It's the end of the road for an absolute motoring icon.
The last ever VW camper van will roll off the production line on December 31.
A whopping 10 million of the counter-culture classic have been produced meaning fortunately, we'll not see the end of them.
The decision to end production has been forced upon its makers as the 1950-designed chassis can't accommodate modern safety features like anti-lock brakes.
Here are 41 colourful examples to celebrate...
VW Camper Vans
Motoring - Commercial Motor Show - VW Camper Van - London(01 of41)
Model Lynn Webster sits in a Volkswagen van, complete with fridge, designed for use by a veterinary surgeon. It was on display at the Commercial Motor Show in Earl's Court, London. (credit:PA)
Motoring - Volkswagen Camper - Bournemouth(02 of41)
A wheelie is performed in a customised VW van by Jonathon Volkswagen-Beetle, who changed his name by deed poll because of his love for the German vehicles. (credit:PA)
Madness - Teenage Cancer Trust(03 of41)
LONDON - APRIL 08: 'The Magic Bus', a Volkswagen campervan painted with the logo of The Who is parked outside the Royal Albert Hall on the first night of a series of concerts and events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust organised by charity Patron Roger Daltrey, at the Royal Albert Hall on April 8, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Madness - Teenage Cancer Trust(04 of41)
LONDON - APRIL 08: 'The Magic Bus', a Volkswagen campervan painted with the logo of The Who is parked outside the Royal Albert Hall on the first night of a series of concerts and events in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust organised by charity Patron Roger Daltrey, at the Royal Albert Hall on April 8, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(05 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: Volkswagen enthusiasts, Sian and Mike Vowles sit with their dog Misty in their 1979 Type 2 campervan, named Olive, at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(06 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: A Volkswagen enthusiast stands beside his 1959 split screen campervan, at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(07 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: Volkswagen enthusiasts settle in for the night in their campervan, at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(08 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: A wetsuit is hung up to dry on the side of a 1960s Volkswagen campervan at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(09 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: A Volkswagen enthusiast sits and drinks a beer in his Type 2 campervan, at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(10 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: Empty cans of drink are displayed on the front of a 1970s Type 2 Volkswagen campervan at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Campervan Enthusiasts Gather For The Final Fling Show(11 of41)
WOOLACOMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: A 1970s Type 2 Volkswagen campervan is parked up at the Final Fling VW Show on October 24, 2009 in Woolacombe, England. The small gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts at a campsite in North Devon is generally seen as the last event of the year in the annual calendar of shows that celebrate all VW's including the iconic campervan. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Newquay Plays Host To The Annual Boardmasters Festival(12 of41)
NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: A vintage VW van passes a VW campervan parked near Fistral beach at the site of the Newquay Relentless Boardmasters festival on August 5, 2010 in Newquay, England. Said to be the UK home of surfing, Newquay in Cornwall is playing host to the annual 5-day surf and music festival which attracts some of the world's best surfers to the competition and the 120,000USD prize money. The Boardmasters was Britain's first ever pro surf contest when it started in 1983 and it is now a 5* ASP World Qualifying Series surf event. From humble beginnings surfing has become a multi-million pound industry in the UK and its popularity shows no signs of waning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
In Praise Of All Things VW At The Annual Festival(13 of41)
LEEDS,YORKSHIRE - AUGUST 18: A VW campervan on display during the In Praise Of All Things VW At The Annual Festiva at Harewood Housel on August 18, 2013 in Leeds, Yorkshire. The annual VW festival in its 9th year attracts around 15,000 people over the weekend, ending with the winners car parade on Sunday. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
In Praise Of All Things VW At The Annual Festival(14 of41)
LEEDS,YORKSHIRE - AUGUST 18: A VW campervan on display during the In Praise Of All Things VW At The Annual Festiva at Harewood Housel on August 18, 2013 in Leeds, Yorkshire. The annual VW festival in its 9th year attracts around 15,000 people over the weekend, ending with the winners car parade on Sunday. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Tools for use by campers are neatly arranged under Lyle Ruterbories' Volkswagon van at the Kintla Lake Campground in Glacier National Park, Mont., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Ruterbories is the National Park Service's oldest ranger at age 93. He and his wife Marge managed the campground since 1991, and Ruterbories has continued on his own since she died in 2005. (AP Photo/Matt Volz) (credit:AP)
