• Enjoy the lifestyle with a pink-coloured surfboard
• T1 embodies symbolic power like no other van
Brushed onto the nose of the “Bulli”, the peace symbol identified the VW T1 as a vehicle chosen as their number one by an entire generation. The movement of 1968 was shaped by spontaneous and colourful people who defied common convention. And, naturally, it was loud colours that dominated the scene - starting out as an expression of an attitude towards life and later pervading every other sphere of life. WIKING has now miniaturised this love-and-peace car, whose following is as strong today as it has ever been. This may be due to its history as an emblem for the years of awakening at a time when its T2 successor was rolling fresh of the assembly belts. WIKING unveils a reminiscence of buoyant times that were characterised by the rainbow lifestyle and signified a counter model to the stuffy morals prevailing in society at the time. The surfboard WIKING included with this T1 immediately highlights the feelings of freedom and light-heartedness that were introduced by this new age.
Official car of the happy-go-lucky hippie movement
A model like this one would have been inconceivable when the WIKING founder was still alive - there was the saucy look plus the technical difficulty of realising the sophisticated imprints. Today, the VW T1 with its love-and-peace design encapsulates the full symbolic power of the ideals championed back then. This flamboyant “Bulli” is among the first mentions when it comes to automotive relics of the flower-power generation. The traditional model makers at WIKING have patinised the VW T1 extensively – and even included a pink-coloured surfboard on the roof as the pièce de résistance for model enthusiasts. The VW T1 is regarded as the undisputed symbol of a sense of life that has been immortalized by Scott McKenzie in what is perhaps the song that defines the 1960s: “San Francisco". Once it had finished serving the plumber around the corner, the VW “Bulli” became the property of self-proclaimed hippies, who used paints and brushes to turn its body into a canvas for their way of life - with peace reigning supreme! In those days, both the T1 and the T2 became the official cars of the hippie movement. When people are asked to name an automotive relic of the flower-power years, chances are they will think of the colourful “Bulli” first.
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