VW Transporter Type 2: Bus, Camper and Van Mercedes-Benz with standard 282bhp engine or

with standard 282bhp engine or the 314bhp Vantage unit

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VW Transporter Type 2: Bus, Camper and Van Mercedes-Benz with standard 282bhp engine orWhen Dutchman Ben Pon saw motorized trollies built from Beetle chassis and running gear carrying components around Wolsburg in 1947, he sketched an outline for a simply constructed van. Although Pon's "box on wheels" concept was initially turned down by the British, who were then managing the factory, the idea was taken up by Heinz Nordhoff who took over as VW's chief executive in 1948. By November that year the first blueprints were available and