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Originally Posted by 400 4spd.
I bet Bart would know.
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Yes, I would.
The '63 and earlier Deluxe Microbus had 23 windows, after that and up until last year of production in '67 the split-windshield Deluxe Microbus had only 21 windows (no rear corner windows).
They even made an ambulance version, hopefully you were fairly close to a hospital if you were gravely injured.
Have even seen the delivery vans with an extended roof, they were about 2 feet taller than the standard Type II. I'd hate be caught in a crosswind driving one of those!
I still have my '66 single-cab pickup, have owned it since 1985. Soon to be released from garage prison, so far it has been serving a 22-year sentence.
Wow, I just realized this truck is now
50 years old! 
It came with a factory canvas 'Conestoga Wagon' top and I put a set of NOS 'Safari' opening windshields in it. This is a one-ton truck, believe it or not. The bed is just over 5' wide and 8' 10" long with the tailgate folded down, it easily swallows up 4'X8' sheet of plywood.
The 'treasure chest' underneath the bed has an access hatch on both sides, the spare tire is stored on a hanger yoke under the center of the bed at the front. This is a super-versatile little truck to say the least.
Here you can see all the chrome hardware for latching and setting the windshields at pretty much any open angle that you want. The 'Safari' windshields are a real godsend since the side windows only slide open about halfway. The paint inside the cab is the original Velvet Green enamel, the rest of the truck was repainted in lacquer by the previous owner about 35 years ago.
