1972 Bus / Transporter
Type 2 · Split & Bay Window · Type 2
9
Production Months
9
Paint Colors
4
Engine Codes
228
M-Codes
Production Timeline
| Month | Chassis Start |
|---|---|
| March | 212 2 137 609 |
| March | 212 2 140 053 |
| June | 212 2 217 808 |
| July | 212 2 230 000 |
| July | 212 2 232 048 |
| July | 212 2 230 000 |
| August | 213 2 000 001 213 2 000 002 213 2 000 003 213 2 000 004 |
| August | 213 2 011 615 |
| December | 213 2 102 496 |
Factory Colors (9)
Kansas beige91D
Bus
chianti red31H
Bus
elm green60D
Bus
ivory567
Bus
light grey345
Bus
neptune blue50K
Bus
niagara blue53D
Bus
pastell white90D
Bus
sierra yellow11H
Bus
Engine Options (4)
| Code | Displacement |
|---|---|
| AB | 1700cc |
| AE | 1600cc |
| AP | 1600cc |
| ED | 1700cc |
Upholstery (5)
Bus
51dark beige
leatherette51dark beige
leatherette51dark beige
leatherette51dark beige
leatherette51dark beige
leatheretteFactory 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 |