tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099394012516535292024-03-18T20:46:00.758-07:00We Love Volkswagen's Past, Present And Future..,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger486125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-74407686147570425242018-02-07T16:11:00.000-08:002018-02-07T16:11:06.073-08:001972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible<img class="rsImg rsMainSlideImage" src="https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/61835711-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1" style="height: 446px; margin-left: 11px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 400ms ease-in-out 0s; visibility: visible; width: 595px;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-49702361672606425322018-02-07T16:10:00.000-08:002018-02-07T16:10:09.231-08:001958 Porsche 356 A<img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-179426" height="317" src="https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/356-front-e1516989532730-630x317.jpg" width="630" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-73677896557666596642018-02-07T16:09:00.001-08:002018-02-07T16:09:14.902-08:001959 VW Convertible<img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-179132" height="380" src="https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/59-VW-FL-e1516849667411-630x380.jpg" width="630" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-10909458540627831922017-08-20T11:06:00.001-07:002017-08-20T11:06:29.299-07:00The Volkswagen Beetle<img alt="" height="225" src="http://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kTxNflGi.jpg" title="" width="400" /> <br />
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Source: vintagenews.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-8733043875084672242017-08-20T11:04:00.001-07:002017-08-20T11:04:27.147-07:001962 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible<h1 class="listing-title">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-40312549198833091922017-08-20T11:02:00.000-07:002017-08-20T11:02:19.729-07:001952 VW Beetle<img alt="1952 VW Beetle" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-62240" height="354" src="http://cdn.barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1952-VW-Beetle-630x354.jpg" width="630" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-9110818918769490392017-08-20T11:01:00.000-07:002017-08-20T11:01:03.103-07:001969 VW Beetle Convertible<img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-144115" height="401" src="http://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/VW1-e1499561118891-630x421.jpg" width="600" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-35653871381772622252017-07-30T10:51:00.000-07:002017-07-30T10:51:07.639-07:00Second-built Samba discovered in a field, to undergo restoration<img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-880462" height="360" src="https://assets.hemmings.com/blog/wp-content/uploads//2017/07/Sambaresto_01_1000-970x546.jpg" style="min-width: 100%;" width="640" /><br />
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Had it not been for an ID
plate that had remained with the bus – and a Volkswagen enthusiast with
an eye for rare Wolfsburg tin – then a rare 1951 VW Microbus Deluxe left
sitting in a German field for more than 50 years might well have become
so much scrapyard fodder. Instead, it’s now destined for a 10-year
restoration.<br />
According to that ID plate, which current owner
Florian Kalff of Bonn, Germany, ran by Volkswagen’s archives before
buying the dual pickup loads’ worth of rusted metal, the 23-window
Microbus – aka “Samba” – not only dates to 1951, the first year of
production, it also dates to one of the first days of production.
Reportedly, the Volkswagen archives only list one earlier chassis number
for a Samba, which has since gone missing.<br />
Introduced in April
1951 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Microbus Deluxe featured windows
up and down its length, including at each rear corner, along with
windows cut into the sides of the roof and a sunroof that exposed all
six rear passengers to the sky. More chrome trim adorned the Samba than
any other Microbus (“a magpie’s nest of brightwork,” as author Richard
Copping put it in his “VW Bus: Forty Years of Splitties, Bays, and Wedges“),
and it featured a full-width dashboard that lesser Microbuses didn’t.
