Volkswagen Typ 2
The Volkswagen bus, with a rear engine and the driver at the very front, which became a symbol of the 1960s.
The Dutch importer Ben Pon drew a sketch in 1947 of a box on the Beetle chassis. The bus became a work vehicle, an ambulance and a camper, and travelled with the hippie movement.
Materials: Steel body; air-cooled rear engine
Manufacture: Made in Wolfsburg and then in Hanover; based on the Beetle's technology.
The split windscreen and the large VW badge at the front.
The rear engine and the flat, rounded front.