Westfalia is the designation of various specially-coachbuilt Volkswagen camper vans. It is named for Westfalia-Werke, the contractor that built the vans, which is headquartered in Westphalia, Germany. Volkswagen (pronounced folksvagen; meaning: peoples car; also known as VW or V-Dub) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany in the State of Lower Saxony. ... Westphalia (German: Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, Bielefeld, and Osnabrück and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. ...

Westfalia-Werke also converted non-VW vans, and made trailers and other products, but they were best known for their Volkswagen camper conversions. Westfalia began converting Volkswagen Busses in 1951. Their famous "pop-top" package was added later, and became very popular on the second-generation VW Bus from 1968-1979, its successor the Vanagon, and then the T4 EuroVan, which was discontinued in 2003. This design also inspired many imitators, with dozens of other companies worldwide offering poptop van conversions. Therefore, not all pop-top Volkswagens are Westfalia conversions (although in the U.S., the Westfalia conversion was by far the most common). Conversely, not all Volkswagen Westfalia conversions had poptops. Volkswagen offered a "Weekender" package in the 1970's with a Westfalia interior but no poptop, and a "Wolfsburg Edition" in the 1980's to 1990's which also lacked a pop-top but featured special amenities such as rear-facing seats and a foldable table. Volkswagen (pronounced folksvagen; meaning: peoples car; also known as VW or V-Dub) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany in the State of Lower Saxony. ... ... Mid-1980s T3 Kombi Late 1980s T3 Caravelle Syncro Also known as a T3 in Europe. ... The Eurovan (US), or Transporter (UK & Ireland) was the first front-engined van of German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen and is the successor of the famous classic VW Type 2 van. ...

In 1999, Daimler-Chrysler purchased a 49% stake in Westfalia-Werke's van conversion division, and in 2001 absorbed the remaining 51%. Of course, since Daimler-Chrysler is a Volkswagen competitor, this spelled the end of the Volkswagen-Westfalia partnership. While Volkwagen still offers pop-top camper conversions in Europe, they now do the conversion themselves. Meanwhile, Westfalia now makes high-roof (rather than pop-top) factory camper conversions for Mercedes vans (distributed in the U.S. by Airstream and badged as Dodge Sprinters). They also provide automotive accessories to BMW, including trailer hitches. 1966 Airstream Overlander International Airstream is the name of a brand of recreational vehicle presently manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio. ...