Models of Campervans Westfalia

In 1844, Johann Bernhard Knöbel decided to open a smithy for the manufacture of horse carts. In 1887 he decides to divide the business and pass it on to his children. The eldest son Wilhelm stayed with the part of the smithy and Franz with the painting and upholstery workshop. They continued producing together until 1917 when they decided to separate and Franz Knöbel founded the Westfalia company in Rheda-Wiedenbruck (Germany).

In 1927 they presented a car trailer that would end up being mass-produced. In 1932 he developed the ball tow hook, which to this day is the most widely used system in the world. From 1950 they began to manufacture bodies for trucks and signed an agreement with VW for the preparation of the T1 as a camper van. These types of agreements are extended to other manufacturers (Mercedes James Cook, Sven Hedin ...) and last for several decades. The Volkswagen T3 Joker van would go on to become Westfalia's flagship model with more than 70,000 units sold in just 9 years.

In 1994, several members of the Knöbel family, which still owns the company, began to sue each other, almost causing the closure of Westfalia. Pressured by major worker protests, the property decides to sell the company to three shareholders who divide it into three different companies according to the product. So en the "Westfalia Trailer Group" is established which manufactured trailers, "Westfalia Van Conversion" which continued with the preparation of vans and "Westfalia Automotive" which continued to manufacture ball trailer hitch systems.

In November 2010, the French group Rapido bought Westfalia Van Conversion and continued with the production of camper vans.

Name	Pictures	Day	Night	Fridge	Length

Name	Pictures	Day	Night	Fridge	Length
Westfalia
Westfalia Amundsen (4 variants)	14 pictures	4	3	80 / 95	541 / 636
Westfalia Big Nugget		5	4	40	568
Westfalia Big Nugget XL		5	4	40	568
Westfalia Club Joker (2 variants)	8 pictures	4	2 / 4	50	490 / 529
Westfalia Columbus (4 variants)	21 pictures	4	2 / 4	95	599 / 636
Westfalia James Cook
Westfalia Jules Verne (1 variant)	4 pictures	4	2	30	523
Westfalia Jules Verne Family		4	4	30	523
Westfalia Kepler	5 pictures	4	4		530
Westfalia Michelangelo (2 variants)		4	2	31 / 40	513
Westfalia Sven Hedin (1 variant)	1 pictures			70	591