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<strong>FOND MEMORIES: </strong> The instantly recognisable shape of one of the first Volkswagen Transporters. <em>Image: Newspress.</em>
<strong>FOND MEMORIES: </strong> The instantly recognisable shape of one of the first Volkswagen Transporters. <em>Image: Newspress.</em>

  • From workhorse to legend
  • Notepad sketches base for success
  • 11-million T-series sold worldwide

HANOVER/WOLFSBURG, Germany - Some retire at the age of 65 – but this one is just getting started! Production of the first Volkswagen Transporter began 65 years ago and the ‘Bulli’ is still going strong in 2015.

The first units were built in Wolfsburg before production started at a new facility in Hanover in 1956. This date was also the beginning of a unique automotive love story: today the entire model series has attained cult status.

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