This is the third part on  the Volkswagen (VW)  model TYPES for newbies on the aircooled VW scene. The first part was on the  VW Model TYPES Prototypes and Wartime Production Models the second on the Production VW Type Designations Type 1 while this third installment is on Type 2s. This is more on the  general understanding of these VW "Type" systems which would be of great help for us to understand and be understood by fellow enthusiasts but more importantly also as an important technical guide in sourcing out VW parts/numbers and to learn more about the history of the VW itself.

Prototype 2 (a VW “truck” version)  was developed in the post-war production years at the Wolfsburg Factory and was formally designated in production as “Transporters” in 1950.

Proven too weak to withstand "truck-use", a stiffer and lighter unitized body/chassis was developed from the original Beetle (Type 1) chassis. All versions of the VW “vans” or “ buses” that followed was now referred to as Type 2.

The Type 2 was the van or bus version of the VW Beetle. It had many variants and is most notable for being the iconic image during the "Hippie Movement". Below are some Type 2 variants.   Aircooled.net notes that the “type” designations used below are unofficial created retrospectively by VW enthusiasts usually only used in the short format “T1″, “T2″, “T3″- which understandably causes more terminology confusion!

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