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Herts Insurance Consultants are specialist insurance brokers. We love all VWs including Beetles. Look out for us at VW shows, large or small.
Volkswagen Beetle
A whole load of cool VW Beetle stuff from the crew at HIC. Take a look at pics from some of the shows we've been to recently, our favourite Beetle sites and anything else that takes our fancy.
Our Beetle Photos on Flickr
Here are some of the dozens and dozens of photos we've taken at shows and meets.
VW Beetle on Wikipedia
Wikipedians have collected all the Beetle facts you need in one place.
The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle or Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003. Although the names "Beetle" and "Bug" were quickly adopted by the public, it was not until August of 1967 that VW itself began using the name Beetle in marketing materials in the US.
In Britain VW never used the name Beetle officially. It had only been known only as either the "Type I" or as the 1100 (eleven-hundred), 1200 (twelve-hundred), 1300 (thirteen-hundred) or 1500 (fifteen-hundred), which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in Europe; the numbers denoted the vehicle's engine size in cubic centimetres. In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world (production continued in Mexico until 2003), VW introduced the "New Beetle" (built on a Volkswagen Golf platform) and bearing a cosmetic resemblance to the original.
Speculation suggests that its peculiar styling, underpowered motor, rough ride, and high noise levels compared to modern vehicles should have made it a market failure. It was in its day, though, more comfortable and powerful than most European small cars, and ultimately the longest-running and most-produced automobile of a single design (a record that will not take long to be beaten by its younger "cousin" the Type-2 Bus or Kombi, which is still in production in Brazil with the same basic characteristics of the first series). It remained a top seller in the US even as rear-wheel drive conventional subcompacts were refined and eventually replaced by front-wheel drive models. The Beetle car was the benchmark for both generations of American compact cars such as the Chevrolet Corvair and subcompact cars such as the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Vega. In the international poll for the award of the world's most influential car of the twentieth century the Beetle came fourth after the Ford Model T, the Mini, and the Citroën DS.
Volksworld Show 2008
VOLKSWORLD SHOW!
Yep, it's that time of year again where some of the world's most amazing Bugs, Buses and all that's in between, descend on Sandown Park, Surrey for the annual Volksworld show! Of course the Volksworld Insurance Crew were in attendance to take in the sights and dish out some incredible deals to insure these stunning examples of the once humble 'Peoples Car'.
So it was with our beautiful Volksworld Insurance girls; Laura, Jemma, and Charlie in tow, we assembled our stand in the main hall amongst some of the hottest Dubs the show had to offer, expecting a good turnout. We were not disappointed! Since the show's inception this had to be one of the biggest we'd seen, proof that people's enthusiasm is on the rise and the scene is going from strength to strength. Over the weekend we managed to speak with over 500 people! So thanks to all those who came to see us, we hope you all enjoyed your limited edition Volksworld Insurance goody bags! Roll on next year!
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Beetle Links
Old or new, we just love VW Beetles. (We love the old ones more, but that's just us.)
Volkswagen Beetle on Wikipedia
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1963 VW Ragtop Beetle Photo and Video Gallery
Very sporty nice red 1963 VW Beetle with a ragtop more...1 point
1957 VW Oval Window Restoration
Restoration progress on a Vintage 1957 VW Oval Win more...1 point
Classic VW Beetle Ads
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VW Heritage
One stop shop for classic VW spare parts.0 points
www.pre67vw.co.uk
Club for pre 1967 Volkswagen owners and enthusiast more...0 points
Reluctant Mechanic
Help for people trying to fix their classic VW Bee more...0 points
Rent A Dub - Classic VW Beetle Hire
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Beetles UK
Specialist importers of Classic and New Beetles.0 points
Classic VW Beetle Links
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Oldbug.com
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Bugrunners
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Surrey Aircooled Owners Club
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Bath Aircooled
Bristol's original and best Volkswagen club.0 points
Exeter Air Cooled
Beetle owners club in Devon.0 points
Beetlelink - Volkswagen Air-cooled Specialists
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Aircooled Home
Buy and sell parts for your Beetle.0 points
Welcome to VolksWorld
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Aircooled VW parts.0 points
www.volkswest.co.uk
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THE DEMON DWEEBS
The air cooled VW club based in Brighton East Suss more...0 points
TheSamba.com
Volkswagen Classifieds, photos, shows, forums, and more...0 points
Mexibug.co.uk
The website of The Mexican & Brazilian Beetle more...0 points
www.splitterz.co.uk
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www.beetlecabrio.co.uk
Volkswagen Cabriolet Owners Club of Great Britain0 points
evvo.co.uk
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newbeetle.org.uk
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vwmagazine.com
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Milwaukee Volkswagen Dealers
Concours, your Milwaukee, Wisconsin Volkswagen dea more...0 points
1966 Cosmic Green VW Bug Restoration and Modification
Restoration overview, pictures, tech articles, mod more...0 points
Beetle Bookmarks
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Classic Beetles for sale
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Beetles on Flickr
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Great Stuff on Amazon
VW Beetle & Karmann Ghia 1954 through 1979 All Models (Hayne's Repair Manual)
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VW Beetle Performance Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upgrading Engine, Transmission, Suspension and Brakes (Motorbooks Workshop)
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Demon Bugs: VW Customs and Cruisers
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VW Beetle: Specification Guide 1949-1967
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Volkswagen New Beetle: 1998-2000 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)
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Diaboly
Great Lens! Posted April 30, 2008 |
Nice looking page you put together here! I love that '63 Ragtop Beetle you've got in your links section - Great photos!
Posted March 13, 2008
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thomasz
Cool lens. Interesting info. Posted February 16, 2008 |
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thomasz
I like this lens. 5 stars to you. Posted February 12, 2008 |
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DeWayne-FilmFreak
Great VW Bettle lens! Giving you 5 stars! Posted May 25, 2007 |
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klapskie1
my father had a beetle but we don't use it now,it needs more improvements :( Posted May 11, 2007 |
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