Its superior visibility made it a favorite of sightseeing companies, and
its deluxe trim bumped the pricetag a good 40 percent.<br />
Kalff’s
Samba has a rather murky history. Records show that it went to
Fleischhauer – a dealer in Köln – as a demonstrator, and the lack of a
TÜV sticker on the license plate suggests it came off the road sometime
before 1961. How or why it ended up in a field in the Eifel mountains of
Germany remains a mystery. Kalff, a Volkswagen restoration parts
dealer, has a theory, however. As he told Bonn’s <em>General-Anzeiger</em>,
Sambas built before August 1960 made do with the Beetle’s 24.5-hp
engine and thus became obsolete when Volkswagen introduced the 34-hp
engine and synchronized transmission in the Microbus; it wasn’t uncommon
for owners of the older Sambas to abandon their wagons.<br />
The
Samba had laid in the field for so long, the field’s previous owner
claimed not to have known of its existence. Only when the new owner of
the field began to clear it did the Samba – well, enough of it to
identify it as a Samba, anyway – resurface. The new owner happened to
know a customer of Kalff’s, and Kalff claims to have bought the Samba’s
remains, which included the drivetrain, the aforementioned ID plate, and
even one of the plexiglass rear corner windows, for a four-figure sum.<br />
Kalff
has since carted the remains to his shop about 30 miles away and
started planning the Samba’s restoration, which he said will require at
least 10 years and another six figures; a British coachbuilder has been
conscripted to replicate the missing parts of the body and incorporate
as much of the existing body as possible. The result of the restoration,
he told the <em>General-Anzeiger</em>, should document the Samba’s history rather than sparkle and shine.<br />
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Progress on the restoration will be <a href="http://samba.vewib.de/">posted to Kalff’s website</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-7786220633558065702017-07-30T10:30:00.000-07:002017-07-30T10:30:08.882-07:001974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible<img alt="1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible" src="https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/59576527-500-0.jpg" style="filter: grayscale(100%);" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-79768028428644303162017-07-30T10:28:00.002-07:002017-07-30T10:28:52.376-07:001973 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper<img class="rsImg rsMainSlideImage" height="480" src="https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/57258516-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 400ms ease-in-out 0s; visibility: visible;" width="640" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-85827159630247258452017-07-30T10:09:00.005-07:002017-07-30T10:09:28.331-07:001966 Volkswagen Bus<div class="pw-hidden-cp">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-90017278798028731972017-07-30T10:07:00.004-07:002017-07-30T10:07:31.106-07:001980 VW Camper<div class="pw-hidden-cp">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-8544879799757623362017-07-30T10:05:00.001-07:002017-07-30T10:05:11.174-07:001977 Volkswagen Cabriolet Super Beetle Convertible<img class="rsImg rsMainSlideImage" height="426" src="https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/59444076-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 400ms ease-in-out 0s; visibility: visible;" width="640" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-60780352521224291242017-07-30T10:02:00.003-07:002017-07-30T10:02:59.690-07:001969 VW Double Cab Pickup<div class="pw-hidden-cp">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-10297568139481370982017-07-30T10:01:00.004-07:002017-07-30T10:01:18.944-07:001964 VW Beetle Convertible Project Beetle<div class="pw-hidden-cp">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-68899717143152649802017-07-30T09:59:00.000-07:002017-07-30T09:59:00.719-07:001958 23-Window VW Bus<div class="pw-hidden-cp">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-14100978706740117872017-06-05T13:21:00.000-07:002017-06-05T13:21:09.468-07:001952 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet<img class="rsImg rsMainSlideImage" src="https://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/57358790-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=1" style="height: 450px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 400ms ease-in-out 0s; visibility: visible; width: 800px;" /><br />
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Source: InternetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-62091319500493235302017-06-05T13:18:00.000-07:002017-06-05T13:18:28.016-07:001970 VW Beetle Pickup<img alt="Haulin’ Non-Hauler: 1970 VW Beetle Pickup" class=" post-image entry-image" height="300" itemprop="image" src="http://cdn.barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/051117-Barn-Finds-1970-VW-Beetle-Pickup-1-630x473.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-135872" height="300" src="http://cdn.barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/051117-Barn-Finds-1970-VW-Beetle-Pickup-4-630x473.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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Source: vwcustoms.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-46681967607505598302017-06-05T13:15:00.001-07:002017-06-05T13:15:59.417-07:001956 VW Beetle<img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-139181" height="354" src="http://cdn.barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1960-VW-Beetle-630x354.jpg" width="630" /><br />
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Source: InternetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-83324035800452567572017-06-05T13:12:00.000-07:002017-06-05T13:12:38.491-07:001990 VW Transporter Syncro<br />
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Source: vwtransporters.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-57896278132023759112017-05-30T17:32:00.002-07:002017-05-30T17:32:38.577-07:00Two Unusual Volkswagens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-75587786994513807862017-05-24T14:02:00.005-07:002017-05-24T14:02:53.683-07:00Volkswagen The Peoples Car
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
1934, looking to put a motorized vehicle in the garage of every
German family, Adolf Hitler contracted automotive engineer Ferdinand
Porsche to develop a “people’s car,” practically called a
Volkswagen.</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Volkswagen would need to be capable of carrying a family of five at
sustained speeds of 62 miles per hour, with a fuel efficiency of 32
miles per gallon. It would also need to be inexpensive to fix and
replace worn-out parts.<br /><br />Ferdinand Porsche developed several
prototypes of a model called the “Type 60.” Featuring a
rear-mounted, air-cooled engine and a distinctive bulbous shape, the
prototypes were test-driven for nearly 2 million miles.<br /><br />A
factory was built in Fallersleben (later renamed Wolfsburg) to mass
produce the cars, with Hitler himself laying the cornerstone in 1938.
