1962 Samba Bus Scale 1/8

[notchboy]

At first I was wondering how many people asked you for information on this. Can I buy it? And so on.

Putting that purchase link up was sweet
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[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 30

The Transporter, pioneer of the minivans

The automobile industry divides its production into segments according to the uses and particularities of the vehicles. The one of the monovolumes was established during the decade of 1980, but that does not mean that there were not already vehicles of those characteristics in previous times. The Transporter is one of the pioneers.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 31

Transporter: the most sold

Throughout its long history, the Transporter has seen how each new generation was an undisputed sales success. Thus, model after model, version after version, the Transporter has become a global phenomenon, with more than 12 million units sold, record figures that continue to increase unstoppably.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 32

The engines of the T1

Paradigm of robustness and reliability, the air-cooled engine of the T1 was one of the keys to its success. Based on the mechanics of the bug, the engines of the Transporter initially followed the evolution of the car, although the Type 2 would soon also become the test bed for innovations that would eventually be applied in other models.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 33

Volkswagen trucks

In the 1980s, Volkswagen diversified and expanded its horizons by creating a heavyweight division in Brazil. The operation was a complete success to the point of becoming a reference at the global level.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 34

Passion for the «Kombi» in Brazil

Volkswagen has had, since its inception, a very close relationship with Brazil. The first Bug and, later, the Transporter won the hearts of the Brazilians. Today, after more than 60 years of shared history, both models are considered popular icons by people of all ages and conditions.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 35

The T1 seen by the press

When it appeared in 1949, the Volkswagen Transporter was praised unanimously by the engine journalists. However, with the passage of time, the press did not hesitate to criticize its limitations and shortcomings. As happened with the Bug, the press seemed to establish a peculiar love / hate relationship with the Transporter.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 36

Evolution of T1 (1962-1965)

The T1 reached its maturity with constant technical improvements that kept it at the top of the sales ranking. News such as the 1500 engine or a larger tailgate made it possible for it to remain a competitive product at a time when other manufacturers were starting to offer similar vehicles.

[Dann Tellez]

The other T2 Camper

In addition to Westphalia, many other companies also offered their conversions on Volkswagen vans. Just as had happened with the T1, these manufacturers commercialized kits that made the T2 the ideal vehicle to travel around the world with all the comforts of carrying the house on its back.

[npbusguy]

This bus is really taking shape, and I look forward to each weekly installment.

[Dann Tellez]

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 38

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 39

The T3 Westphalia

Like the two previous generations of the Transporter, the T3 also had its version for camping sold through the official commercial network of Volkswagen and that was the work of the company Westfalia.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 40

Commercial derivatives of passenger cars (1)

Although the activity of Volkswagen in commercial vehicles has focused mainly on the vans, the brand of Wolfsburg has also offered throughout its history commercial variants of its cars, something that goes back to the 1940s, with some of the prototypes of the Bug.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 41

Alternative mechanics: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Since the 1970s, Volkswagen has considered alternative sources of energy and power in place of the internal combustion engine. The Transporter has been a real rolling test bed for modern solutions, some of which are still fully functional.

[npbusguy]

I enjoy seeing the details of this model bus, thanks for posting them.

[Dann Tellez]

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 42

T1 and its competitors
The production of the first-generation Transporter spanned nearly two decades and throughout its long commercial career, it faced a wide variety of models produced by competing brands in all sorts of markets.

[Dann Tellez]

Assembly No. 43

At the appointments of the vans

The passion for Volkswagen vans knows no boundaries and all continents today host events exclusively for these vehicles. Large or small, local or international, these events have in common the love of the Transporter whatever the version.

[EverettB]

Red sled tins? I wonder why they did that.

Paint them black.
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