This team represents a special piece of WIKING history! As a matter of fact, the VW T1 with trailer - both clad in the typical grey of the early years...
This team represents a special piece of WIKING history! As a matter of fact, the VW T1 with trailer - both clad in the typical grey of the early years of rescue service vehicles - was delivered on the occasion of the fire protection fair “Red Rooster”, which was later renamed to Interschutz. In memory of the unglazed version revealed seven decades ago, WIKING has now devoted their attention to the glazed counterpart - naturally with a paramedic sitting behind the wheel. This new model, of course, also features the exhibition printing chosen for the rear of the trailer. Produced in large quantities, the VW T1 ranked among the most essential vehicles in the service of the German Red Cross (DRK) from the fifties and far into the seventies. In more cases than one, the Patient Transport Ambulances (PTA) lasted for many decades, but averaged only moderate mileage when they were taken out of service. To Volkswagen, the Spartan, yet utilitarian equipment relief organisations across the board required in the vehicles translated to gigantic profits - especially given that the vehicles could be ordered from and equipped at the factory directly.
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