#VwBusOrigins
The Birth Of The VW Bus: From First Sketch To Production
Here’s the very sketch that gave birth to the VW Bus. Dutch Ben Pon was visiting the VW factory in 1947, which was then controlled by the British Occupational Forces. Interested in buying some early Beetles to import to the Netherlands, Pon saw an improvised boxy parts mover on the factory grounds, and the light bulb went off.
Paul Niedermeyer
Apr 13, 2010
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