It is hard to comprehend that Volkswagen’s domination of the light commercial van, and as a by-product, campervan market, started as far back as 1950.

The first iteration of the Type 2, known as the T1, was the iconic split-screen version which enjoyed a 17-year production life with over 1,400,000 ultimately built and sold.

Such was its popularity worldwide that its various versions spawned a plethora of affectionate nicknames.

These included Bus, Barndoor, Kombi, Bullie, Microbus, Split-screen, or Splitty, Samba, 21 Window and 23 Window to name but a few.

After 17-years of world domination, the ‘Splitty’ was showing its age, and so the new Type 2 T2 was introduced.

The most obvious change was the replacement of the iconic split windscreens with a modern, single piece, curved item.

In line with Volkswagen enthusiasts’ love of a nickname, this soon became known as the ‘Bay Window’ or just, simply ‘Bay.’ The changes were more than glass-deep however, with virtually every panel and...