Reference review: source-recorded details; historical accuracy has not been comprehensively verified.

1959 Bus

1959 · Bus

1959 Bus

Every 1959 Bus record we hold — 2 T1 Microbus entries — is under identity review. VWX does not pick one.

Image: Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1961. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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Every 1959 Bus record we hold — 2 T1 Microbus entries — is under identity review. VWX does not pick one.

The records conflict. Rather than choose one and call it history, we leave both visible and say so.

1959 body styles

Factory colours recorded for 1959

Paint codes whose recorded availability covers 1959, from the VWX colour reference. They are not tied to any record on this page; year applicability remains under review.

  • Silver BeigeL4661959
  • Garnet RedL3581959-1960
  • Atlas BlueL3381958-1960
  • BerninaL4311958-1960
  • Poppy RedL541958-1960
  • BambooL2411957-1959
  • Indigo BlueL4361959-1962
  • Fjord BlueL4341957-1960
  • Shetland GreyL3291956-1960
  • Mango GreenL3461958-1963
  • Jade GreenL3491958-1963
  • AlabasterL4731958-1963
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