From the original prototype until 1980, Volkswagen assigned a unique type designation to identify each model.
Pre-war and wartime (1932-1945) designations
Post-war British control (1945-1949) type designations
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 11 |
Two-door saloon |
|
German control (1949-1980) type designations
Type 1
Type 1 (1949-1966)
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 111 |
Standard Beetle Sedan, LHD |
|
Type 1 (1967-1980)
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 111 |
Torsion bar, swing-axle Beetle, LHD |
|
Type 2
Split Window Type 2 codes (1950-1967)
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 111 |
Panel van, right-side load doors, LHD |
|
Bay Window Type 2 codes (1968-1979)
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 211 |
Panel van, right-side sliding door, LHD |
|
Type 3
Type 3 codes
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 311 |
Fastback, LHD |
|
Type 4
Type 4 codes
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 411 |
2-door L Sedan, LHD |
|
Water cooled
Water cooled type codes (up to 1980)
| Type # |
Model |
Notes
|
| 15 |
Golf Mk1 Cabriolet |
|
