Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide is the first one to tell the whole story of the Volkswagen Bay-Window Transporter, produced from 1967 - 1979. This new, paperback edition deals with the Transporter's development, its technical evolution, the model codes, the specification detail changes, the factory fitted M-codes and Transporter export. Using this book, bus enthusiasts can crack the codes of their own specific vehicle, to find out the factory-fitted specifications - like paint and trim colors, engine and transmission types, and even, the date of manufacture, model and destination code.