During World War II, the factory was devoted to producing military
transport vehicles.<br /><br />After the war’s conclusion in 1945,
British Army Major Ivan Hirst was tasked with controlling the
bombed-out factory. He convinced the British military to order 20,000
cars, and soon the factory was producing 1,000 per month. The
Volkswagen came to be known as the “Beetle” for its rounded
appearance.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Source: vwnews.com </span></span></span></span></span>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-14233298981034786552017-04-03T17:20:00.000-07:002017-04-03T17:20:42.391-07:00Adolf Hitler And Volkswagen<center>
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Sitting at a restaurant table in Munich in the summer of 1932, Hitler
designed the prototype for what would become the immensely successful
Beetle design for <i>Volkswagen</i> (literally, the "car of the people").
In an era where only the most economic elite possessed cars, Hitler
believed that all people should be able to own a car and additionally
thought that a smart design could allow for reliability, enjoyment, and
vacation travel. The name given to the car in 1938 was <i>Kraft durch
Freude</i> (KdF-Wagen, literally "strength through joy car").<br />
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Hitler gave his design to the head of Daimler-Benz, Jakob Werlin, and
stressed its importance. "Take it with you and speak with people who
understand more about it than I do. But don't forget it. I want to
hear from you soon, about the technical details."<br />
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Source: hitler.org Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-10301104765741972942017-04-03T17:03:00.000-07:002017-04-03T17:03:14.889-07:00Unusual Volkswagens<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"> With over 20 million Beetles built since the 1940's,
there has also been a fair share of chopped up and mutilated Beetles. Some Beetles
get treated to chopped tops, a modification that was popular in the 1970's, but
is still comon today. Some busses get unusual paint jobs, or become the tool
of some wacko's imagination, while others are produced to be different than most
busses. </span><br />
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stock forms almost always today. In some cases, they radically depart from their
original states. In these pages, you can see almost all of the pictures I have
of "unusual Volkswagens." Almost all of them are real enough that they can and
are driven, some others are just built to look strange, but aren't ever used,
and some are just examples of what can be done with modern photo editing programs. </span><br />
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<img align="RIGHT" alt="New Beetle limousine" height="137" src="http://people.westminstercollege.edu/staff/bknorr/graphics/limo1.jpg" width="393" /><br />
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This is just an example of what some people do to their cars. There are several
Volkswagen Beetle limousines in existence (as of today, there aren't any New Beetle
Limousines yet), there is at least one Microbus limousine, and, well, you can see for
yourself what some people already want to do.</span> </span><br />
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What is there to say about this one? If you are already a Volkswagen fan (not
literally, what are you thinking people?), then you've probably already heard
about one of these. This one has been restored completely, and still drives.
It is based in Europe, and at the time of this photograph, was letting adventurous
people climb to the top of the rickety ladder. Needless to say, it isn't a
Mack truck like most Americans are used to. Also, how appropriate that this
firetruck can use <b>all</b> the water onboard to fight fires (not something
a regular firetruck can do), since it is aircooled.
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I have no idea how old this one is, but by looking at the car, it isn't super
old. The lights onboard are a nice touch, perhaps this one was intended for use
in Nevada, as a mobile lighted casino on the strip. Who knows! I guess the
stereo is out on this one, since all the juice the generator can provide is going
to those lights.
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<img alt="Plant covered swamp Beetle" height="215" src="http://people.westminstercollege.edu/staff/bknorr/graphics/mossbug.jpg" width="315" /></center>
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This is what happens when you spill grass seed all over your Beetle after running
it through the mud in springtime. Sooner than you can say <i>where's my herbicide</i>,
the grass is there. Good luck finding a mower to keep this one trimmed. This
is one of the coolest Beetle pictures I've seen in a long time. Ch-Ch-Ch-ChiaBeetle!
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This is a good example of what happens when you are sitting in your garage,
with a beer and a blow-torch in hand, and are pondering the ways to increase
your gas mileage. This is a real car, and it is being serviced at a mechanic's
shop somewhere in Austria. I have heard about short Beetles like this in Mexico
too.
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This is a real Beetle used in Canada to transport crews to small hydroelectric
plants in remote areas. Since large crews and heavy equipment aren't necessary
in each case, this company developed a railroad version of the Beetle. It looks
like an easy conversion: just remember not to steer. I wonder what moose up there
think of this when it is coming towards them on the tracks...
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Several people have tried to float/boat their ways across large bodies of water with
their Beetles. This can be done, since the Beetle is a well built car, and has excellent
seals. The car in this picture had special double seals on everything, and special
custom seals on cables and shafts that normally weren't water tight. This guy really
has this Beetle floored in the English Channel...
