in the art of cutting it. out for. what's in store play. list for the future. costs for game makers series to get insight. into. hardly any other boss can look back on such a long and successful past i'm iconic relic from the hippie era it still stands for freedom and adventure play is a bus isn't really a vehicle it's

a family member it was originally intended as a utility vehicle. and on the side like one day you just become one with this heap of metal. it used to be germany's fight for it utility vehicle and camper and it still is today the v.w. costs. this boss has been on display in the air one whom a museum in southern germany for nearly 20 years. you're 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 seventy's he drove this past along the popular t.v. trail to goa in india. now his car has become

a memorial for the hippie lifestyle. that got this far the most as a my skiff on the use of that he'd be able to back then it was the most common bus on the trail germans could buy one for about 200 dortch marks if the permit was about to expire and they'd take it to afghanistan or naipaul and then resell it for 2 or $3000.00 dortch marks. they're 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 . you're going chilton's boss had previously belonged to germany's 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. a breezing might be a bit of a stretch the v.w. sold $34.00 p.s. motor isn't what it used to be it probably wouldn't manage another expedition along the hippy trail neither would you then schultz was 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. it's 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 it's been in production for more than

70 is. unfunded in the early 1950 s. it's pioneering a new vehicle class forging the way for the whole world that's out there that's why everyone in the world drives out v.w. . volkswagens old time a hole in hanover how harm has come to visit in the eighty's he chaired the v.w. management board and played a large role in the buses soaring success. he started his career in the $950.00 s. as an assistant to heinrich 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 bog says the bus would never have existed. that's what

a true of. open 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 didn't exist before. with. the v.w. transporter as it was officially jobs was actually a product of chance. as dutch car dealer was negotiating with v.w. about exporting the base he noticed these primitive cars in the plant. employees had put them together to move heavy loads by inspired plan to develop a small pickup. he scribbled his design into a notebook from steering riya engine boxy shape 750 kilogram load capacity

b.w. was skeptical at 1st but 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 self-supporting body and lead frames the engine and axles were borrowed from the being told. this original design remained unchanged until. that the plant. in the 1970 s. he oversaw productions for the v.w. i don't wish him a sensitive dealer will 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 road. all the others were dismantled

after you had no more use for them. but this market time from 1947 survived a fan club of a v.w. bus saved it from the scrap metal press. 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. i've heard from this it on the fit handles a little differently than other trucks you're basically sitting on the rear axle steering takes some getting used to. but.

she jim is a roofing contractor and cure rates a unique plate of 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 helped the industry expand up to baltimore too 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. my

father had to bring the materials to the construction site in a handcart every evening then our business got the t one busses and things really started picking up our faith has been rooted in these cars since the very beginning maybe that's why i like them and things just kept going from there. bit by bit cost and she'd room built up his fleet of fans the red truck with a double cabin 2 rows of seating in the driver's cabin used to transport a fire brigade. this rare long platform for the 967 the t. once final manufacturing was put to work in the forests of canada. and 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 an effortless loading and unloading. the redouble you 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 plan just to purchase enough transport as it was built in the city of hanover conveniently situated in the center of germs. back then it was the largest factory in europe. volkswagen also permitted outside companies to develop special

structures for their transport and in no time at all the past sped through the country as a fire truck. and ambulance. mail carrier. and even. camping for success by the motorhome manufacturer was especially popular it came with a foam mattress a gas stove and a refrigerator. the can was a big hits 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 vehicles 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.

because of pubs so we shifted to a market that later became decisive for the whole world. we produce the 8 seater not as a commercial transporter but as a family car. so. for me. the special model even had 9 seats this luxury version of the v.w. bus hit the market in 1951. it's clever sky roof made of plexiglass made it a legend in history. like the business and trade vehicles it had to turn to page decorative trim and polished logo. with all this however it looked better than a puff. formed it's $24.00 and a hop horse power output meant it wasn't any more powerful than a v.w. bug but that didn't damage its popularity at their peak some buzz made up 10

percent of all b.w. sold in the united states a smashing success. that you can. you know in europe people didn't even want to drive a station wagon because those were the cars painters drove and they didn't want to be associated with that. word. or damage question it was very hard to change the public's mind but thanks to our experience in the united states we did. it 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 malvern new terming and turns into a huge car fortress then it's time for the bus biased the world's largest v.w.

