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In 1947, Volkswagen Dutch importer Ben Pon sketched a van based on Beetle components which became the legendary Type 2 Transporter range after seeing the Volkswagen Beetle-based Plattenwagen. [1] In 1949, Volkswagen General Director Heinrich Nordhoff approved Ben Pon's sketch for production. [1]
The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its seventh generation, refers to a series of vans produced for over 70 years and marketed worldwide. The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform. [1] [2] and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7.
This is known to VW enthusiasts as the "South African look," and swapping the square headlights to round headlights is a popular conversion by van owners with non-South African vehicles. The T3 was replaced by the T4 ( Eurovan ) in the U.S. market in 1993 (1992 saw no Volkswagen vans imported to the U.S. market, aside from custom campers sold ...
The Volkswagen Transporter, initially the Type 2, [2] is a range of light commercial vehicles, built as vans, pickups, and cab-and-chassis variants, introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as their second mass-production light motor vehicle series, and inspired by an idea and request from then-Netherlands-VW-importer Ben Pon.
Volkswagen Bus or Volkswagen Van is a type of vehicle produced by Volkswagen/Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. There have been a number of notable versions of it produced. Volkswagen Bus light commercial vehicles
Van of the Year award. [6] Fleet Van Awards 2008 – Best Medium Van. [12] Automotive TOTAL Excellium MPG Marathon 2008 – Best in Class. [13] In 2004, the T5 range won the prestigious International Van of the Year which is voted by the top Editors and Journalists from fleet, van and truck publications. [6]
Released in 1995, the Volkswagen Caddy Typ 9K, or Volkswagen Polo Caddy, was a light van, designed by Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary SEAT, and derived from the SEAT Ibiza 6K, on the Volkswagen Group A03 platform. The area of the cargo floor is 2.6 m 2 (28 sq ft), while the loading volume is 2.9 m 3 (102 cu ft). Typical payload is 550 kg (1,210 ...
Wilsons Epsom is a British car and van franchise dealership and supermarket based in Epsom, Surrey.The company was established in 1904 by Howard Wilson. It is the biggest car supermarket in Surrey, selling new and used cars from brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Dacia, Fiat, Hyundai, Jeep, Nissan, Nismo, MG, Peugeot and Renault.