If you are looking for a Volkswagen camper van, you are in luck. There are many types of Volkswagen camper vans to choose from. Whether you are looking for something nostalgic or more modern, there are a plethora of types and models of Volkswagen camper vans for you to select from. Below we will discuss the different platforms of Volkswagen camper vans that are available on the market- both used and new.
Volkswagen camper vans are a part of the Volkswagen Transporter series. The Volkswagen camper was originally introduced in the 1950s, and has been a staple light truck transport vehicle ever since. The Volkswagen camper van was actually a forerunner to the modern day cargo van and passenger van.
The first generation of the Volkswagen camper van is known as the T1. The T1 had a split windshield and was often (informally) known as the “Splitscreen” or “Splittie.” The T1 Volkswagen camper vans were produced between 1950 and 1967, when the new, updated version of this camper van, the T2, took it’s place.
In late 1967 the second generation Volkswagen camper vans took over for the T1. This camper van platform was known as the T2, or the “Breadloaf” or “Bay-Window” (or Loaf and Bay for short.) The T2 was the first Volkswagen camper van to lose it’s distinctive split-screen windshield. It was produced from 1967 until 1979. The T1 and T2 Volkswagen camper vans have also been informally referred to as “hippie buses,” as it was very popular to paint them up psychedelically among the hippie counter-culture of that era.
The T3 went into production around 1980, and was massed-produced (in different forms) around the world until 1992. The T3 Volkswagen camper vans are the generation which consists of the famous Volkswagen Vanagon, a North American model which had the option of featuring a pop-top, an integrated, full-functioning kitchen and bedding. This generation of Volkswagen camper vans also was known for producing the camper known as “The Weekender,” which was smaller than a full-size camper and offered less amenities than a full-sized camper would.
The T4 followed the T3 in 1993, followed by the T5 10 years later. Although these later models are not available in the U.S. because of the “Chicken Tax,” they are available for purchase in European countries. A sixth generation of Transporter Volkswagen camper van is no where in the near future.