalia motor-caravan & campervan (they are NOT the same!) owners have asked about retro-fitting the post-1973, plywood-based, two-berth double bed as used in the longer rear-hinged elevating roof [not a practical option!], and there has been at least one British company that made full or partial kits that closely mimic the RHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Continental's elevating-roof bed, which should be documented on The Samba forum somewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="naskeet, post: 637646, member: 15903"] I became aware several years ago, that most of the non-British specification, pre-1974 VW Type 2's, with the front-hinged elevating roofs, were fitted with a single-berth, folding-cot style stretcher bunk, whereas the RHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Continental for the UK market, had the solid plywood, two-berth, children's double-bed (or single-berth bed for one adult like me, of significantly less than the 80 kg maximum load!). This is why I created the above drawing. In September 1998, I came across a French registered, LHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Helsinki for the mainland European market, which apart from having a single-berth, folding-cot style stretcher bunk for the elevating roof, was a mirror image of my RHD 1973 VW "1600" Type 2 Westfalia Continental. From time to time, various pre-1974 VW Type 2 Westfalia motor-caravan & campervan (they are NOT the same!) owners have asked about retro-fitting the post-1973, plywood-based, two-berth double bed as used in the longer rear-hinged elevating roof [not a practical option!], and there has been at least one British company that made full or partial kits that closely mimic the RHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Continental's elevating-roof bed, which should be documented on The Samba forum somewhere. [/QUOTE]
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