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Between 1951 and August 1958, approximately 1,000 Camper Box conversions were made by Westfalia, the official builder of Volkswagen camper conversions. In August 1958, the SO (German: Sonderausführung, German for "special model") models were introduced. [1] Westfalia special models included the SO-23, -33 -34, -35, -42, -44, and -45.
Westfalia-Werke is most known for its Volkswagen Westfalia Camper conversions from 1950s to 2003. The VW camper has been in the models of VWs called: VW Bus T2; Volkswagen Type 2 (T3) called Vanagon; and the Volkswagen Transporter (T4) called the EuroVan. [12] Westfalia has also built a camper van, Marco Polo , on Mercedes-Benz Vito starting in ...
At the International Motor Show 2017, a VW California XXL concept was presented, based on the VW Crafter. The 6.2 m (20 ft) long vehicle has an interior standing height of 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) and is equipped with underfloor heating. The series model VW Grand California went on sale in 2019. [2]
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.
LT 35e LWB with a custom camper high roof Volkswagen LT Mk 1 Westfalia campervan conversion 1989 – 1993 Defunct Dutch minibus based on LT 50 chassis 1980 LT 40D Sülzer 4x4 Volkswagen LT 28 converted to a campervan. A touring camper in its various bodywork and fitting options was also produced.
The Transporter is the commercial workhorse in the T5 range, available in over 100 combinations. Variants include short- (SWB), or long-wheelbases (LWB); along with low-, medium-, or high-rooflines; and can be configured as a van, minibus, single-cab, double-cab, drop side or chassis truck.
VW collaborated with ABT e-Line and introduced the ABT e-Transporter 6.1 in 2020 as a battery-electric version of the T6.1. [5] The e-T6.1 is equipped with a single motor with 83 kW (111 hp) output drawing from a 37.3 kW-hr battery (33.6 kW-hr useable); under the WLTP test cycle, the tested range was 82 mi (132 km).
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 ...