Volkswagen Type 2. The different models are kept separate by T1, T2, and so on. The "Type 2" designation has naturally disappeared over time. Today's transporters and buses are T7.
Popular all over the world
If you own an old forest wreck that was once a Volkswagen T1, you can get a lot of money. These are today more popular in Europe and the USA than in Norway. There are stories of Central Europeans who pull up old forest debris from Scandinavian bogs and transport them south, refurbish them and sell them for a million kroner or more. Prices in Norway have also exceeded 1 million for special cars. For T1 owners, the number of windows counts. The more the merrier. You can get a bus with 11 windows, 15, 21 and 23. The cars with windows in the roof are called Samba.
Model history
First came the Volkswagen "bubble". It was called Type 1. Then came the bus as Type 2. The first edition – T1 – was sold from the 1950 model year up to and including 1967. The engine options were the same as those offered for "bobla". Like "bobla", T1 received improvements every year. From 1964, the model received a small facelift with larger marker lights/indicators and a wider rear window.
Ideal for van camping
I don't know if it was the Volkswagen bus that was first used for camping, but it has gradually become known for just that – a camper van or camper van for hippies. I got to study many Volkswagen T1s on Volksworld outside London. There are companies that offer complete furnishing solutions. You can choose everything from elegant wood veneer to colorful plastic. Fun but expensive hobby cars. Unless you own a forest wreck, that is.
Bus and Transport
About the pictures
The first photos are a series taken in connection with the Volksworld exhibition in Sandown, Esher, UK in 2017. The other photos were taken at two different car meets Aircooled in Tossa de Mar, Catalonia. The car with the TV company is Norwegian – a forest wreck, literally. The photo on the right was taken at a car meet in Perpignan, France. The blue car with a white roof is also Norwegian - called There Blaumann. The two-tone car – silver gray above and blue below – is photographed in motion at a TV filming location. The car was driven into the studio.
Pickup
About the pictures
The depicted car in the top main picture is a single kainer photographed at Aircooled Tossa de Mar 2919. The black one in the picture below was photographed on the occasion of a "driveout" from Sætre with the Veteran Volkswagen Klubben.
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