It has taken some time for Volkswagen's third-generation Transporter to
gain the iconic status freely awarded to the first-generation 'Splittie'
and its successor, the 'Bay'. Now, however, the T3, also variously
called the T25, 'Wedge' or [less flatteringly] the 'Brick', is well and
truly established as part of the classic VW scene. In part, this has
been down to the soaring prices and limited availability of the earlier
models, but perhaps too the T3 has finally been recognized as a worthy
successor to those venerable classics, and maybe even cherished as the
last of the air-cooled Volkswagens. Topics covered: Background story,
1949-1979.Design concept to production, 1973-1979.Full analysis of the
T3's specifications. Air-cooled, diesel and water-cooled engines.
Four-wheel-drive and luxury passenger-carrying models. Camping
conversions.