transporter festival. $25000.00 people come to show off their prized vehicles they include hobby restore as 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 due to the 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 for sleeping is outside. inside it looks like it's straight out of a steam coke can.

yeah. it's used around. a heavy material for his fantasy infantry. with a truck on the front and. it just doesn't want to go in a straight line it wants to go. when you go to your destination you'll get a new kiss it's because you saw together in one place. that the. steve kane's boss once lived 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 read performance up to 42 horsepower but sales kept sliding nonetheless in 1967 after 1800000 models the t one was discontinued. but that didn't 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 a van in the 1960 s. a new custom a great discovered the bus and turned it into a cult object the so-called flower children all hippies they took their buses to

escape their stale suburban lives and explore the world. that's 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 to nearly 1000000. kilometers . deserts fascinating the most at 1st glance at v.w. bus without all wheel drive wouldn't seem up to the task but if it disagrees. give you muscle funding for choice is vehicle small mass is a huge advantage in the sand and on rough terrain part of the bus inherited a portal axle from its predecessor the t.

one which gave a great ground clearance. then alter 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. issue with him when the day comes i'd like to be lowered into my grave lying in my bus. i mean buried with my bus as my calf and it's in the glass and to revel. 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 silos dropped sharply. in the v.w. plant big changes were on the horizon the passenger car program was shifted from beatles to gold's 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 35 years and to 2013. what followed was the transporters 3rd generation bought at the british bus focused the teeth threes are an eclectic species despite its versatility many treat the

teesri like an outcast in the v.w. bus family that's because it was still running with an air cooled box of motors situated in the real economic downturn it be job you towards the light seventy's didn't 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 level $100.00 horsepower but the team's 3 was a gas guzzler and prone to malfunction. bodo janko a former head of the v.w. plant in hanover says that was due to its peculiar construction. with the more think about it the engine was in the back the cooler 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 prompts in between all that had to be built into this vehicle over a long distance stuff that's technological nonsense and technical and. v.w. has long since gotten rid of this nonsense the transporter has been constructed

with the front moshe since 1900. as of its 4th generation the bass has little in common with its original concept neither optically nor technologically. we had gotten our customers used to rear engine for years they got an easy when we switched from the beetle to the god with this one 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 it's the world's 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 it's versatile useful and robust. in the 6 generations luxury model is beat up use most expensive car elicits fewer emotions than the old buses. collectors are willing to pay hefty sum if they find a unique old model. like this one from 951 the 2nd sales year. rust is all that's left to keep this clunker together it spent 40 years abandoned in a forest in the v. . area until someone stumbled upon it while gathering mushrooms.

it was salvaged by tino etal and thomas term vald the to run an old timer repair shop. for the past 10 years they've been hunting for bass ruins like this left behind in forests rivers and swamps. he says they're fascinated by the left of his they uncover. for many are more beautiful before they've been restored and since it wasn't as i watched its last visit we almost prefer an abandoned car in the forest to a well restored car and a lot more interesting because we like saving things and then gently rebuilding them the photos. that to document their risky missions with their finds. it takes a soft touch they need to reinforce to kate metal sheets in the shower says without

everything fall in the past and their discoveries aren't always easy to reach. the spirit is entirely sure but sometimes it's difficult because the buses have been completely overgrown over the years and it is sometimes we have to fell trees and cut away bushes to clear the way and sometimes the paths that used to exist 40 or 50 years ago aren't there anymore they've been choked with trees. or insulator. the $951.00 v.w. bus was packed in a barn in a forest until the barn collapsed when toland term vald found it 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. just isn't boy there are just a few buses left from this building here. here in the font it has

a so called the lux dashboard looks on the to and at this in with us on the 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. on the same bus on those i don't see i see it all tick. 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 collector's item it's probably the most beloved all round vehicle in the history of cars adored as a cult it's become legend and today has loads of fans around the world.

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