For freedom and adventure play just the bus isnt really a vehicle its a Family Member and it was originally intended as a Utility Vehicle. And on the subject one day you just become one with this heap of metal. It used to be germanys favorite Utility Vehicle and camper and it still is today the v. W. Box. Lead. This bus has been on display in the air one whom a museum in southern germany for nearly 20 years. Youre going schultz brought his 60 year old boss here after returning from the other end of the world. He often stops by to check up on it. In the seventys he drove this bus along the popular hippie trail to goa in india. Now his car has become a memorial for the hippie lifestyle. That got this what almost as a my skiff was of that hed be a bank then it was the most common bus on the hippy trail germans could buy one for about 200. 00 dortch marks if the permit was about to expire and theyd take it to afghanistan or naipaul and then resell it for 2 or 3000. 00 dortch marks oh. Were going to finance the entire trip that way it was a real hippy adventure all the way from munich to go and naipaul in afghanistan afghanistan. Youre going to boss had previously belonged to germanys mail service the door to post before passing through several hands. In 1987 schultz bought it from a pensioner by the wayside. He quit his job at a car dealership and set out to explore the world with his new v. W. Just this once the old boss is allowed to leave the museum and breeze through the countryside. Breezing might be a bit of a stretch the v. W. Use of 34. 00 p. S. Motor isnt what it used to be it probably wouldnt manage another expedition along the hippy trail neither would you going schultzs back still he and his boss were part of an important chapter of automobile history. The v. W. Bus was designed as a Utility Vehicle but it soon became much more than that. Its an iconic symbol for the Peace Movement a vehicle for an entire generation that increasingly valued leisure time. The v. W. Bus now looks back on 6 generations of models its been in production for more than 70 years. And funded in the early 1950 s. Its pioneering a new vehicle class forging the way for the whole world thats out there thats why everyone in the world drives our v. W. Bargains old time a hole in hanover. Hand has come to visit in the eightys he chaired the v. W. Management board and played a large role in the past soaring success. He started his career in the 950. 00 s. As an assistant to heinrich north of then the managing director of the volkswagen plant involved. Still devastated from the war the plant only produced a single model the v. W. Beetle. Without the bug says the boss would never have existed. Thats what a true a. Few opened the door to all kinds of other models including the v. W. Bus. It was exceptionally high quality. Combine that with a Great Organization of sales and Customer Service and you have everything you need to open a new market one that didnt exist before. With. The v. W. Transporter as it was officially was actually a product of chance. As dutch car dealer ben pawn was negotiating with v. W. About exporting the he noticed these primitive cars in the plant v. W. Employees had put them together to move heavy loads i inspired plan to develop a small pickup. He scribbled his design into a notebook steering react engine boxy shape 750 kilogram Load Capacity b. W. Was skeptical at 1st bought still took the risk and it paid off in march 950. 00 they started serial production. What later became known as the t one type had a selfsupporting body and lead frames the engine axles were borrowed from the be told. This the original design remained unchanged until bodo denker took at the plant. In the 1970 s. He oversaw productions of the v. W. Bus although it made sense that a dealer would get the idea for a car like that because although the beetle was clearly good after the war people wanted to transport things and develop their businesses. One of the ancient v. W. Precursors is still even fit for the route. All the others were dismantled after v. W. Had no more use for them. But this archetype from 947 survived. A fan club of the v. W. Bus saved it from the scrap metal press. Will. Now cost and she drum looks after the peculiar vehicle. Sometimes he even takes that 1st spin. But he says steering is tricky with the front truck bed. Ever from this it on the foot handles a little differently than other trucks youre basically sitting on the rear axle steering takes some getting used to. But. She dream is a roofing contractor and cure rates a unique place if Utility Vehicles all v. W. Buses produced in the early days but he only gets them out when the weather is nice. To vehicles versatility helps the industry expand up to world war 2 right from the start it was meant for all economic sectors. In 952. 