Original UK example.

Registration No: JBD 608DChassis No: 23614408MOT: Exempt

A desirable original RHD, British-market Type 2
Finished in a fetching colour scheme of white over sky blue with matching leather interior
Benefiting from a substantial restoration
Offered for sale with a substantial history file and current Swansea V5C

Visiting Wolfsburg in 1946 to explore the possibility of becoming Volkswagen’s first international concessionaire, Dutch businessman Ben Pon was intrigued by a pared back, Type 1-derived parts-mover ‘plattewagen’ which he saw traversing the factory.

Positing that the improvised hack could form the basis of another model line, Pon doodled a van with the driver and engine positioned above the front and rear axles respectively on April 23rd 1947.

Although his concept struck a chord with VW’s management, demand for the Type 1 (Beetle) was such that productionising the Type 2 (Bus) was not a priority.

A prototype was eventually built and its successors refine...