Type 2 is correct, as it is the designation used by Volkswagen internally, with the VW Käfer being Type 1. But Helmut isn't absolutly wrong, as this is a Type 2 T1 build until 1967 and followed by the Type 2 T2.
Added by Mathias Wetekam on 05 March 2011.
Type 2 was the overall designation of the "Bulli", as Type 1 was the Beetle. All Bulli company designations begin with a 2, so this would be a VW 211. The Bullis were further subdivided, so this is a Type 2, but also a T1b
Added by Helmut Zozmann on 04 March 2011.