Until 2007 Bulli was the unofficial name of the Volkswagen Transporter.
In 2007 the Kaessbohrer company sold the rights to the name to Volkswagen. The T1 was the first of the T-series and produced from 1950 to 1967. First in Wolfsburg and later in Hanover.
Three different models were produced, the minibus (VW Bus), the panel van (VW Kastenwagen), and the pick up truck (VW Pritschenwagen). Typical for the T1 was the split windscreen. The early T1 had the Beetle flat-4 engine, a flat engine with 4 cylinders, and 25 hp, rear-wheel drive, drum brakes and a swing axle in the rear and torsion springs. The coachwork was constructed for a payload of more than 900 kg.
The T2 (1967-1979) was an improved version of the T1 and the T3 (1979-1992) had a totally different design and was bigger. The T4(1990-2003) was the first with front-wheel drive, and the T5 (since 2003) is the latest model.
