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Originally Posted by Kuplamies
Those cars were modified in Finland by a company called Wiima (that company made also bigger buses). They took standard Panel Vans and just cut the holes for windows and added seats etc. They made "Wiima-buses" till year 1963 and I suppose that hundrets of them were made altogheter.
In 1963 the rear door became bigger and wider, so it was not possible to use that kind of windows after that.
I am not sure if all those things, which I mentioned, are actually 100% right, because I donīt know Typ2 so well. Maybe some Finn can add more information here or make corrections if needed...
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I can confirm this, as that bus in the pics belongs to our club. I has been registered in 1962. When it arrived to Finland it was taken straight away to Wiima-company for modifications (windows). This bus was originally sold to Fire Brigades in Oulu city. And there it was serving as a rescue diver team's bus all the way till 1978...
rgds! Jartza / Coolbug