Volkswagen T1 minibus
(1950 - 1967)
Car articles about Volkswagen T1 minibus by year
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.
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.
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.
Current market prices for Volkswagen T1 minibus
Bus, 30 PS, 1192 cm3
Motorhome, 34 PS, 1473 cm3
Bus, 42 PS, 1493 cm3
Panel Van, 24 PS, 1131 cm3
Station Wagon, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
Panel Van, 34 PS, 1192 cm3
Bus, 42 PS, 1473 cm3
Panel Van, 30 PS, 1192 cm3
Station Wagon, 42 PS, 1473 cm3
Panel Van, 42 PS, 1473 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Volkswagen T1 minibus
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Combi T1 with trailer 1965 Sold Artcurial Garden Party In Saint-Tropez (June 28, 2025) |
Combi T1 with trailer | 1965 | Sold | Artcurial Garden Party In Saint-Tropez (June 28, 2025) | |
| Volkswagen Kombi T1 1963 Sold Artcurial Musée Automobile du Château de Vernon (September 28, 2025) |
Kombi T1 | 1963 | Sold | Artcurial Musée Automobile du Château de Vernon (September 28, 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 Transporter 1952 Not Sold Auctionata (October 10, 2015) |
T1 Transporter | 1952 | Not Sold | Auctionata (October 10, 2015) | |
| Volkswagen T1 Bus Samba 1960 Sold RM/Sotheby's New York Icons (December 6, 2017) |
T1 Bus Samba | 1960 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's New York Icons (December 6, 2017) | |
| 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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