Actor and racer Paul Newman turned a humble 1963 VW Beetle into a wild V-8-powered sleeper. Here’s the story behind the ...
In 1968, Volkswagen launched a spiritual successor to the iconic Kubelwagen, the light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Germany's World War II efforts. It's officially known as the ...
Steve Nestel pulls his 1967 Volkswagen Bug into his garage on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Nestel restored and converted the vehicle to run entirely on Tesla batteries and plans to show it at the Ogden Car ...
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 ...
When it comes to barn finds, I can't help but get excited whenever I see rare, golden-era muscle cars emerge from long-term storage. And I feel the same about old Studebaker, Kaiser, and Nash models.
The conversion uses the electric motor and single-speed transmission from the Volkswagen e-Up!, an electric version of VW’s Up! city car which isn’t sold in the United States. The motor produces 81 ...
To the chagrin of a lot of small-car lovers out there, Volkswagen has decided to kill off the Beetle. It’s a sad decision, as the nameplate is one of the oldest in the automotive industry and the car ...
I had a taste of what it was like on the drive up to the Streets of Willow circuit that morning. Finding gaps left by sleepy commuters, I dipped into the Super Beetle's throttle for bursts of speed, ...