VW Kombi turns 60

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JUST Cars Feb 1, 2010 12:00:00 AM

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Volkswagen has celebrated the 60th anniversary of its iconic Kombi van at the AutoMuseum in Wolfsburg, Germany.

It’s 60 years since Heinrich Nordhoff presented the first prototype Transporter van to the press, and 30 years since the third generation Transporter was launched.  Both anniversaries come at a time when Volkswagen is preparing to celebrate the launch of the latest versions of the Transporter van and today’s people carrier and camping derivatives, the Caravelle and California, in the new year.
Pictured is the so-called Beck’s Bus, a converted T1 with a built-in bar dispensing ice cold beer.

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