Surfers Volkswagon Bus
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Surfers Volkswagon Bus
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This very old Volkswagon bus that was driven by a group of surfers from the Outerbanks or OBX to get to areas where the surf was up and hard to get to. People would wait for rides with their surfboards. The Volkswagen Bus, officially labeled The Volkswagen Type 2, but also known as the Kombi, Transporter, or Microbus, depending on where it was sold, was not the first vehicle embraced by surfers, but it quickly became the poster child for a new generation that dove headlong into surfer lifestyle with more vigor than any before. Designed by Dutch importer Ben Pon, and inspired by spotted boxy wagons carrying panels around Volkswagen’s car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, the bus was introduced in 1949. Volkswagen’s second car model, following the Beetle (aka Type 1), it was originally offered in two body types: the cargo-carrying Transporter model, followed by the “Kombi” (short for combination, or kombination in German), which featured removable rear seats and additional windows. Both body types came with a distinctive split windshield, which garnered the nickname “Splittie.” In 1950, VW added the “Samba” model, with roof-top windows for extra viewing pleasure. The Samba was marketing for touring the Alps, naturally. They’d obviously not yet thought of the vehicle’s potential for ocean sports. Fine Art Surfers Volkswagon Bus Photography by Sandi OReilly. No use of this image without my written permission. All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted in the US and Internationally.
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September 16th, 2021
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