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Germany: A Volkswagen Plattenwagen or 'Platform Truck', c. 1948

The Volkswagen Plattenwagen was never sold to the public, and was used only by the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg as a parts runabout. When Dutch Volkswagen importer Ben Pon visited the Wolfsburg factory in 1947, he spotted a Plattenwagen based on the Volkswagen Beetle. This gave him the idea for a Volkswagen commercial vehicle which would become the future Volkswagen Transporter.

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Title: Germany: A Volkswagen Plattenwagen or 'Platform Truck', c. 1948

Caption: The Volkswagen Plattenwagen was never sold to the public, and was used only by the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg as a parts runabout. When Dutch Volkswagen importer Ben Pon visited the Wolfsburg factory in 1947, he spotted a Plattenwagen based on the Volkswagen Beetle. This gave him the idea for a Volkswagen commercial vehicle which would become the future Volkswagen Transporter.

Credit: Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group

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Image size: 5000 × 3334 px | 47.7 MB

Print size: 42.3 × 28.2 cm | 1968.5 × 1312.6 in (300 dpi)

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