absolutely correct to call it a sports car and in it's price to performance segment aside from the super o.b. r.e.c. it has virtually no competitors. there's the mazda m.x. fyvie adds but depending on the engine i can have up to 70 less horsepower under the hood from the. armies of tradesmen i've spent a good part of their lives in the driver's seat of the very 1st generation of the v.w. bus called simply the t one. driver christophe powers taking one of the more than 1800000 t. ones built for a spin the v.w. bus was the right vehicle at the right time. going to all that christophe recalls its history starting in 1947 as west germany was still rebuilding from the 2nd world war back then trades people urgently needed the practical utility van to carry their tools and materials from a to b. despite the massive damage at the v.w. plant and borg a solution was eventually found. at the time feed workers were carrying parts of materials with a transporter they'd built themselves by putting a simple flat bed on a beetle chassis and engine. the parts carrier inspired visiting dead porter bend to sketch wha