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Wolfsburg Bus Company VW Bus Model Codes


The Beetle was designated Type 1' so it was logical that the next generation of vehicles - the Transporter - should be Type 2. However, just to add to confusion there are four generations of Type 2 - T1 are Split Screens, T2 are Bay-Window Buses, T3 (also known as T25!) are Vanagons and Brick shapes, while T4 is the designation for the newest range of Type 2s. The prototype Transporters were designated Type 29 (interestingly, the Plattenwagens were registered as VR029), and the original handwritten ledger, which records all sales, actually used this designation until mid-May 1950. With the introduction of the Kombi and Microbus came new model numbers, with the letter A suffixed to show the standard LHD production model. Officially, this designation started on the 1st of May 1950. As new configurations became available these letters were expanded to indicate LHD or RHD, position of loading doors and sliding roof options. From 1953, the model type was prefixed with a 2 to indicate Transporter (for example, 2/21 for a Panelvan), but this was dropped at the end of 1958 when models where simply Type 21, 22 and so on. M codes are also used for particular configurations or options such as Deluxe with no sunroof, double loading doors, twin locker beds or walk-through models. From January 1959, the M Plate showed the exact configuration with the addition of a third digit after the model number, for example 211 is a LHD Panelvan with loading doors on the right.

VW Barndoor Bus

21 Panel/Delivery Van

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
22A
22A (M62)
22D
22E
24A
24D
2/21
212
223
228
-
225
228
Right
Left
Left
Both Sides
Right with sliding roof
Left with sliding roof
Left
Left
Right
Left
Left
Right
VW Barndoor Bus

22 Microbus (nine-seater)

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
21A
21A (M23)
21D
21E
21F
21F
2/21
211
213
214
215
216
Right
Left
Left
Both Sides
Both Sides
Fire Truck
Left
Left
Right
Left
Right
VW Barndoor Bus

23 Kombi

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
23A
23A (M33)
23D
23E
23F
25A
25A (M87
25D
2/23
231
233
234
-
-
235
237
238
Right
Left
Left
Both Sides
Fire Truck
Right with sliding roof
Left with sliding roof
Left with sliding roof
Left
Left
Right
Left
-
Left
Left
Right
VW Barndoor Bus

24 Deluxe (Samba)

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
24G
24H
24S
2/24
241
244
-
251
Right
Left
Right no sliding roof
Right
Seven Seater
Walk-through
Left
Right
Left
Left
VW Barndoor Bus

26 Pick-Up and Double Cab

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
26A
26A (M88)
26B
-
-
-
2/26
261 s/cab
263 s/cab
264 s/cab
265 s/cab
267 s/cab
268 s/cab
Locker lid right
Locker lid left
Locker lid left
Righ cab door
Left cab door
Left cab door
Left
Left
Right
Left
Left
Right
VW Barndoor Bus

27 Ambulance

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
27A
27A (M81)
27D
2/27
271
273
274
Right
Left
Left
Left
Left
Right
VW Barndoor Bus

28 Microbus (seven-seater)

1950-53
1953-59
1959-67
Loading Doors
Drive
-
-
2/28
281
285
Right
Right with sliding roof
Left
Left