This is really a Volkswagen self-designed Transporter

Posted on 22-05-2015 at 9:31 by Dizono – 34 Comments”

And yes, he is even in production.

You thought that you have all the Transporters, from the T1 to the T6, however, knew? Chances are, you have never of this EA489 Basistransporter from 1975’ve heard. Strictly speaking, it is no variant of the Transporter as we knew it, because other than the Transporter T2 of those days, this EA489 the air-cooled Beetle-block in the front. That is actually a much smarter place, the engine at the rear is now not particularly useful to combine with a low tildrempel or maximum use of your luggage room.

Volkswagen took aim with the EA489 Basistransporter is clearly on emerging markets, was still convinced that less wealthy equated to being blind as a bat. It therefore seems likely that not the chief designer of Volkswagen, but his five-year-old son the Basistransporter on paper. All to save costs and the EA489 as easy and cheap as possible, to can shipping.

2600 of the approximately 6800 built copies were produced in Germany and were as if it was an Ikea bookcase sent to countries such as Papua New Guinea, Pakistan and the Philippines. Further, the device was also Mexico built, intended for the local market. There, he got the nickname ‘Hormiga’, Spanish for ant.

A great success was the EA489 Basistransporter not, it is even one of the rarest Volkswagens ever. Convinced of the position of the engine was the brand nor, because the Transporter T3 from 1979 had the block still in the back. Only in 1990, with the introduction of the Transporter T4, moves the motor to a place that did wood cuts.

Gallery: Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter

”

“