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  • Iconic Volkswagen Bus Celebrates 60th Anniversary The iconic Type 2 Camper van is 60 years old this year. Designed to offer a complete lifestyle the Type 2 can be seen as the forerunner to the modern MPV albeit with counter culture credentials. The Type 2 was based on a design by a Dutch businessman (and Volkswagen importer) Ben Pon: After transforming his father’s sewing shop into a car showroom, Pon took a trip to the VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, in 1946, which inspired the first working sketch of the Campervan. Pon struck a deal with engineers in Germany to develop his doodle, but it would take a couple of years before his idea would start rolling off the production line. The first design for the Type 2 was rejected for not being aerodynamic enough so changes were made to the design including tilting the windscreen back. By 1950 the first Volkswagen vans for sale were on the production line at VW’s Wolfsburg plant. By the 1970s the VW Bus had become a counter culture icon as recognizable as the CND logo or the peace sign.

    Iconic Volkswagen Bus Celebrates 60th Anniversary

    The iconic Type 2 Camper van is 60 years old this year. Designed to offer a complete lifestyle the Type 2 can be seen as the forerunner to the modern MPV albeit with counter culture credentials.

    The Type 2 was based on a design by a Dutch businessman (and Volkswagen importer) Ben Pon:

    After transforming his father’s sewing shop into a car showroom, Pon took a trip to the VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, in 1946, which inspired the first working sketch of the Campervan. Pon struck a deal with engineers in Germany to develop his doodle, but it would take a couple of years before his idea would start rolling off the production line.

    The first design for the Type 2 was rejected for not being aerodynamic enough so changes were made to the design including tilting the windscreen back. By 1950 the first Volkswagen vans for sale were on the production line at VW’s Wolfsburg plant.

    By the 1970s the VW Bus had become a counter culture icon as recognizable as the CND logo or the peace sign.

    Tagged: design automotive VW Ben Pon Type 2 van

    Posted on September 2, 2010 with 2 notes

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