THE VW faithful may fret over the Type 2’s name—Transporter, Kombi, Microbus—but the rest of the car guy planet will simply mourn alongside them over the demise of VW’s iconic van.
The Type 2, in continuous production in one part of the world or another since September 1957, is set to end its run in Brazil after more than half a century. To honor what has been the model that was built for the longest time in the global auto industry, VW of Brazil is making the last 600 copies of what’s called the Kombi Last Edition—the van replete with a certificate of authenticity from VW and a numbered plaque on the dashboard identifying it as one of the last 600.