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Volkswagen’s 70-year U.S. journey — from quirky Beetles to electric icons like the ID. Buzz. The people’s car is humming louder than ever. Volkswagen Beetle reshaped U.S. car culture with small, ...

Admittedly, there wasn't much left of it when restoration work started but the oldest surviving VW Beetle has truly been through an odyssey and even survived the turmoil of World War II. Traugott ...

Traugott Grundmann’s VW Beetle is one of the first prototypes of a VW Beetle. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Only the chassis was left over from one of the first prototypes of the iconic VW Beetle car.

There are few people on this earth who, gearhead or not, are unaware of the Volkswagen Beetle. Whether one’s exposure comes from seeing Herbie on television, Vocho cabs in Mexico, or yards of the ...

During that time, 21,529,464 examples were produced, more than any other automotive nameplate except the Toyota Corolla, which was built on many unrelated platforms as a Corolla in name only. The VW ...

A "charming and timeless" classic car has been listed for sale in Norfolk. The vehicle is a Volkswagen Beetle which was produced in Germany in 1974. It has a 1.2 litre engine and boasts a very ...

The original VW Beetle holds a place in automotive history that’s hard to top, with over 21.5 million units rolling off production lines between 1938 and 2003. That staggering figure means there’s no ...

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Although off to a controversial beginning that we are sure you are aware of, the Volkswagen Beetle quickly became a motoring icon and one of the most recognized vehicles in automotive history. The ...

Few cars on the road in the post-war period display the kind of recognizable charm and enduring connection to pop culture as the Volkswagen Type 1, commonly referred to as the Volkswagen Beetle. Just ...

Back in the 1970s, the idea that Volkswagen might stop making the Beetle was unthinkable. The car and the brand that built it had become synonymous, and no one could imagine that VW would give it up ...