Introduced in 1990 to replace the T3, the T4 was the first Volkswagen van to feature a front-mounted, water-cooled engine.

Prompted by the success of similar moves with their passenger cars, Volkswagen had toyed with the idea of replacing their air-cooled, rear-engined T2 vans with a front-engined, water-cooled design as early as the 1970s.

While the reasoning behind deciding to introduce the T3 as a rear-engined model is unclear, it was the T4 that pioneered Volkswagen’s front-engined vans.

After a run of nearly 14 years, the T4 ceased production in 2003, making it second only to the T1 for the length of production in its home market.

Manufactured new in 2001, ‘YD51 SOH’ was supplied by the West Yorkshire VW Van Centre in Halifax to its first keeper on the 1 st of September 2001.

Ordered new as a long wheelbase factory window van for conversion to camper van specification by Euro Motor Campers, it was specified from the factory with an uprated battery, increased payload, steel sp...