Some mechanical modifications : improvement of gearing box, smoother, widening of the oil circulation pipes, a magnetic engine drail bolt is present. Outside, the rearview mirrors are installed a little lower.


This prototype of double cabin Pick-up will be presented at the Frankfurt fair in 1957. It is different from the serial model by its access door at the back seats quite wide and opens backward-forward, unlike the others. The rails are not definitive yet.

The Pick-up with the widened platform in wood is realised by Westfalia. Presented to the public in 1957, it is commercialised in 1958.

This Kombi has been specially installed as a shop for the dairy products distribution in rural areas. The Type 2 is ideal for this kind of commerce.

 

 

 

Between 1955 and 1960 in the U.S.A., the Type 2 wins its reputation of universal utility vehicle. Here, for the USAAF, this microbus is the students-pilots vehicle for the 22nd Air Refueling School.

 

All these informations can be found in Super VW Magazine nr. 34, 51, and 52. The issues are available in the shop.