Among the coolest air-cooled Volkswagen Buses are the ones sold in limited numbers here in the states or the earliest examples with the split windshield design But what if you could combine both of those things into a hard-to-find… more»
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Feb 22, 2023 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Indian Red Driver: 1960 Volkswagen Beetle
This 1960 Volkswagen Beetle is said to wear a rare paint code known as Indian Red, which the seller claims was only sold in 1960. The color itself is quite attractive, slotting in between in-your-face signal red and some… more»
Feb 21, 2023 • For Sale • 8 Comments
32k Original Miles: 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle
Twenty years after the end of World War II, my dad (who served in the Navy aboard the U. S. S. Texas battleship), bought his first Volkswagen, a Ruby Red 1965 Beetle. He loved that car and was impressed… more»
Feb 21, 2023 • For Sale • 44 Comments
Fix It or Crush It? 1980 Volkswagen Beetle 930-Vee
The seller of this unusual Volkswagen Beetle project is quite candid that this is not for the faint-hearted, and that the only real value may be in the genuine Fuchs wheels it rides on. Apparently, this is not one… more»
Feb 14, 2023 • For Sale • 17 Comments
Military-Style “Thing”: 1972 Volkswagen Type 181
At first glance, this looks like a VW Thing sold in the U.S. in 1972 and 1973. But it’s a Type 181 or Kurierwagen that may have been built for military use in 1972. With its removable roof and… more»
Feb 4, 2023 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Original Crew Cab: 1962 Volkswagen Double Cab Pickup
The Transporter owes its existence to a Dutch visitor to Volkswagen’s factory, Bernardus Pon. In 1947, Pon – an auto importer – sketched a van based on the mule-type vehicles VW used to move items on its factory floors,… more»
Feb 4, 2023 • For Sale • 27 Comments
23-Window Hippie Van! 1960 Volkswagen Type 2
The VW Type 2, aka Transporter or Microbus, was a popular van during the hippie movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Less often seen was the 23-window edition that comprised less than 10% of production. We understand it was… more»
Feb 2, 2023 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Restoration From Brazil: 1974 Volkswagen Kombi
Launched in 1950, the VW Type II was a bus-like vehicle to serve as a companion to the VW Beetle. It was built in multiple markets and known by a variety of names, such as the Transporter, Kombi, Microbus,… more»
Jan 28, 2023 • For Sale • 16 Comments
91K Original Miles: 1961 Volkswagen Beetle
When it comes to original cars, the details can become exceedingly small but simultaneously grow in significance. It’s almost as if the more granular you get, the more the truly special cars stand out because not a single detail… more»
Jan 23, 2023 • For Sale • 37 Comments
Custom Convertible: 1969 Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback
Over the years, air-cooled Volkswagens have been modified in many different ways. Some of these aftermarket creations made sense, such as the many varieties of kit cars built on top of VW chassis and powerplants like the Bradley GT… more»
Jan 8, 2023 • For Sale • 6 Comments
Mango Green Split Window: 1959 Volkswagen Bus
The tendency to expect every old-school Volkswagen Bus to be a grand slam on eBay can leave us unprepared for spotting one at a potentially reasonable price point. You get so accustomed to someone asking for the sun and… more»
Jan 7, 2023 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Original Sea Blue Paint: 1965 Volkswagen Beetle Sunroof
When I was nine, my dad bought a new ’65 VW Beetle (in Ruby Red). He loved that car and was a VW man the rest of his life. Dad, ever the thrifty one, decided the new gas-sipping Beetle… more»
Jan 4, 2023 • For Sale • 13 Comments
Field Find: 1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
The Karmann Ghia was a sporty version of the VW Beetle. Built between 1955 and 1974, for a time it was the second most popular imported U.S. car in the U.S. This example from 1964 looks to have been… more»
Jan 3, 2023 • For Sale • 23 Comments
Rare in the US: 1977 Volkswagen Brasilia
The auction ends tonight for this rare Volkswagen Brasilia, which is a model never sold in the United States but has begun to show up from various importers. This is one of the more intriguing air-cooled models you can… more»
Dec 28, 2022 • For Sale • 6 Comments
Bone Stock Hot Hatch: 1991 Volkswagen GTI
For those of us of a certain age, you likely grew up knowing that a certain class of hot hatches were the cars to be seen in during your prime high school years. Of course, there were two camps:… more»
Dec 25, 2022 • For Sale • 13 Comments
Ready for Resto: 1965 Volkswagen Split Window Van
In 1947, Ben Pon, a distributor for Volkswagen in Holland, witnessed utility vehicles running around the VW campus hauling parts and dreamed up an idea for enclosing the basic platforms that were acting as carry-alls. He sketched an idea… more»