00 the pickup went on to serve tradesmen as well the self employed handyman it was a stroke of luck it was cheap to buy easy to maintain and thanks to its wide variety of customizable bodies useful for a range of purposes. But for the most all know and my father had to bring the materials to the construction site in a handcart. Every evening then our business got 31 boxes and things really started picking up our faith has been rooted in these cars since the very beginning maybe thats why i like them and things just kept going from there. Bit by bit cost and she built up his fleet of vans the red truck with the double cabin 2 rows of seating in the drivers cabin used to transport a fire brigade. This rare long platform from 967 the t. Once final manufacturing was put to work in the forests of canada. These pallet trucks were built in 1966 there are only 2 left that still work. In the 950 s. The v. W. Bus became a sales hit overnight. Into the double side doors and rear facing hatch make for effortless loading and unloading. Can transport anything from young people to. Sales skyrocketed in part because the price was affordable in addition the car could be used for a lot of different purposes as a delivery van or a passenger bus. Soon v. W. Needed a separate plant just to produce enough transport as it was built in the city of hanover conveniently situated in the center of germany but then it was the largest car factory in europe. Folks wagon also permitted outside companies to develop special structures for their transport in no time at all to the past sped through the country as a shock. An ambulance. The mail carrier. And even rolling sausage shank canting book Success Story by the motor home manufacturer of best specially popular it came with a Foam Mattress a gas stove and a refrigerator. Was a big hit especially in the United States in the country of giant cars the v. W. Bus was a somewhat pretty soon low priced space miracle for personal transport volkswagen took clever advantage of the possibilities. As soon as the american industry started making their own vehicles that were sufficiently or excessively motorized that was very important in american traffic flow we were in trouble. Of course so we shifted to a market that later became decisive for the whole world. We produced the 8 seater not as a commercial transporter but as a family car. So. For me. The special model is somebody even had 9 seats this luxury version of the v. W. Bus hit the market in 1951. Its clever sky roof made of plexiglass made it a legend in history. Unlike the business and trade vehicles it had to turn to page decorative trim and polished. With all this however it looked better than the performed 24 and a half horsepower meant it wasnt any more powerful than a v. W. Bug bought back didnt damage its popularity at their peak sun those made up 10 percent of all be sold in the United States a smashing success. Again. You know in europe people didnt even want to drive a Station Wagon because those were the cars painters drove and they didnt want to be associated with that word. Or damage question it was very hard to change the publics mind but thanks to our experience in the United States we did. And not only in germany the v. W. Bus also grew popular in Great Britain and remains so to this day once a year the small city of melbourne new terming and turns into a huge car fortress then its time for the bus best the Worlds Largest v. W. Transporter festival. 25000. 00 people come to show off their prized vehicles they include hobby restore is part scavengers and any other kind of bus enthusiastic around 9000. 00 buses are assembled here anywhere from gems to junk one sensation at each gathering is the boss belonging to steve k. From manchester in 1956 it was delivered to a straight back then it was bright green after that it landed somewhere in texas before it fell into steve case hands he then turned it into a work of art. The only space to sleep in is outside. Inside it looks like its straight out of a steam comic book. Every day really. Though its used around. Used a lot of heavy material to. Train. With a truck on the front end. It just doesnt want to go in a Straight Line it wants to go. When you go to destination youll get a new kiss its because you get there in one piece. Steve kanes boss wants this very production hole the one millionth transporter rolled off the Assembly Line here in 1962. But then demand started to dwindle v. W. Tried to avert the worst they rigged performance up to 42 horsepower but sales kept sliding nonetheless in 1967 after 1800000 models the t one was discontinued. But that didnt mean the v. W. Bus was done for the t. 2 followed up as a reworked version it had an undivided wraparound windshield a sliding side door and was faster and more modern than its predecessor with 47 horsepower it could almost reach 130 kilometers an hour. Right from the start v. W. Brought all the models variations to the market the Station Wagon pickup double cabin and back and in the 1960 s. A new custom a great discovered the bus and turned it into a cult object the socalled flower children all hippies they took their buses to escape their stale suburban lives and explore the world. Thats what gear hard fit wanted to do but not as a hippie he was a teacher and an adventurer he still is today. His team to accompanied him on his trips for 30 years for nearly 1000000. Kilometers. Deserts fascinating the most at 1st glance a v. W. Bus without all wheel drive wouldnt seem up to the task but here have it disagrees. Giving you muscle from them for choice is small mass is a huge advantage in the sand and on rough terrain. For the bus inherited a portal axle from its predecessor the t. One which gave a great ground clearance. Then i altered the transmissions to mount larger wheels. They were also wider so they had a larger