The first Volkswagen Beetle sold in the U.S. hit the market in 1949, and while Dutch importer Ben Pon sold exactly two of them that year, Volkswagen would go on to sell more than 20 million Beetles ...
I want to know what I am getting into before I buy a classic Volkswagen Beetle, from how it drives to how it holds value.
Marnus Moolman is a young aspiring automotive writer from South Africa. Currently studying to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, he aims to pursue his lifetime dream of running his automotive ...
Volkswagen has been around since before World War II, and there are a number of classic models that can still be appreciated ...
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 ...
Like the small-block Chevrolet, there is such an interchange and marriage of parts possible with the Volkswagen that when an all-new VW engine hits the production line, it's news. Big news. As of this ...
Let me ask you a question: Have you ever heard of a W10 engine? Not a V10 or a W12—a W10. Supposedly, Volkswagen made a few prototypes, but that was decades ago. Now, an experimental W10 has emerged ...
A unique long-nose Super Beetle with a two-seater cabin is up for sale. Despite the lengthened front end, the boxer engine remains at the back. This one-of-a-kind Super Beetle has spent 40 years in ...
Produced for over six decades and in more than 20 million units, the original Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most iconic vehicles in the world. And while there's no shortage of restored examples on ...
While we are familiar with the engineering work that goes into building new vehicles, it might be less obvious that significant engineering also goes into remaking old ones. That’s the case at Classic ...
Type 3 wagon would have left the factory with around 50hp; now, thanks to a GT2 engine, it has nearly 10 times that Probably we’re all guilty of using the ‘labour of love’ phrase when it comes to our ...