More Kombi (Combination) and onto the cutaway showing the huge amount of cargo space inside these Micro Buses. The power plant in 1961 was the 40hp 1200, it wasn’t until 1963 that a 51hp 1500 became available as an option and by 1964 the 1500 became standard.
The split windshield buses had their last run for the German and US markets in 1967. The tooling ended up in Brazil and production continued there for quite some years after that. The Brazilian buses don’t command prices anywhere near what German ones bring.
These vehicles have very different mechanical features and required some knowledge of their workings but they were actually very easy to work on and maintain. They have their pluses and minuses just like any other. I learned to turn a wrench on them in my driveway as a teenager, and used them exclusively as my transportation until I was 30 years old.
Then I discovered the Pontiac V8 and well……now I know Pontiacs too.