supporting surface on the sand all in all it really was an optimal vehicle for tours like that of course an off road vehicle with all wheel drive is for all intents and purposes superior but in my experience it was equipped comparatively well. Makes. Sure it is in mine and when the day comes id like to be lowered into my grave lying in my bus. I mean buried with my bus as my calf and its in the glass and its available. In the mine 970 s. Things took a turn for the worse for the t 2 as well the World Oil Crisis hit v. W. Hard and silas dropped sharply. In the v. W. Plant big changes were on the horizon the Passenger Car program was shifted from beatles to golds known as rabbits in the us while the transporter was left in the dust. Then in 1975 v. W. Decided to develop a successor model in july 979 the last t 2 left the factory at least in germany in brazil its Station Wagon model was still manufactured by. I hand for another though she 5 years and to 2013. What followed was the transport is 3rd generation bought at the british bus faced the teeth 3 are a neglected species despite its versatility many treat the teesri like an outcast in the v. W. Bus family thats because it was still running with an air cooled box emoted situations in the real economic downturn it big job you towards the light seventys didnt allow for new developments out of desperation v. W. Upgraded its engine with a modern water cooler as a result its performance shot up to 100. 00 horsepower but the t. V. Story was against gods law and crime to malfunction. Bojo janko a former head of the v. W. Plant in hanover says that was due to its peculiar construction. When you move the ball think about it the engine was in the back because there was in the front of the water around 4 meters to the back and 4 majors to the front and there were a number of problems in between all that had to be built into this vehicle over a Long Distance stuff thats technological nonsense and technical and. V. W. Has long since gotten rid of this nonsense the transporter that has been constructed with the front moshe since 1900. As of its 4th generation the bus has little in common with its original concept neither optically nor technologically. Have known think we have gotten our customers used to rear engine for years they got an easy when we switched from the beetle to the god with the funny engine it was like shifting from one extreme to another. Without a technical relaunch the v. W. Bus might never have survived and without it the workers at the v. W. Plant in hanover would be out of a job today its the worlds most modern commercial vehicle. Each year 260000 buses are constructed out of 180000 tons of steel one every 2 minutes. Even nowadays the bus still schools with its old virtues its versatile useful and robust. Just 6 generations luxury model is beat up use most expensive car elicits fewer emotions than the old buses. That collectors are willing to pay hefty sum if they find a unique old model. This one from 951 the 2nd sound. Rust is all thats left to keep this clunker together it spent 40 years abandoned in a forest in bavaria until someone stumbled upon it while gathering mushrooms. It was salvaged by tino atl and thomas term vald the to run an old timer repair shop. For the past 10 years theyve been hunting for bass rooms like this left behind in forests rivers and swamps. He says theyre fascinated by the left of as they uncover. In many or more beautiful before theyve been restored and spencer was and is a large did fast as we almost prefer an abandoned car in the forest to a well restored car and a one liner just because we like saving things and then gently rebuilding the photos. That to document their rescue missions with their phones. It takes a soft touch they need to reinforce to kate metal sheets in the shower scenes without everything falling apart. And their discoveries arent always easy to break. As it is from taiwan or treasure but sometimes its difficult because the buses have been completely overgrown over the years sometimes we have to fell trees and cut away bushes to clear the way sometimes the paths that used to exist 40 or 50 years ago arent there anymore theyve been choked with trees. Or insulator. The 951 v. W. Bus was packed in a barn in a forest until the barn collapsed when earl. Tolan term vald found that there was no trace left of the building only the bus remained the only thing missing was its front that was discovered by coincidence on display in an auto repair shop. In bali are there are just a few buses left from this building here. Here in the font it has a socalled deluxe dashboard. Too and at this i notice im only the samba bus has this as standard but you could order it for an Additional Charge but this feature makes the bus quite unique and on the service on those of us here id say ill take. At any rate the forest as a glad to get the old peaks out of the woods tino at helen thomas term want to bring their discoveries to new life. There are interested buyers who are willing to pay up to 6 figures for well restored rarities and. The v. W. Bass has long been a popular collectors item its probably the most beloved all round vehicle in the history of cars adored as a cold car its become legend and today has loads of friends around the world. Its. Odd. 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