shaped front panel and a gargantuan v.w. emblem gave the 1st generation of the bus its now iconic face. higher ground clearance and a practical flat bed with an optional canvas cover to make the t. one pick up the ideal construction site workhorse. the double cab was introduced in 1958 with space for 6 workers and their tools but heavy load still pushed the engine to its limit. and praise of a legendary $1.00 leader $25.00 horsepower boxer and taken from the beetle it's no surprise that a load of one and a half tons had the engine puffing and groaning so the engineers gave it a shorter gear ratio that's brought the top speed down to 80 kilometers per hour but made it more dependable as a work or should be a 1.2 liter engine and this one delivers $34.00 horsepower. these days the vintage t one buses are mostly retired from their labors with no load they can be surprisingly nippy even if the maximum speed of just 95 kilometers per hour and the partially synchronized transmission will keep a driver in the country very leisurely. chris