This 1949 Beetle was used by the West-Germany paramilitary units to patrol the post war borders in order to prevent any invasion attempt by russians. It was in active duty until ’56 and the definitely garaged in ’67. A very rare specimen indeed: few are the pre ’50s Beetles but cars with special assignments like… Read More Cold war patrol: 1949 Volkswagen Beetle
This car is an example of what we really like to find: an almost unknown car which has never reached the popularity of some European competitors but it’s still a little tile in the automotive history. It is called Bianco (from the surname of its founder, Ottorino Bianco) and was launched d at the Sao… Read More The brazilian way/3: 1979 Bianco S Coupé
These Volkswagen buses have always been the icon of a simple way of life, out of most of the comforts provided by the capitalist society: who built this bus had clearly a different idea in mind. Indeed this camper, which before to be what it is now, was a Kombi, has been completely rebuild in… Read More Professional camping: 1970 Volkswagen T2 Kombi
Again, we’ve found a car which we didn’t know the existence of: it’s a kit car based on the VW Beetle (the platform of many kit car, basically the main platform for almost every kit car ever produced) and it was built by Vopard Industries in Suisun City, CA. As the period advertising says, Vopard… Read More Topless beetle: 1967 Vopard Vokaro
Tubarão is the brazilian name for “Shark”, that’s for sure an aggressive name for a car which is actually not a rocket but, at the same time, has an aggressive look. These cars were built by the brazilian Puma, a factory founded in San Paulo by Gennaro Malzoni (clearly of italian origins) who also drew… Read More The brazilian way: 1974 Puma Tubarão
We all know that these cars were badged also as Volkswagen as Porsche wanted to test the waters to check if the market would appreciate something different from the iconic 911. Actually Porsche made a great job with this car but, unfortunately, the 911 was not yet ready to leave the scepter to another car.… Read More Perfect match: 1971 VW-Porsche 914-6
First time ever we see a VW bug like this one. Indeed nowadays few are so brave to make a personal interpretation of these, by now rare, pre-50s bugs. First of all, the build quality of this car look impressive: the black paint shines as good as a black mirror both inside and outside: the… Read More Power to the elders: 1949 Volkswagen Beetle
There are no many double cab for sale and often they need a lot of work before putting them again on the road, however sometimes you stumble across a truck like this which needs only to be driven. It’s a 1963 double cab which has not a shiny paint for sure, but indeed it has a… Read More Rusted but upgraded: 1963 Volkswagen Double-Cab
Actually this Samba has its rear axle disassembled and stored inside the cabin: quite a problem when it will come the time to load it on the truck. These are very cute bus but lately they’ve reached unbelievable quotations: weren’t they car for the common people? We wonder how many former hippies can’t believe to… Read More Two wheeled: 1965 Vokswagen Bus T1 “Samba”
First time ever that a Scirocco is featured here: actually it’s not a car which drives us crazy but this case deserves to be reviewed. It’s not obvious to believe that so much money and time could be ever spent on a first series Scirocco, but that’s just the beauty of the classic car world.… Read More Slammed frog: 1975 Volkswagen Scirocco TS
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