VW Camper
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The VW Camper (aka VW Motorhome, VW Kombi Van, Westfalia VW) is a remarkable iconic figure throughout the world .... and indeed many have travelled the world.
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The Volkswagen Type 2 was the second automotive line introduced by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. It was a panel van introduced in 1950, initially based on Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1, the economy car also known as the "Beetle". From the original drawing plans in 1947, followed many prototype vehicles, up to 1950 when over nine and a half thousand Type 2's were manufactured.
VW Camper Types
Type 2 (aka Split Screen) 1950 - 1967
The original VW Camper has it's origins in the wartime VW factory in Wolfsberg, Germany, which was at the time manufacturing VW Beetles. Ben Pon, an importer of VW Beetles to Holland, came up with the original design of the Beetle based van. Pon's original idea was not for a leisure vehicle, but rather a utility vehicle and indeed the early Split Screens functioned as everything from Ambulances to Grocery delivery vans. Read more on the Type 2 VW Camper.
Type 2 (aka Bay Window) 1967 - 1980
The Bay Window followed the successful Split Screen. In late 1967, the second generation of the Volkswagen Type 2 (T2) was introduced. It was built in Germany until 1979. Read more on the Type 2 Bay Window.
Type 3 (aka T25 / Vanagon) 1980 - 1991
The T3 platform was introduced in 1980, and was one of the last new Volkswagen platforms to use an air-cooled engine. Read more on the Vanagon.
Type 4 1991 - 2003
The rear engine Type 3 VW was replaced by the modern VW T4 Motorhome. With a choice of two petrol and two diesel engines, the major conversion factories soon took to building a new generation of VW Motorhomes.
Type 5 2003 -
The fifth generation of the VW Motorhome era is the highly successful VW T5. Selling over 1 million units, it is primarily sold in Europe and is a highly sought after base van for conversion.
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