Volkswagen T1 camper

(1960 - 1967)

Brand:

Volkswagen (also known as VW)

Model:

T1 camper

Related:

Bus T1 | Bus

Country:

Germany

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VW Bus T1, T2 or T3 - which van suits me best?

August 31, 2020 — Sven Jürisch 47

At some point, everyone has had an encounter with the Volkswagen Bus. Years later, this often awakens the desire to become the owner of the Wolfsburg all-rounder. But which classic VW Bus suits me? A self-experiment with the first three model series reveals the answer.

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VW camping bus in the (historic) test - a small cell on wheels

November 18, 2021 — Clauspeter Becker 34

Motorhomes have always been, and still are, compromises on wheels. The two core aspects, the "camper" and the "motorhome", are naturally difficult to combine. Of course, this also applies to this Westfalia camper, which is based on a VW T1 bus. There is not much space to live in, but at least that little bit is always on board. The VW technology does its job reliably, but you can hardly reach high speeds. The pros and cons of the "Dormobil" are particularly closely linked. This article reproduces an original driving report from 1962 and shows the motorhome in historical photos.

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VW Type 2 T1 - Bulli - versatile commercial vehicle flying high

January 23, 2019 — Bruno von Rotz 70

If the Volkswagen people in 1947 had suspected what a hit their Dutch importer Ben Pon was proposing to build, they would probably have hurried a little more with the development of the VW Transporter. But it was already on sale in 1950 and became a successful model, without which even the German economic miracle might have looked different. And by the end of the 1960s at the latest, the VW Type 2 T1 had become a cult model, which today is the only commercial vehicle that regularly makes it to the biggest classic car auctions. This driving report tells the story of the first "Bulli" and shows it in many pictures.

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VW T1 - Bus (1955-1960)

Bus, 30 PS, 1192 cm³

VW T1 - Bus (1962)

Motorhome, 34 PS, 1473 cm³

VW T1 - Bus (1963-1967)

Bus, 42 PS, 1473 cm³

VW T1 - Samba - Bus (1963-1967)

Bus, 42 PS, 1493 cm³

VW T1 - Transporter (1960-1963)

Station Wagon, 34 PS, 1192 cm³

VW T1 - Transporter (1960-1963)

Panel Van, 34 PS, 1192 cm³

VW T1 - Transporter (1963-1967)

Station Wagon, 42 PS, 1473 cm³

VW T1 - Transporter (1963-1967)

Panel Van, 42 PS, 1473 cm³

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VW camping bus, produced from 1961 - permanent conversions from Westfalia were available from 1961.

VW camping bus, produced from 1961 - you pay for the awning with the loss of spontaneous mobility.

VW camping bus, produced from 1961 - equipped with the folding roof

VW Camping Bus (1964) - the Doormobile folding roof by Martin Walter UK was available on request from Westfalia

VW camping bus, produced from 1961 - This is roughly what the "Dormobile" idyll of the sixties looked like.

VW Bus T1 Camper (1962) - at the Rallye Historique of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

VW Bus T1 Camper (1962) - behind it a Samba - at the Rallye Historique of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

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Auctioned vehicles of Volkswagen T1 camper

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name
Volkswagen Combi T1 Camper 1961 Not Sold Artcurial Monaco (July 21, 2020)	Combi T1 Camper	1961	Not Sold	Artcurial Monaco (July 21, 2020)
Volkswagen Combi T1 Van E-Z Camper 1964 Sold Artcurial Monaco (July 19, 2021)	Combi T1 Van E-Z Camper	1964	Sold	Artcurial Monaco (July 19, 2021)
Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) 'Double Door Walk-Through' Camper 1964 Not Sold Iconic Auctioneers Silverstone Festival Classic Sale (August 25, 2023)	Type 2 (T1) 'Double Door Walk-Through' Camper	1964	Not Sold	Iconic Auctioneers Silverstone Festival Classic Sale (August 25, 2023)
Volkswagen Samba Split-Screen T1 21-Window Camper 1967 Sold Silverstone Auctions Race Retro (March 27, 2021)	Samba Split-Screen T1 21-Window Camper	1967	Sold	Silverstone Auctions Race Retro (March 27, 2021)
Volkswagen Type 2 T1 'Double-door Walk-through' Camper Van 1964 Sold Bonhams Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting (April 13, 2025)	Type 2 T1 'Double-door Walk-through' Camper Van	1964	Sold	Bonhams Bonhams Goodwood Members’ Meeting (April 13, 2025)
Volkswagen T1 Transporter 1966 Sold Coys Ascot Race Course (May 16, 2015)	T1 Transporter	1966	Sold	Coys Ascot Race Course (May 16, 2015)
Volkswagen T1 Doka 1966 Sold Bonhams Les grandes Marques du Monde au grand Palais (February 4, 2016)	T1 Doka	1966	Sold	Bonhams Les grandes Marques du Monde au grand Palais (February 4, 2016)
Volkswagen T1 Sondermodell 21 Fenster 1963 Sold Dorotheum Fahrzeug Auktionen Wien (June 15, 2019)	T1 Sondermodell 21 Fenster	1963	Sold	Dorotheum Fahrzeug Auktionen Wien (June 15, 2019)
Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) 21-Window Deluxe Microbus 1965 Sold Bonhams Zoute (October 9, 2022)	Type 2 (T1) 21-Window Deluxe Microbus	1965	Sold	Bonhams Zoute (October 9, 2022)
Volkswagen T1 Bus Samba 1964 Sold Artcurial Rétromobile Paris (February 10, 2017)	T1 Bus Samba	1964	Sold	Artcurial Rétromobile Paris (February 10, 2017)

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