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;">Source: westministercollege.edu</span>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909939401251653529.post-21414769565594114872017-04-03T16:53:00.000-07:002017-04-03T16:53:12.616-07:00Volkswagen's History<article class="article" itemprop="articleBody">
On this day May 28th in 1937, the government of Germany–then under the
control of Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party–forms a
new state-owned automobile company, then known as Gesellschaft zur
Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH. Later that year, it was
renamed simply Volkswagenwerk, or “The People’s Car Company.”<br />
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Originally operated by the German Labor Front, a Nazi organization,
Volkswagen was headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. In addition to his
ambitious campaign to build a network of autobahns and limited access
highways across Germany, Hitler’s pet project was the development and
mass production of an affordable yet still speedy vehicle that could
sell for less than 1,000 Reich marks (about $140 at the time). To
provide the design for this “people’s car,” Hitler called in the
Austrian automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche. In 1938, at a Nazi
rally, the Fuhrer declared: “It is for the broad masses that this car
has been built. Its purpose is to answer their transportation needs, and
it is intended to give them joy.” However, soon after the KdF
(Kraft-durch-Freude)-Wagen<i> </i>(“Strength-Through-Joy” car) was
displayed for the first time at the Berlin Motor Show in 1939, World War
II began, and Volkswagen halted production. After the war ended, with
the factory in ruins, the Allies would make Volkswagen the focus of
their attempts to resuscitate the German auto industry.<br />
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Volkswagen sales in the United States were initially slower than in
other parts of the world, due to the car’s historic Nazi connections as
well as its small size and unusual rounded shape. In 1959, the
advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach launched a landmark campaign,
dubbing the car the “Beetle” and spinning its diminutive size as a
distinct advantage to consumers. Over the next several years, VW became
the top-selling auto import in the United States. In 1960, the German
government sold 60 percent of Volkswagen’s stock to the public,
effectively denationalizing it. Twelve years later, the Beetle surpassed
the longstanding worldwide production record of 15 million vehicles,
set by Ford Motor Company’s legendary Model T between 1908 and 1927.<br />
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With the Beetle’s design relatively unchanged since 1935, sales grew
sluggish in the early 1970s. VW bounced back with the introduction of
sportier models such as the Rabbit and later, the Golf. In 1998, the
company began selling the highly touted “New Beetle” while still
continuing production of its predecessor. After nearly 70 years and more
than 21 million units produced, the last original Beetle rolled off the
line in Puebla, Mexico, on July 30, 2003.<br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After 1949, production at Volkswagen steadily increased. Nordhoff's
experience and knowledge proved invaluable for the company. Late in 1949, an idea for a utility/transport
vehicle was developed, and by 1950, the VW transporter was born.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img align="RIGHT" alt="Barndoor Microbus" height="355" src="http://people.westminstercollege.edu/staff/bknorr/graphics/barndoor_1.jpg" width="333" /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Volkswagens were being exported to neighboring European countries such as Denmark,
Sweeden, Luxemburg, Belgium, and Switzerland. As early as 1950, Volkswagen began producing Beetles in South
Africa (They were now known as Beetles) as well. Volkswagen comissioned an old German coach building company,
Karmann, to build their Beetle convertibles. Every single convertible Volkswagen Beetle was completed by Karmann:
hence the special badges on VW convertibles. In 1952, a Volkswagen dealership was opened in England: which was the
first there. A few Volkswagens were imported into the United States in 1949 by Ben Pon, but they didn't
immediatley gain popularity. Very few were sold in their first year in the US.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Hoffmann company of New York, which imported Beetles in the early 1950s,
eventually abandonded Volkswagen, and imported Porsches instead. Volkswagen
did not sell many cars in the United States until later in the mid-1950's. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In 1951, Volkswagen began to export a deluxe version
of the beetle. There was already a "standard" Beetle, which was only available
in a dull gray color. These standard Beetles were spartan: they lacked
synchromesh transmissions, exterior and interior chrome, and other special extra
options that one might expect to have as standard in cars today. There were
also regular export cars, that were available in several colors. The export
cars also had chrome and more options as standard, such as a radio. The American
export cars had even more chrome than regular export cars, and were generally
the most elaborate with options and features. The American deluxe Beetles
got hydraulic brakes in 1952, and lost their semaphores (flag-like turn signals)
in 1955. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms, arial, helvetica, times new roman;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Volkswagen transporters were not as popular as Beetles,
and in the first 5 years of production, there were 4 times fewer Buses built as
Beetles. The Buses (and all other transporters) produced before 1955 had characteristically
large engine access doors. Today, they are largely known as "barndoor" buses.
Some people think that barndoor is supposed to be a reference to the side doors,
but it is a misconception. These early barndoor transporters are very rare today. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Still in the 1950's, Volkswagen had already
acted on its global goals by building factories in several countries. A factory
began building Beetles in England, the plant in South Africa was building them,
and a plant in Brazil provided a South American connection. Later, in 1960,
a plant in Australia opened up, but never ended up being as successful as the
other factories.
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Source: history.com <br />
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