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Your guide to the VW Type 2 Transporters
T 1
T 2
T 3
T 4
T 5
This is the most highly collectable
generation of the Type 2. It is
famous for its distinctive air cooled
engine and split front windscreen, it
was known as the Splittie. It was the
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off the production line in 1950 and
continued to be produced for a
further 17 years. This was a rather
basic but extremely characterful
vehicle and was the birth of a whole
new motoring era.
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conversion which was generic across all models, but the
customer could customise this and make it exactly how
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Introduced in 1968, the T2 made an
immediate break with the tradition of
the transporter by taking away the
split windscreen, which was the
trademark of the former model. This
model was known as the bay
window or bread loaf because of its
larger and heavier build and a more
block like shape. This particular
model was in production in Germany
until 1979 when it was moved to
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storm, even with the aesthetical change, it was a big hit
amongst families and travellers.
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The T3 was introduced in 1979. The
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could market well with that brought a
change for the Type 2. The T3
microbus was still available in
various models - as a passenger
van and as different types of camper
vans. All vehicles manufactured at
this time had proper names, unlike
the previous Type 1 and Type 2
buses.
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VW Transporter T3 Pick UpThis was the third generation of the pick up and it was still
going strong, like the rest of the vehicles in this new range,
the shape was changed and now was alot more square,
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to buy the pick up because they knew from the previous
models how good a vehicle is was and for that time it was
just right for the working men and trades.
The T3 was introduced in 1979. The
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could market well with that brought a
change for the Type 2. The T3
microbus was still available in
1990 brought a brand new concept -
the T4 a modern four- berth
campervan. This was the new
alternative to the older out- dated
type 2 model. Although this model
was more boxy in shape, the T4
came in a small, compact version
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campervan). This model was a
much more sophisticated and
reliable campervan.
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It was still being used by the trades and working men as it
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a normal everyday car, which with its looks and the more
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Introduced in 1968, the T2 made an
immediate break with the tradition of
the transporter by taking away the
split windscreen, which was the
trademark of the former model. This
model was known as the bay
The T5 arrived in 2004 and again it
was an innovative transporter.
Taking opinions from the public on
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was a up to date version of the T1s
offering the exact same variations
except these were a modern day
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you could attach different pre
frabricated modules into the van.
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ever gorgeous shape it is.
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