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Volkswagen Cars
Volkswagen's 'Beetle' car grew through the 1930s with Ferdinand Porsche developing a number of rear-engined vehicles backed by Adolf Hitler's support. Beetle production only really started in 1945 and ended in Mexico in 1983 after more than 21million were built. Rear-engined vehicles were the VW sole product through Type 2 (Transporter) in 1950, Type 3 (1500 and 1600) in 1961, and the first VW 4-door in 1968 (411 and 412). VW purchased Auto Union (Audi) in 1964, and NSU in 1969, and used the expertise of those two to turn 1974 VW around; putting engine and drive at the opposite end, Vw created golf, Passat and Polo ranges.
German Cars
VW microbus badge
VW kombi 1965 front
The Volkswagen Commercial evolved from a little buggy used in the Wolfsburg works and being a simple goods carrying platform vehicle sourced from VW Type 1 (Beetle) components. The launch vehicle was better designed, gaining its own stronger chassis and an aerodynamic forward control body in 1950. Available as a Commercial (Van) and as a Kombi with 2 side windows and removable seats, Later in 1950 the Microbus was launched, and in 1952 the single cab pickup was added to the range. In 1967 the original split-windscreen gave way to the new 'Bay Window' model, and in 1980 this was superseded by the T3, the final rear-engined VW vehicle. ordering=custom .

Volkswagen Transporter and Microbus
 		Volkswagen Type 1 'Beetle'
Volkswagen Type 1 'Beetle'
 		Volkswagen 1500 TYpe 3
Volkswagen 1500 Type 3
 		Volkswagen Type 4 411 and 412
Volkswagen Type 4 411 and 412
 		Volkswagen Type 14 Karmann Ghia
Volkswagen Type 14 Karmann Ghia
Volkswagen Index
Simon Cars

Images created by Simon GP Geoghegan Email Simon
key text:  This is the page introducing Simons love of cars from the website  RedSimon which is a series of photo albums of Simon GP Geoghegan.
The names of Pinin, Farina, and Pininfarina are also considered
There are also notes on Pininfarina
as well as the car maker
and links tothat car maker
see also my Picasa car albums
withe even more on RedSimon
Simon is also a contributor to SuperCars.Net
And also to Wikipedia
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