Bestival 2013 - Day Four(16 of41)
A tent in the shape of a VW camper van at Bestival, held at Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight. (credit:PA)
Glastonbury Festival 2007(17 of41)
A camper van being used by Kate Moss while she is at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. (credit:PA)
Cricket - Twenty20 Cup 2008 - South Division - Surrey Brown Caps v Essex Eagles - The Brit Oval(18 of41)
General view of the Metro Juice Bus parked at the Brit Oval (credit:PA)
Autokarna and The Nottingham Evening Post Motor Show, Wollaton Park, Nottingham.(19 of41)
A classic 1960's Split Windscreen VW camper van (credit:PA)
VW OktoberFest(20 of41)
People admire a 1966 VW Type 2 transporter campervan, which is entered in the 'Show & Shine' competition at the Oktoberfest VW festival in Cheddar, Somerset. (credit:PA)
City Views - Stavanger - Norway(21 of41)
A VW Camper van with a window box of flowers attached to its rear, in Stavanger, Norway. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday October 1, 2012. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - Big Night Down Under - Sandown Park Racecourse(22 of41)
VW camper van outside the main entrance (credit:PA)
British Holidays - The Seaside - Weston-Super-Mare - 2007(23 of41)
A camper van is seen on the beach at Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. (credit:PA)
transport, road, cars, volkswagen camper van decorated for use a wedding car....(24 of41)
transport, road, cars, volkswagen camper van decorated for use a wedding car. (credit:PA)
Vanfest 2009(25 of41)
A contestant in the 'cooking in a camper' competition pours wine to accompany his three course meal, which he cooked inside is van at Vanfest festival in the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, where thousands of VW transporters gather from all over the globe to congregate at the largest VW Transporter show in the world. (credit:PA)
Myleene Klass Launches The Indigo Collection At Marks And Spencer(26 of41)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Musician and model Myleene Klass arrives in a customised VW Camper Van as she attends a photocall to launch Marks and Spencer's new Indigo Collection at Marks and Spencers Marble Arch on September 2, 2009 in London, England. Myleene and her team of style consultants will be making a road trip in the van giving fashion advice around the country. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Autokarna and The Nottingham Evening Post Motor Show, Wollaton Park, Nottingham.(27 of41)
The Interior of a renovated classic 1960's Split Windscreen VW camper van (credit:PA)
GERMANY-AUTO-HISTORY-VW-VAN(28 of41)
A weatherbeaten Volkswagen T1 van built in 1951 is on display at a Volkswagen workshop specialised in restoring vintage T1, T2, T3 and T4 (Transporter) vans, in Hanover on December 9, 2013. The workshop handles vintage vehicles for VW, and private clients alike. A complete makeover of a badly damaged van can cost up to EUR 100.000. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
GERMANY-AUTO-HISTORY-VW-VAN(29 of41)
A Volkswagen T2 van aka kombi or bulli with Jesus Saves painted on its front is on display at a Volkswagen workshop specialised in restoring vintage T1, T2, T3 and T4 (Transporter) vans, in Hanover on December 9, 2013. The workshop handles vintage vehicles for VW, and private clients alike. A complete makeover of a badly damaged van can cost up to EUR 100.000. The last Kombi factory in the world that produces the T2 is in Brazil, and it will cease production on December 31, 2013, because the introduction of more stringent safety regulations in the country.AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
GERMANY-AUTO-HISTORY-VW-VAN(30 of41)
Volkswagen T1 vans from the fire department are on display at a Volkswagen workshop specialised in restoring vintage T1, T2, T3 and T4 (Transporter) vans, in Hanover on December 9, 2013. The workshop handles vintage vehicles for VW, and private clients alike. A complete makeover of a badly damaged van can cost up to EUR 100.000. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRAZIL-GERMANY-AUTO-VW-KOMBI(31 of41)
View of different models of Kombi during an exhibition at the Volkswagen plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern Sao Paulo, Brazil on December 8, 2013. VW's Kombi, or camper van, has meant road trips for generations of families, from surfers to hippies, in search of that perfect wave or trip. But times have changed and in Brazil, the last country in the world still producing the vehicles, new auto laws coming into effect at the start of the new year has meant the last of the iconic vans will roll down the production line on December 31 in the last factory still producing them in Sao Paulo, a victim of auto regulations and requirements like anti-lock brakes and air bags. AFP PHOTO / Nelson ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
BRAZIL-GERMANY-AUTO-VW-KOMBI-THEME-COLORS(32 of41)
