VW Transporter: books - history and models (1/3)

VW Bulli - Das beste von Samba, California und Co.

The VW Bus remains the undisputed leader in its class and a style icon through all generations since 1950. Regardless of whether it is a workhorse, family car, adventure vehicle, emergency vehicle or tuning object - the VW Bus is present everywhere.
This book presents itself in the same diversity: It offers an overview of the models and highlights the various areas of application. All facets of the legendary Volkswagen classic are covered.

The volume is complemented by entertaining portraits of enthusiastic Bulli owners, including families, students and classic car fans. A comprehensive work that pays tribute to the timeless popularity and versatility of the VW bus in all its facets.

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Author:	Joachim M. Köstnick, Georg Otto
Details:	224 pages, 28.5 x 21.5 x 1.8 cm / 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.71 in, hardback
Illustrations:	550 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2023)
ISBN:	9783613045804

Volkswagen - Tradition mit Zukunft

The Volkswagen factory made headlines even before it was founded: its beginnings as Hitler's favorite project, the difficult post-war period, the steep rise - all of this is part of the myth of the economic miracle years.
The company even used serious crises to reinvent itself. And so even the diesel scandal and billions in fines will not stop VW from helping to shape the future of mobility.

With this volume, Joachim Kuch presents a current, comprehensive model chronicle of all the vehicles with which the Wolfsburg giant shapes the street scene - from the Beetle, Golf and Tiguan to the Passat and Bulli.

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Author:	Joachim Kuch
Details:	224 pages, 30.5 x 23 cm / 12 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	550 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783613043817

Bulli - Fahren, Fühlen, Leben

The passion of Bulli fans has many aspects and many faces. In this great book, 15 Bulli aficionados show their vehicles. With a lot of love, portraits are created not only of exemplary vehicles from VW history, but also a very unique lifestyle is presented.
The never-before-seen photos will make all Bulli fans' gas pressure, sorry, rise.

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Author:	Thomas Cortesi, Michaël Levivier
Details:	240 pages, 36.5 x 28 x 2.5 cm / 14.4 x 11 x 0.98 in, hardback
Illustrations:	220 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	GeraMond Verlag (D, 2020)
ISBN:	9783956131226

VW Bulli: VW-Bus-Täume von T1 bis T3

With the Bulli, VW unexpectedly made automotive history. With the T1, the Wolfsburg-based company launched a new generation of universally usable minibuses in 1949, and the versatile all-rounder quickly became THE success story of the post-war period, which its successors, the T2 and T3, were also able to build on.

Professional photographer and VW expert Jörg Hajt presents a wealth of useful information about the first three classic series of the successful vans, T1 to T3.
Plenty of pictures and facts. A really great Bulli book at a low price - for the average VW bus fan as well as for the advanced connoisseur.

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Author:	Jörg Haijt
Details:	256 pages, 27.5 x 22 x 2.5 cm / 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.98 in, hardback
Illustrations:	350 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Heel-Verlag GmbH (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783958438972

VW Bus und Transporter - Vom Samba-Bus zu California, Multivan und I.D.Buzz

The VW Transporter is a motor legend that has sold millions of units worldwide and has captured the hearts of countless fans. Robust, reliable and suitable for everything, the Transporter is and was the perfect all-rounder.
The rear-engined Bullis built from 1950 to 1990 in particular have a loyal fan base.

This magnificent volume by Randolf Unruh contains all generations of the popular VW Transporter in one volume. The story of the legendary transporter known as the Bulli is told in fresh texts and colorful images, and all models are presented with their technical details.

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Author:	Randolf Unruh
Details:	364 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	500 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2019)
ISBN:	9783613042018

VW-Bulli - Flotter Transporter

The VW van, known internally as "Type 2" (Type 1 was the Beetle), goes back to an idea by the Dutch VW importer in 1948, which gave impetus to a unique success story.
VW vans were the backbone of the economic upturn in post-war Germany, they solved the transport problems of trade and crafts and were therefore often referred to as the "workhorses of the economic miracle". They were available as standard as flatbed and panel vans as well as minibuses.

The robust air-cooled boxer engine in the rear and the almost unlimited application possibilities with all kinds of special bodies quickly made them popular commercial vehicles around the world. The camping versions designed for holidays and leisure became international icons of private motorization within a very short time.

The first transporter model, the T1, recognizable by its V-shaped front section with a split window, was replaced in 1967 by the T2, which quickly became an export hit with its undivided window and more powerful engine. Of the 2.5 million units built in Germany, more than two thirds went abroad. The T3 followed in 1979.

With numerous contemporary photos and graphics, this lovingly designed volume recalls the early years of one of the most successful vehicles in the domestic automobile industry.

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Author:	Peter Kurze
Details:	112 pages, 24.5 x 21.5 cm / 9.7 x 8.5 in, hardback
Illustrations:	numerous b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2017)
ISBN:	9783667111562

Die Bulli-Legende - Als Bullis noch Samba tanzten

The cult van from VW, which fans affectionately call the Bulli, is now in its 6th generation. In the 50s it symbolized the years of the economic miracle, and in the 60s the range of models expanded.
In the 70s it was still the favorite vehicle of the love and peace generation, but in the 80s it became an accepted van.

Alexander Storz takes the reader on an exciting journey through five decades. Illustrated with private photos, he not only revives 50 years of the history of the VW Bulli, but also the atmosphere of those decades in Germany.

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Author:	Alexander F. Storz
Details:	192 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	122 b&w and 186 colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2016)
ISBN:	9783613038837