Volkswagen Plattenwagen

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, the future Transporter.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles — a marque of the Volkswagen Group
current Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles range
  • Caddy / Caddy Life / Caddy Maxi / Caddy Tramper(Camper)
  • T5: Transporter / Multivan / Eurovan / Kombi / Caravelle
  • California (Multivan / Kombi)
  • Crafter
  • Amarok
  • Saveiro
discontinued
aircooled VW CV models
  • Plattenwagen
  • Kleinlieferwagen (Fridolin)
  • EA489 Basistransporter (Hormiga)
  • Type 2 (T1) Transporter / Bus / Splitscreen
  • Type 2 (T3): Transporter / Caravelle / Vanagon / T25
discontinued
watercooled VW CV models
  • Type 2 (T3): Transporter / Caravelle / Vanagon / T25
  • T4: Transporter / Multivan / Caravelle / Eurovan
  • Taro
  • LT
VW CV concept vehicles
  • Microbus Concept
  • Search and Rescue Pickup Concept
VW CV based Campervans
  • Westfalia Campervans
see also
  • list of Volkswagen Group factories
  • list of Volkswagen Group platforms
  • list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines
  • list of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
  • discontinued petrol engines
  • discontinued diesel engines
  • North American engines
  • 4motion
  • Transporter (range)
  • Volkswagen Trucks and Buses