page_title: Volkswagen Transporter
section_title: T2 – Type 2 (1967–1979)
hierarchical_section_title: Volkswagen Transporter / T2 – Type 2 (1967–1979)
caption_attribution_description: English: VW T2 "camper", nurburgring Nederlands: VW T2 "camper", nurburgring
context_page_description: The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its sixth generation, refers to a series of vans produced for over 60 years and marketed worldwide.
  The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform. and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6. Pre-dating the T platform designations, the first three generations were named Type 2, indicating their relative position to the Type 1, or Beetle. As part of the T platform, the first three generations are retroactively named T1, T2 and T3.
  The Transporter is the best-selling van in history with over 12 million units sold worldwide, and it comprises a gamut of variants including vans, minivans, minibuses, pick-ups and campervans. Competitors include the Ford Transit, Toyota Hiace and Mercedes-Benz Vito.
context_section_description: The Volkswagen T2 platform was marketed from 1967 through 1979 model years, with a Volkswagen Type 4 engine optionally available from 1972 on.
caption: T2b Camper
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