Assessing which Volkswagen is more iconic is no easy task, partly because its Bus and Beetle models are about as iconic as it gets. Both frequently turn heads even today as they head down the road, ...

When you see an older Volkswagen bus or van, many people think of the hippies of the 1960s, as it was a popular vehicle for the counterculture crowd. There were different names for this vehicle: ...

75 years ago this month the VW bus began production. On March 8, 1950, Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, began producing its second vehicle, the microbus, known officially as the Volkswagen ...

If there's a vehicle capable of generating more smiles and friendly waves by its very presence than a vintage Volkswagen Bus, I'm not sure what it is. It helps that the 21-window 1967 VW Type 2 ...

In 1976, at the tail end of the Ford Administration, hippies no longer hip, Sue Vargo and Molly Mead decided that they wanted to drive to the Florida Keys in a Volkswagen bus. They were best friends, ...

What's psychedelic, went from zero to 60 mph in less than 40 seconds, and could pack in a touring band AND a sizable audience? A Volkswagen Type 2 microbus, or at least one very special example of it.

One of my "fondest" (i.e., least fond) childhood memories is the "Punch Buggy" game. One of my friends (i.e., one of the horrible people I hung out with in my youth) would spot a Volkswagen bug, yell, ...