This classic German economy car nearly hit six figures after a flurry of bidding came during the final day of the auction, ...

Volkswagen Beetle recently sold for $95,959, not including auction fees, an impressive hammer price when you consider the ...

The Volkswagen Beetle — also known as the Volkswagen Type 1, or VW Bug, Käfer, Vocho, Fusca, Cocinelle, Maggiolino, Punch Buggy or some other countless variation depending on where and when you ...

Whether it's called the Beetle, the Bug, Käfer, Kever or Косτенурка, the Volkswagen Type 1 is one of the most recognizable cars ever to roll off the assembly line – and a lot of them did.

In 1956, we compared the then-18-year-old Type 1 Beetle with the four-year-old (refreshed) Renault 4 CV Read on to learn more on the then and now Volkswagen Beetle brought to you by the automotive ...

VW's Type 1 Beetle Really Was the Car of the 20th Century. By Jay Traugott. Published Nov 18, 2014. ... VW has built not one but two successors. 1997 saw the introduction of the New Beetle.

Beetle Type 1 in Wolfsburg VW. The U.S. military took control of the KdF-Wagen’s Wolfsburg production facility in April 1945, and subsequently transferred ownership to the British two months later.

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.

The Type 3 wasn’t a failure, but it wasn’t the overwhelming success that VW needed to replace the Beetle. That would come in 1974 with the introduction of the front-engine, front-drive, water ...

The Volkswagen Beetle is the car most likely to achieve immortality. More than 21 million air-cooled Type 1 versions were sold during a production run spanning seven decades. Neither the Rabbit ...

Case in point: On January 17, 1949, the first VW Type 1 set wheel on U.S. shores; a picture of the event leads off this post. If you're not a VW obsessive, you might know the Type 1 by its other ...

Powering everything from the first VW Beetle to the first Bus, the Type 1 and Type 4 boxer engines offered varying power in Volkswagen's lineup for decades. Tech. Smartphones; ...