1957 Bus / Transporter
Type 2 · Split & Bay Window · Type 2
12
Production Months
0
Paint Colors
3
Engine Codes
228
M-Codes
Production Timeline
| Month | Chassis Start |
|---|---|
| January | 230 857 |
| February | 237 755 |
| March | 245 131 |
| April | 252 041 |
| May | 260 394 |
| June | 267 548 |
| July | 271 675 |
| August | 280 675 |
| September | 289 447 |
| October | 298 823 |
| November | 307 428 |
| December | 315 209 |
Engine Options (3)
| Code | Displacement |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1200cc |
| 3 | 1200cc |
| 4 | 1200cc |
Factory Option Codes (228)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M001 | |
| M002 | 004 Dust free air intake Pick-ups from July 1959 |
| M005 | |
| M007 | |
| M008 | |
| M009 | Birth cetificate says "gelbe schlussleuchten," which translates to "Yellow Tail lights" |
| M010 | |
| M012 | |
| M013 | |
| M014 | |
| M015 | |
| M016 | |
| M017 | |
| M018 | 019 Headlamp flasher, with 200 watt generator Emergency vehicles 020 MPH speedometer Export 021 Outside door handles lo… |
| M22 | |
| M23 | |
| M025 | 026 Activated charcoal. vapor canister USA, Canada, Japan |
| M027 | 027 Windshield Washers (pre-1964) Australia |
| M028 | |
| M029 | 030 Headlight flasher with dash mounted idiot light, number plate lamp Austria, 211-274 030 Primer paint Type 21 or 23 … |
| M032 | |
| M33 | |
| M033 | 033 Additional rear turn signals, to chassis# 802 985 Australia, Italy |
| M34 | |
| M034 | |
| M35 | |
| M035 | 035 Reinforced sides Pick-up 036 Warning light - parking lights/city lights, side flasher indicators, modified handbrak… |
| M040 | |
| M041 | |
| M42 | |
| M043 | 044 Unknown Seen on German delivery 10/1954 Kombi 045 Unknown Seen on Canadian early '64 Hardtop Deluxe, Canadian early… |
| M047 | |
| M051 | |
| M052 | |
| M053 | |
| M054 | |
| M055 | |
| M056 | |
| M057 | 057 Bed slats supplied, but not installed. Pickup 059 Thermostatically controlled carb pre-heater Export 060 Eberspache… |
| M062 | 063 Unknown Seen on '65 Single Cab 064 No side/tail gates Pick-up 064 Unknown Seen on French 12/60 Panelvan and other F… |
| M065 | |
| M066 | |
| M068 | 069 Same as M13 Kombi with left-hand sliding door 070 Tarp and bows (not for enlarged bed version) Pick-up 071 Second l… |
| M074 | |
| M075 | |
| M076 | 077 Primer paint Double Cab |
| M077 | 078 Primer paint Pick-up 080 Split front seats (walk-through) Kombi and Panel 081 Split front seats (walk-through) Micr… |
| M082 | Seen on '63 walk-through model 251 Deluxes and 281 Standards |
| M083 | Unknown (Barndoor era) Cargo floor mountings for short middle seat? |
| M085 | |
| M086 | 087 LHD with ragtop with loading doors on left (Until 1959) Kombi 088 Locker door on left Single Cab |
| M089 | 090 Safety glass windshield Export |
| M091 | 092 Lower gearing for mountain travel Export |
| M093 | |
| M094 | |
| M095 | |
| M96 | |
| M096 | |
| M097 | |
| M98 | |
| M98 | A16 Binz Double Cab Single Cab |
| M098 | |
| M099 | |
| M100 | 101 Mud & Snow tires 101 Mud & Snow tires and front VW badge painted red Fire Truck |
| M102 | |
| M103 | |
| M105 | 105/I Telefunken radio Microbus and Deluxe 105/II Telefunken radio Microbus and Deluxe - Export |
| M106 | |
| M107 | |
| M108 | |
| M109 | |
| M112 | 113 Safari windshields Export 114 6 popout side windows Export 115 Low cargo floor (base equipment) Pick-up 116 Without… |
| M120 | |
| M121 | 123 Special resister ignition Export 124 Yellow headlamps Export - France Seen on 1966 Kombi from Morocco 125 Michelin … |
| M128 | |
| M129 | 130 Deluxe without sunroof and roof windows Deluxe 132 Safaris with safety glass Export 133 Without notice of axle weig… |
| M134 | |
| M136 | |
| M137 | 137 Dual circuit drum brakes Export 139 Sealed beam headlamps, red tail light lenses Export |
| M140 | 141 Heat vents in cargo area 142 Side windows of safety glass Kombi, Microbus, Export |