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  • JohnnyNassar Apr 23, 2012 @ 5:36 am | delete
    Very Interesting, nice collection, thanks
  • TheTravelGal Apr 3, 2012 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Classic! Love the beetle in all its incarnations. Wold love the opportunity to own and restore one.
  • bbires Mar 17, 2012 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    My favorite car was my 1968 Bug
  • Tolovaj Feb 16, 2012 @ 7:23 am | delete
    They are real classics! Thumbs up:)
  • tsp8ntball Jan 27, 2012 @ 10:44 am | delete
    Ahhh the Karmann Ghia. What wonderful youthful memories. What was left of the nearly non-existent driver's side floor pan was hidden under 6 floor mats. A sheet of tin and some roofing tar fixed it right up...LOL. Thanks for a great lens.
  • sherridan Jan 24, 2012 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    You cannot help but love the beetle (rather like the 2CV which also oozes character)
  • Ms Michelle Le Breton Jan 14, 2012 @ 9:31 am | delete
    Hello and Happy new Year, Thankyou so much for your site. I live in Australia and have just become the very excited and proud owner of a vw 74 T2 transporter. Your advice on the books available, the sharing and caring info is just what I was hoping to find. Kindest Regards, Michelle.
  • ekkoautos Nov 17, 2011 @ 2:23 am | delete
    I like this car, it seems there is a car movie talked about this car :)
  • TransplantedSoul Nov 14, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
    I probably won't own one of these, but I have always admired them.
  • cffutah Oct 19, 2011 @ 9:59 pm | delete
    love slug bugs! If a co-worker were here, I'd smack him in the arm! 'thumbs up' from me to you.
  • Rusty-Quill Oct 16, 2011 @ 5:36 pm | delete
    Great overview on classic Volkswagens. My friend is a huge VW fan, he used to restore them but now just collects and sells them - But I think he has trouble letting them go so mostly collects. :) I'm sure he'd love to have his site mentioned in your list of VW sites if you feel it is worthy. www.vintagevwcars.com
  • sandyspider Aug 12, 2011 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Angel Blessings! Please add your lens on the Not Zazzle Lens plexo on my August 2011 Zazzle Sales and Blessings
  • bikerchickie Jun 16, 2011 @ 8:09 am | delete
    I love Volkswagen. After owning two British and one Japanese car, I bought my first Volkswagen in 1997, and I've driven VW ever since. Right now, I have a 1992 Golf Convertible Classic Line that I absolutely adore.
    Deutsche gründlichkeit at its best!

    Great lens! :)
  • Paul Jun 11, 2011 @ 3:16 am | delete
    Your VW site is great! We love VWs too. Our 150+ page VW & Porsche magazine entitled Aircooled Clasics is totally free to read online at http://www.aircooledclassicsmagazine.com Perhaps you'd like to make a link to our site. We have a banners and links section for you to add your details too. :-)
  • CarBodyRepairs Apr 20, 2011 @ 12:35 am | delete
    Nice Lens very informative

    Dean
    Car Body Repair
  • sushilkin Apr 15, 2011 @ 7:09 am | delete
    Nice Lens Thanks for sharing !! Contribute your like at PRAY FOR JAPAN for the sake of universal brotherhood !
  • Buggin_74 Apr 14, 2011 @ 7:37 am | delete
    The beetle picture you listed as a 1955 model is actually a 2003 Mexican beetle, one of the last made. Another important point is the fuel filter on that engine is a huge fire risk and the main reason VWs burn, fuel filters shouldnt be installed anywhere near the engine, they belong under the fuel tank.
  • tsp8ntball Mar 25, 2011 @ 11:03 am | delete
    Mention of Karmann Ghia brings back some great memories of my young adult life. Thanks for a great lens.
  • Craftybegonia Mar 13, 2011 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    My dad always had Volks Beetles as I was growing up and I love them!
  • Kompressionsstrumpf Mar 11, 2011 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    Great Lens, i just love the old volkswagen!
  • sathimanoj Mar 8, 2011 @ 4:50 am | delete
    Concept Cars 2011
  • mukunda22 Feb 24, 2011 @ 8:43 am | delete
    I love the old Beetles. In fact, I owned and drove one across the country, a 1968 Beetle. Heavenly!!

