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The first minivan... The article missed it by 30 years. The first minivan was the Volkswagon type 2 in 1950. As a bonus While checking my dates I learned somet
by somat 3y ago
The first minivan... The article missed it by 30 years. The first minivan was the Volkswagon type 2 in 1950.
As a bonus While checking my dates I learned something neat about the type2(bus). It has exactly the same wheelbase as the type1(bug). It literally started out as "What if we put a cab over van body on a volkswagon"
- remlov 3y agoSliding door was optional on the T2 from 1964 onwards. Not standard.
- nabilhat 3y agoMore than that even! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minivan#Predecessors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minivan#Predecessors It's definitely true that it was the VW's breakout success in the US which - on top of inspiring the Chicken Tax - cued a full lineup of competition from all of the Big 3 (two from Chevy!). Because Wikipedia overlooks it in that section, here's the Dodge offering from that period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_A100 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_A100
- hedora 3y agoThe Nomad II appears to be a late 1990-vintage Volvo 940 station wagon with a missing door. That’d be more impressive if the Nomad II came before the 1970’s Volvo 240 wagons, which were basically boxier 940s / Nomad II’s.
- bcx5k15 3y ago> The first minivan was the Volkswagon type 2 in 1950. The British Morris J was a little earlier if I think