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After sitting untouched in a barn for over 50 years, a Volkswagen Type 181—better known in the U.S. as the "Thing"—has been revived in near-original condition. The low-mileage survivor was recently ...
Well-preserved 1968 VW Westfalia camper features fresh upholstery, updated pop-top, and classic air-cooled power with ...
It wasn't the last air-cooled VW made, not by a long shot: the Beetle was made up until 2003 in Mexico, and the VW Type 2 Kombi, which was made up until 2013, switched to water-cooling in 2005.
Air-cooled-era Volkswagen was a company that revolved around a strange contradiction: it built cars that were fundamentally different from most other carmakers, but they were surprisingly ...
SAO PAULO Brazil -- With their unique air-cooled engines sputtering to life brand-new classic Volkswagen minivans chug off the assembly line after a manufacturing ritual barely changed since ...
SAO PAULO, Brazil – With their unique air-cooled engines sputtering to life, brand-new classic Volkswagen minivans chug off the assembly line after a manufacturing ritual barely changed since ...
The move comes three years after Volkswagen's Mexican division stopped production of the minivan, and churned out its last two-door Bug sedan with an air-cooled motor. All told, about 6 million of ...
With the success of Volkswagen’s air-cooled Beetle, American manufacturers, particularly General Motors, raced to produce a suitable competitor. Thus, in 1960, the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair ...
Despite a few speed bumps, Hagerty’s latest engine overhaul highlights the air-cooled flat-four’s simplicity By Graham Kozak Published: Nov 30, 2017 Save Article Watch on ...
The annual air-cooled Volkswagen trek starts in Port Angeles, Washington and covers a total of 1,700 miles along the West Coast in ten days. Every year, approximately 1,000 drivers participate in ...