    ****Blessed****
  • MamaBelle Feb 15, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    I love these old cars. Great lens!
  • MexicoAndy Dec 19, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    I have a 1980 Safari. I heard using straight weight oil is the way to go. Any advice?
  • MexicoAndy Dec 19, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    I have a 1980 Safari. I heard using straight weight oil is the way to go. Any advice?
  • mgassistant Dec 12, 2010 @ 1:03 am | delete
    Hi! do you have your own bug? Mine is a German 1963 VW Bug :)
  • cyberwizzard Nov 15, 2010 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    My first car was a 1963 VW Karmann Ghia hard top. I paid three hundred dollars for it, gave it a paint job, used it for two years and sold it for what I had paid for it. Nice lens!
  • EliteChicagoLimo Oct 27, 2010 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    We really love the 1967 Volkswagen "V" Split Window Microbus. We could build the custom interior in 60ties fashion and have a very fun mini Limo Bus! Wouldn't that be crazy?
    For more crazy limos, visit Elite chicago limo page!
  • Mrmakingusmile Oct 20, 2010 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    Thanks for the informative lens.
  • Mrmakingusmile Oct 20, 2010 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    Cute ride. Good information. Very nice read. Thank you for making me smile.
  • italianizeyourself Oct 13, 2010 @ 8:10 am | delete
    VWs are great. It's neat seeing a vintage bug or microbus going down the road today. You have a lot of good information here.
  • kansasww Sep 28, 2010 @ 6:47 am | delete
    I have owned two bugs over the years a 57 and a 68 both great little cars. A bus is something thats been on my want list for years.
  • EliteChicagoLimo Sep 27, 2010 @ 1:52 pm | delete
    that vintage VW magazine add is hilarious! A very nice and informative lens! Great work, thanks for sharing!
    Chicago Limo
  • Carauction88 Jul 21, 2010 @ 6:04 am | delete
    Great info! Love the detail you put into this lens! I could almost feel the atmosphere just by reading your stuff!
  • Mickie_G Jun 2, 2010 @ 8:00 am | delete
    Several of my high school and college friends had VWs. My dad even bought a baby blue convertible in 1966!
    Blessed today by this Squid Angel.
  • LaraineRose Nov 27, 2008 @ 12:15 am | delete
    Great lens! My hubby and I had a new Mustang when we got married but when we started our family we decided to buy a VW beetle. We enjoyed that for a while but when out for a drive one day with her, a BIG car pushed our little VW across the intersection and into oncoming traffic. Scary stuff! for the new papa! We sold the VW and bought a BIG car. I like the VW still but....
    5*s you did a great job! I'm lensrolling you to my car lens. Go Green Machines. Favored & I'm a fan!
  • d-artist Nov 16, 2008 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    we had 2 Volkswagens, first one was Yellow, we bought it when hubby came back from Vietnem, it blew up two weeks later, the guy had no remorse selling it to us...the second one was really nice a new 1969 dark green one...wish I had it now....5*
  • nancydodds1 Oct 23, 2008 @ 11:36 pm | delete
    Its great lens and good information about classic volkswagen. Its an amazing lens!. My 5 stars for you.
  • jessicashalyn Oct 23, 2008 @ 12:31 am | delete
    Interesting lens, very informative and Eye catching pix of volkswagen
  • alexanderryan Oct 21, 2008 @ 1:23 am | delete
    This is an incredibly useful lens.
  • casamonika Oct 20, 2008 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    Great lens about a great "thing". Thanks! Funny seeing the Thing again - had one when I came to America in the 70s. I've always associated the Beetle with fun and good friends. 5*
  • Zion Oct 19, 2008 @ 10:24 am | delete
    Wow! This is a great info for all of us.
    I really like your lens! so I gave you 5*.. how about that?!...
    Please try to stop by my lens. I would really much appreciate if you could rate mine too!
    Thank you so much!

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  • paperfacets Oct 19, 2008 @ 4:03 am | delete
    Excellent! I drove my 1966 bug for seven years. I used it for carpooling, traveling across Canada and the U.S. and numerous trips in California. Good looking lens you have here.
  • stoetzels Oct 17, 2008 @ 12:37 am | delete
    terrific advice...I am gonna get me a Beetle...5*
  • OhMe Oct 16, 2008 @ 10:26 am | delete
    Love your updates. This really looks great and reads easily. My brother had a black Karmann Ghia and I loved that car. Wish I had it now.
  • Oosquid Oct 15, 2008 @ 2:21 am | delete
    Wow! What a great informative lens, you have certainly put a lot into it. My son loves VW's, he had an old beetle he restored and put a lot of love into, sadly had to let it go because of the economy.

    Top lens, 5 stars.
  • Deeringboy Oct 12, 2008 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    Great Lens !
  • poutine Oct 12, 2008 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    My favorite is The Love Bug and will always be.

    Poutine
  • pmolinero Oct 11, 2008 @ 4:48 am | delete
    I still love the Volkswagen. A Beetle 1200 was my first car and I still have good memories about it. 5* for such a nice lens.
  • OhMe Oct 9, 2008 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    I wasn't allowed to own a Volkswagon so I like your idea of it being a honorary American Classic.
  • CoCo08 Sep 28, 2008 @ 12:28 am | delete
    Very nice pics, I can't see a VW or even hear the name mentioned without thinking about my brother! He loved them and owned several over the years. I have to smile every time I see one!
  • bdkz Sep 22, 2008 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    Very nice lens! I love VW's.
  • ByRoy Sep 21, 2008 @ 10:05 am | delete
    Great lens with some wonderful pictures. Welcome to my Volkswagen group.
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 20, 2008 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    I miss my '65 Karmann Ghia. It caught on fire and was pretty badly damaged, so my dad rebuilt the engine and I did the interior work. I must've gone to 20 VW festivals to get parts! Wonderful memories here... Squid Angel Blessings to you.
  • danskapia Sep 20, 2008 @ 11:07 am | delete
    My uncle had a 1968 bug that I remember the floor boards rusting out in. Us kids would have to keep our feet up when we drove with him. My Dad also had a beetle. I'm not sure of the year but it had the small rear window.

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