Vw Bus Nicknames
The story behind each vw bus tells a special part of history.
Vw bus nicknames. Volkswagen type 2 t1 generation t1 microbus or split screen bus. Ap that s quite a transition for the vehicle considering its roots. Bug or beetle bug in the us. Ok i ll be brave enough to attempt a fairly serious topic on the latebay i m not being cheeky i d like to list all the nicknames given to the vw bus throughout the whole world explained and translated in one place.
When a car connects with the public it usually gets a nickname that reflects its. Vw bus nicknames throughout the world. Australia new zealand. The model was then presented as the vw transporter and vw kleinbus but the bully nickname still caught on.
The type 2 was meant to be officially named the bully but heinrich lanz producer of the lanz bulldog farm tractor intervened. The volkswagen type 2 known officially depending on body type as the transporter kombi or microbus or informally as the bus us or camper uk pão de forma loaf of bread portugal is a forward control light commercial vehicle introduced in 1950 by the german automaker volkswagen as its second car model following and initially deriving from volkswagen s first model the. In the united states the vw microbus was simply called the bus or camper in cases where a camper interior was present. Volkswagen bus light commercial vehicles.
Beetle in the uk and in many english speaking commonwealth countries e g. The history of nicknames given to the volkswagen type 2 bus originates back to its production in germany in the 1940 s. The volkswagen microbus was known by a variety of names including the volkswagen type 2. The type 2 appellation described the second vw model built following the type 1 or what is better known as the beetle.
The kombi also known as a standard bus or an 11 window bus was volkswagen s entry level passenger bus volkswagen used the name kombi to describe the fact that this model was a kombination vehicle that could carry passengers when the back seats were in place or cargo with the back seats removed. There have been a number of notable versions of it produced. Bintus ijapa mbe or tortoise car in nigeria. Among the most popular at least in germany are vw bus and bulli or bully or hippie van.
Volkswagen hopped on board and made the name their own and the car that we all know as the beetle was born. Six generations of volkswagen vans. Among the van s travels destinations and drivers the vw represents freedom and individuality. Concert goers sit on the roof of a volkswagen bus at the woodstock music and arts fair at bethel n y in mid august 1969.
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