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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line Originally a project under Hitler to project Nazi prestige, the Beetle really came alive after World War II. By 1955, the 1 millionth Beetle had ...

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.

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 ...

If you believe that even with its run-of-the-mill 44bhp 1.3-liter air-cooled engine, the 1970’s Volkswagen Beetle is a tough car to handle on the road, then you can only imagine what it would be ...

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 ...

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 ...