Can anybody name the exact year and model designation of this VW Bus Pickup? did they have a special name like the other variants did (Kombi, etc)?

http://manonthemove.com/2009/06/10/v...abet-city-nyc/ (http://manonthemove.com/2009/06/10/vw-bus-pickup-truck-alphabet-city-nyc/)

It's a 1958 Double Cab. This ones for sale. It's a 1964 model.
http://www.oldbug.com/theredcrew.htm

It's a 1958 Double Cab. This ones for sale. It's a 1964 model.
http://www.oldbug.com/theredcrew.htm


but if you look close, it looks more like a crew cab than a double cab. am i right?

but if you look close, it looks more like a crew cab than a double cab. am i right?
Looks like a regular cab to me. The sliding door window is tricky. Try this one:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/562351.jpg

The Samba Gallery has everything you need to teach you about VW years models.

Hope this helps!

wow this is perfect - yeah, def a single or regular cab - looks like a 56 - thanks for your help!

wow this is perfect - yeah, def a single or regular cab - looks like a 56 - thanks for your help!
Not sure why you say a 56. Spend some time searching the gallery for the different year models. It is pretty certainly a 55 - 67 - the split windshield provides the upper limit. From my limited research it appears that a split bumper was used at least until 59. But the mirrors are a little tricky. Lots of round mirrors those early years. Ovals in 60. These are teardropped, which may be even later. The problem is I don't know these well enough, and without a serious restoration, there could be a lot of mix and match. So best I think you can say is 60 to 67. But you could do better if you spent some time on it.

That's a much better picture! It's a single cab. Production of the Transporter started in 1949, but i believe they where year 1950 marked. Could be wrong, but i think i'm pretty close. Nice thread to start!