The Birth Of The VW Bus: From First Sketch To Production
Here’s the very sketch that gave birth to the VW Bus. Dutch Ben Pon was visiting the VW factory in 1947, which was then controlled by the British Occupational Forces. Interested in buying some early...
View Article65 Years Later VW, Beetle, & Bus Enthusiasts Should Thank Ben Pon
Ben Pon (left) and the first VW Beetle imported to the United States In one of those weird coincidences, Volkswagen of America is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Beetle in the United States...
View ArticleWhat A Short, Strange Truck It Was – Air-Cooled VW Pickups
It’s funny how it sometimes takes a while to recognize something familiar. In the mid-1980s, when my daily driver was a slightly hi-po’d 1972 VW Type 2, I was driving a work vehicle from the Detroit...
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