CITROËN TYPE H

Side three-quarter view of a 1960s Citroën Type H van parked on an empty French country road at golden hour.

The Van That Stole Junkers’ Bomber Skin and Ran 34 Years Citroën Type H: corrugated steel, unibody construction, and the lesson the industry still hasn’t learned Paris, October 1947. Motor Show. There’s a beast on the Citroën stand that doesn’t look like anything else on Earth. Pig snout up front. Corrugated metal flanks like a … Read more

VOLKSWAGEN T1

Volkswagen T1 Samba bicolor turquesa y blanca estacionada en una playa al atardecer con tablas de surf y techo Westfalia elevado

Evolution of an Icon: The VolksWagen T1 and the Origins of European Vanlife Volkswagen T1: The Van That Invented Freedom on Wheels If the Beetle motorized the world, the Volkswagen T1 taught it to dream. The Type 2 Transporter, known universally as the T1, the Bulli, the Kombi, or the Samba, didn’t invent the van. … Read more