This Volkswagen ID. Buzz is an ode to the buses of the Porsche racing service

Of course, Porsche never built a transporter itself, but it needed one for its racing teams. In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, these became the so-called Porsche racing service buses. And there is this Volkswagen ID. Buzz an ode to.

The modern, electric Porsche racing service is an idea of ​​the eight Dutch Porsche Centers and the importer. They all have a Volkswagen ID from this month. Buzz in, which is in the well-known colors of the racing service.

In 2023, Porsche will be 75 years old

Why do they do that? Because Porsche is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. We will therefore see a variety of special models and concept vehicles from the factory this year, such as the Vision 357 earlier this year.

Porsche racing service for the first time in 1954

Porsche achieved great racing successes in the last century with the 904, 908, 910 and 917, among others. The factory team used various Volkswagen Transporters as improvised hotels, taxis, car transporters or parts stores.

The Porsche Renndienst Bulli was used by the team for the first time in 1954 at the Mille Miglia. The pickup truck variant bed needs a bit of adjustment and measurement to fit an entire race car.

Color scheme dark red with white lettering

The coloring quickly became famous: dark red with white lettering on the flanks. Renndienst Bullis are everywhere: at the Targa Florio, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Marathon de la Route (Liège-Rome-Liège).

Many original Porsche racing service buses still exist. They have covered hundreds of thousands of kilometers in their motorsport career and today rest in museums and in the private collections of European and American collectors.

Porsche B32 a Porsche bus of its own?

By the way, we want to come back to an assertion that we made in the introduction: that Porsche never built its own bus. That’s not entirely true, as Sjoerd van Bilsen showed in one of his Sjoerds Weetjes videos.

The Porsche B32 is a Volkswagen T3 with a 3.2 liter Porsche engine with 231 hp in the rear. Only a handful were built and even have a Porsche serial number. You should support Porsche’s testing program.