Different models of Kombis are exhibited at the Volkswagen plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, southern Sao Paulo, Brazil on December 8, 2013. VW's Kombi, or camper van, has meant road trips for generations of families, from surfers to hippies, in search of that perfect wave or trip. But times have changed and in Brazil, the last country in the world still producing the vehicles, new auto laws coming into effect at the start of the new year has meant the last of the iconic vans will roll down the production line on December 31 in the last factory still producing them in Sao Paulo, a victim of auto regulations and requirements like anti-lock brakes and air bags. AFP PHOTO / Nelson ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
GERMANY-AUTO-VW-KOMBI(33 of41)
Volkswagen Kombi owner Wanja Fuhrmann poses on his Volkswagen T2 camper van built in the year 1975 near Landsberg, southern Germany, on November 1, 2013. VW's kombi, camper van or Bulli as it is nicknamed in Germany has meant road trips for generations of families, and from surfers to hippies, in search of that perfect wave or trip, the van represented freedom. But times have changed and in Brazil, the last country in the world still producing the vehicles, new auto laws coming into effect at the start of the new year has meant the last of the iconic vans will roll down the production line on December 31 in the last factory still producing them in Sao Paulo, a victim of auto regulations and requirements like anti-lock brakes and air bags. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SRI LANKA-AUTO-VOLKSWAGEN(34 of41)
A vintage Volkswagen Beetle car and van are displayed during Volkswagen owner's club ' pride of ownership' diamond jubilee rally 2013 in Colombo on April 7, 2013. Volkswagen owners hold an annual pageant in Sri Lanka to show off their vintage cars. AFP PHOTO/ LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
A man pushs a floating device through fl(35 of41)
A man pushs a floating device through flood waters featuring a drawing of the front of a pink colored Volkswagen van, as he goes to collect drinking water, in a street next to the Chao Prayariver in Bangkok on November 6, 2011. The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades jumped above 500 on November 6 as the seemingly unstoppable waters crept deeper into Bangkok, swamping main roads and threatening the city centre. AFP PHOTO/ Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Power Boat Contestants Battle It Out In The Blue Chip Zapcat Grand Prix(36 of41)
NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: A classic Volkswagen camper van is parked in the Zapcat power boat team area as they are prepared for a practice race at Fistral Beach on April 23, 2010 in Newquay, England. Cornwall's Newquay is this weekend playing host to the Blue Chip Zapcat Grand Prix where small inflatable catamaran powerboats built for speed with 50hp engines, will battle it out in the national championship. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Enthusiasts Gather For The World's Largest Gathering Of VW Vans(37 of41)
MALVERN, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: A VW van owner relaxes in his early Type 2 Volkswagen van at the 2009 Vanfest at the Three Counties Showground on September 13, 2009 in Malvern Wells, England. The annual event which started in 1994, attracted over 8,000 VW vehicles to what has become the world's largest gathering of Volkswagen campervan enthusiasts. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Enthusiasts Gather For The World's Largest Gathering Of VW Vans(38 of41)
MALVERN, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Volkswagen vans are lined up for display at the 2009 Vanfest at the Three Counties Showground on September 13, 2009 in Malvern Wells, England. The annual event which started in 1994, attracted over 8,000 VW vehicles to what has become the world's largest gathering of Volkswagen campervan enthusiasts. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MARC BURLEIGH -(39 of41)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MARC BURLEIGH - A lorry loaded with new van of German carmaker Volkswagen leaves the VW parking lot at Anchieta plant, in the automobile pole of Sao Bernardo do Campo, some 25 km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 2, 2008. Brazil's auto industry, after two years of fast-paced growth, has run into a brick wall thrown up by the global economic crisis, sectorial data and developments over the past month show. New car registrations in November fell 30 percent compared to the same month in 2007, the national car dealers' federation Fenabrave said Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Surfing Enthusiasts Descend on Fistral Beach, Cornwall(40 of41)
NEWQUAY, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 08: A female surfer stands by a Volkswagen camper van at Watergate Bay close to the Ripcurl Boardmasters at Fistral Beach on August 8, 2007 in Cornwall, England. The event, which runs from the 6-12 August, has become the biggest event on the UK's surfing calender and attracts surfers from across the globe to compete for the 100,000 USD prize money. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Volkswagen Camper Van(41 of41)
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