In the postwar years, the population was a large demand for commercial vehicles - should have been much rebuilt, revived trade. Businessmen, traders, farmers and small businesses in need of a small but spacious car. The company Volkswagen already had one "popular" car - the Beetle, so she decided to re-create a machine that meets the needs of the people. So there was a Transporter. During his working trip to Wolfsburg dealing with import VW Beetle in the Netherlands Ben Pon said in a strange-looking truck plant, which employees used as a carrier between the shops. Homemade looked pretty ridiculous: on the carrier under "Beetle" in the back of the cab driver was fixed, and in front - box for shipment. At the sight of this car, Ben had the idea to create a new freight model based on the Beetle, which would constitute a universal symbiotic van and minibus. Mon scribbled sketch of truck-based passenger "Beetle", leaving the back of the boxer four-cylinder air-cooled engine, bearing forged base and four wheels independent suspension. April 23, 1947, he brought a picture rear-General Director of Volkswagen van Henry Nordhofu, and after some time, engineers have begun to develop a new model. Future Transporter was introduced the company's management in November 1949. Because of its rounded forms he received the nickname Bulli (calf) and on the documents he was listed as "Type 2". From initial idea to put the body on the base "Beetle" was abandoned because of the heavy weight of the body. The base has been strengthened by two box-spars, and also increased the body. Bridges replaced the military with the gear hubs rear wheels from Volkswagen in 1982 (Kubelwagen-1). In the movement "bull" leads 25-strong 1,1-liter engine. Two models have been developed for the production: the van without windows in the cargo bay that can hold 750 kg of cargo, and eight combinations. On International Women's Day in 1950 started producing a new "national" car every day are born 10 such machines. First lineup did not differ variety - was available only to buyers all-metal body of the van, but gradually it added combi, minibus, and even "coach" the ambulance. In 1951 he began production of luxury version of Volkswagen Transporter - van Samba-Bus. He was named the most beautiful representative of the model - body has a two-tone paint, chrome, lights in the cabin got out of 21 windows and the roof had a great hatch. This cheerful bus has won enormous popularity in America, especially among the hippies - young people painted the sides of the "Samba" colored paint, and rolled the big companies by state. In 1952, a new modification - VW Transporter Dropside truck. It was a pickup with reclining sides, the size of the cargo compartment was 4 m2, if you want it to be close sheeted. The platform is set lockable compartment for the transport of valuable goods. Three years later, with the beginning of production per day were collected from 80 machines. The buyer could choose between 30 different bus (on the model double cab model to the on-board platform), engine power was improved to 30 liters. with. Pace in 1954, was released on the anniversary 100000th Transporter. Growth in production has led to the factory in Wolfsburg, he could not overpower the ramp, so the management decided to postpone release of the bus in Hanover. Construction of the new plant began in 1955, and in 1956 with its first car rolled off. This event was again podgadat International Women's Day. Serial production started on April 20. After some time in Hanover was also reproductive-health/publications/ru/mec/index.htm engines 34 liters. with. Management decided to transfer the Dutch engineer Gustave Mayer from Wolfsburg to Hanover in 1957. And in 1964 he began to update the Transporter, and the changes affected all but the size of the wheelbase and the foot node. Completely renovated van, submitted in 1967, called Transporter 2. Carrying the body of the car became an order of magnitude stiffer its predecessor, though, and added weight (1,175 kg), as it was welded from double-stamped items. The front part is designed so that before the driver was a zone of deformation. The windshield was rounded, and the side windows raised, enabling a wider viewing angle for the driver and passengers. Inside job of ergonomics, together with the extension of the body at 20 cm it has added space inside the machine. Side door instead of folding was sliding. To replace the standard spring suspension came with front wishbones. Rear torsion remained, but became a double-hinged to ensure a constant angle of camber and track. The same suspension was later taken over and the third generation model. The braking system was upgraded to a two-loop, and in 1972 it changed the disc brakes. The new bus equipped with 47-horsepower engine that can accelerate overweight body up to 110 km / h. Disc brakes have fallen by the way in 1971, when the engine range came a 66-strong unit, and in 1975 gained a motor capacity of 70 liters. with. At a factory in Hanover, Oct. 2, 1962 was born millionth Volkswagen Transporter 1. His production continued until 1967, during which time the assembly line descended more than 800 thousand cars. The second generation of the van were produced in 43 variants, of which there were options with an automatic transmission. Three million bus was released September 17, 1971. Chief engineer of the model Transporter Gustav Meier with the team continued to work on his brainchild. He originally planned to build a front-wheel drive model, but the leadership did not give the consent, had to leave those thoughts to the fourth generation. Torsion bars in the rear suspension has been replaced by coil springs. Appearance it was decided to make a more angular, to improve the aerodynamics. Since the machine has become more resistant to side wind. Production of the third-generation minivan began in 1979. Replaced the air cooling in 1981 came the 50-strong four-cylinder diesel engine with liquid cooling. In 1985, there is wheel-drive version of the Transporter 4x4 Syncro - it was designed on the basis of the previous five experimental versions of the van, which were collected in 1978. March 8, 1981 in Hanover, celebrated the production of 25-year anniversary of the release of the five millionth vehicle. The fourth generation Volkswagen Transporter is the latest contribution Mayer in company history. For front-wheel drive version of the car engineer took immediately after the release of Transporter 3. Work on the novelty lasted until 1985, together with Gustav, until he retired. Then to develop a new generation to work his team, the result of their labors was released after five years of the van. In the same year, the company Volkswagen celebrates 40 years of minivan, which was timed release of the six millionth vehicle. By 1994, the pipeline in Hanover, gave the five millionth Transporter 4. In 1995, the chairman of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Dr. Bernd Weidemann pledged an independent production unit of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. In 2000 there was a half-century anniversary model Transporter, and three years later VW Commercial Vehicles introduced the fifth generation of buyers of the famous bus. In November 2007, the plant goes ten millionth Transporter, whose history is still continuing.
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