The 2025 Goodwood Revival will be celebrating 75 years of the Volkswagen Type 2 Split Screen during the track opening parades. Taking place from Friday, 12th September to Sunday 14th September 2025, this year’s Revival will see a huge collection of Type 2s going around the track each morning.
A Symbol of Freedom and Adventure
Originally introduced by Volkswagen in 1950, the Type 2 Split Screen was produced in Wolfsburg until 1967 and evolved from a practical commercial van into a genuine icon of the 1960s. Models like the Kombi, Microbus, Samba, and Camper went on to become symbols of freedom and adventure.
Now, 75 years after its release, the Type 2 continues to hold its popularity and it doesn’t seem to be fading either.
“The Goodwood Revival has a long history of celebrating significant vehicles – everything from the Mini and Fiat 500, to the Ferrari 250 GTO and Jaguar D-type. This year it is the turn of the ‘Split Screen’ Volkswagen Type 2, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. The Type 2 is more than just an automotive icon; it is a cultural phenomenon, equally at home in campervan form on a hippie encampment or family holiday camp, as a delivery van, or even as a race car transporter. We will be celebrating this variety by bringing together a wonderfully varied collection of VW Type 2s, which will open the track each morning in colourful fashion, and pop up across the Revival site.”
The Duke of Richmond CBE DL, founder of the Goodwood Revival
VW Type 2 At Goodwood Revival
As well as being seen on the track, the VW Type 2s will also be in the front two rows of the Tax Exempt Classic Car Parking area, allowing owners to display their vehicles for all to admire.
Across the Goodwood Revival weekend, there will be thirteen races, all of which will run exclusively on sustainable fuel!
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