The popularity of the split type exploded during the sixties when owners no longer use them as a minibus or transporters but more of a leisure vehicle. This is when companies like Westfalia or Devon provided it with camping interiors.
English tattoo artist Andrew Mark Hunter has created a series of comic book characters based on VW campervans with names like Batvan, The Amazing Spider-Van, Dub-Mariner, The Silver Surfbus and Camper America.
The images are all based on the Volkswagen Type 2 van, which was introduced in 1950 between Superman and the Fantastic Four. The VW campervan was a favourite with 1960s hippies, who also often gave them interesting paint jobs.
Volkswagen was one of the first manufacturers of the camper van. The VW camper van, also known as a minibus, was first introduced in 1950 and gained in popularity as an inexpensive way to take the family on vacation. In the 1950s, the Volkswagen camper van, also know as Type 2, was one of two car models produced by Volkswagen.