Volkswagen Bus

In 1950 the very first minivan debuted by the car making company Volkswagen. The minivan was a huge symbol for liberty and unconventionality for a whole generation of Americans. The minivan featured an air-cooled horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine which was mounted in the rear of the vehicle. The minivan went on to officially be called the Transporter or VW Type 2. The Type 2 is significant to Americans because what it lacked in speed made up for it in space efficiency. A Type 2 could sit up to nine passengers. This was a huge advantage for people that had large families and needed to transport everyone at the same time or even for young people that enjoyed driving their friends around. The Type 2 was even nicknamed "the peoples van" because it was roomy, reliable, and cheap to buy and fuel. The van is often looked at in history by being the van used during the late 60's and early 70's when they were called "hippy vans" and were painted up in psychedelic designs. Throughout the years the Type 2 has inspired many other car making companies to make a minivan of their own and has remained as one of the iconic vehicles after WWII. The VW bus was in production from 1950 until 1993 and left its mark in vehicle history forever.


VW Bus Model car:
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