There was no Volkswagen company or manufacturing plant when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. In 1937 Hitler formed a new government-owned automobile company to be managed by a Nazi organization ...

The project: My son, Matthew Arndt, used his savings to purchase a 1963 air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle (“Bug”) - ragtop (without an engine) when he was a high school sophomore, in July 2009. His lofty ...

Bought in December 1966 in Riverside, California, the Beetle owned by Kathleen Brooks racked up more than 350,000 miles over the course of 51 years. Now 73, Annie still owns the lovely Bug, driving it ...

The Volkswagen Beetle, or Bug, is a two-door, four-passenger vehicle designed originally by Ferdinand Porsche in 1938. It was one of the first rear-engined cars. It was designed for sustained high ...

Kathleen Brooks bought her Beetle in December 1966 and used it ever since as her daily driver. Nicnamed ‘Annie’, the red Beetle has racked up more than 350,000 miles over 51 years, with Brooks still ...

It may look fragile today, but this car has a remarkable history — and even survived the Second World War. We’re talking ...

The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Type 1, Käfer, or Bug, is a rear-engine economy car manufactured by Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003. Initially conceived as a "people's car" by Adolf Hitler for ...