Iconic Volkswagen Kombi Porsche race service bus is back — as an EV

• Published date: 27 May 2023
• Publication title: New Zealand Herald, The (Auckland, New Zealand)

Renndienst vans were first used in 1954 for the Mille Miglia and have become classics in the their own right. In its early racing days, Porsche converted a T1 VW bus to carry tools and spares. Numerous Renndienst buses based on the VW Transporter (T1 and T2) followed through to the 1970s. The vans were not only used as mobile service stations, but often also as temporary accommodation for the engineers and other team members

The vans became an attraction of their own, always finished in dark red paintwork. Today, some of the early Renndienst buses are exhibited in museums or stored in the garages of Porsche collectors.

Two of the new pure-electric ID. Buzz Renndienst buses have already made an appearance at the...