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  • Bugatti Information

    Fueled by the creative talent and ambition of Ettore Bugatti, the Bugatti car company won many races and created some of the most astounding and innovative automotive technology in the world...

  • How to Identify VW Motors

    Volkswagen motors, for most of the 20th century, were air-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engines. These engines are readily identifiable by their uncommon appearance and can be...

  • The History of Volkwagen

    The word "Volkswagen" literally means "people's car," and the Volkswagen Group can well lay claim to the title. As of the end of 2008, Volkswagen---with its subsidiary brands Audi, Bentley,...

  • About Bugatti

    Bugatti is a car company that was established in 1909 in Molsheim, France, by an Italian, Ettore Bugatti. The company was famous for manufacturing some of the fastest cars of the time, and later...

  • How to Determine the Size of a VW Engine

    Volkswagen engines, for 40 years, were air-cooled, horizontally opposed four-cylinder power-plants. From 1938 to 1980, the VW Beetle carried this style of motor; while it may look similar to the...

  • In What Country Was the Volkswagen Designed & Built?

    The Volkswagen was designed and built in Germany under the supervision of Ferdinand Porsche, the father of the Porsche two-seat roadster. The idea was contracted by German Chancellor Adolf Hitler...

  • How to Identify VW Engines

    The Volkswagen horizontally opposed, oil cooled engine is easily identified by its outward appearance and lack of a radiator.

  • Who Made the First Minivan?

    The first minivan was created by William Stout in 1935 at Stout Engineering Laboratories in Detroit, Mich. The Stout Scarab was too radical in design to catch on as a production car, but the idea...

  • Who Founded Volkswagen?

    Volkswagen was founded by Adolf Hitler, using the automotive skills of Ferdinand Porsche. When Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 he promoted the idea of a cheap, fuel-efficient car that...

  • Facts About the Porsche

    In the early 1950s, Porsche introduced American car buyers to the thrills of two-seater roadsters that discarded the prewar styling employed by competing imports such as the MG TD in favor of a...

  • Who Made the First Porsche?

    Ferdinand Porsche, creator of the Volkswagen, and his son Ferry built the first Porsche sports car in Austria beginning in 1947. The elder Porsche was responsible for building Volkswagens, but...

  • History of the Porsche Motor Car

    The Porsche, owned by the Volkswagen Group, is one of the most popular sports cars imported to the U.S. from Germany. The car's early versions featured a spartan interior and, unusual for its...

  • History of the Volkswagen R32

    The Volkswagen Golf R32 was an unexpected success when it debuted in Europe in 2002, and was quickly imported to the United States two years later. Built on the Golf IV platform, the R32 is a...

  • History of the Volkswagen Beetle

    The Volkswagen Beetle, commonly referred to as the "Bug," has had only two generations of designs while being continuously produced since 1938. The Beetle is considered to be one of the most...

  • History of the VW Beetle

    The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the "Bug," has been continuously produced since the first one rolled off the assembly line in 1938, with only two different generations of the vehicle having...

  • History of the Volkswagen Van

    The Volkswagen Transporter, commonly referred to as the Micro Bus or simply Bus, is a pioneering multi-purpose vehicle mimicked first by the Chevrolet Corvair panel van of the early 1960s and...

  • History of Volkswagen Beetles

    The Volkswagen Beetle was conceived by Porsche sports car designer and engineer Ferdinand Porsche in 1933 as inexpensive transportation for the German people. It started appearing on the German...

  • History of the Volkswagen Thing

    The Volkswagen Jeep-style Type 181, commonly known as the Thing, Safari or Trekker, is based on the World War II-era German military vehicle the Type 82 Kübelwagen, known in English as the...

  • What Is the History of Bentley Cars?

    Bentley became an instant high-performance luxury classic due largely to its early racing pedigree, winning four consecutive races at Le Mans in 1927-30 with its huge 3-liter engines. Rolls-Royce...

  • Who Developed the Volkswagen Beetle?

    The Volkswagen Beetle was engineered and designed by Ferdinand Porsche, father of the Porsche sports car, at the behest of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader wanted an affordable,...

  • How to Join a Volkswagen Car Club

    Do you own a Volkswagen and you're proud of it? If so, a Volkswagen car club is for you. Joining a club for VW owners will offer you benefits, such as discounts on merchandise, and will give you...

  • How to Plan a Weekend at Cornwall's Run to the Sun

    Cornwall's Run to the Sun is a celebration of the Volkswagen, with a little dance music tacked on. In it's 22nd year this festival is set in the seaside town of Britain's number one surfing spot,...

  • How to Buy a Volkswagen Bus

    The Volkswagen Bus has been an icon for Volkswagen since it was first introduced in 1949. The bus quickly gained a fan base for its versatile options and the space it offered. Before you join the...

  • How to Buy Volkswagen Bus Parts

    Just looking at a Volkswagen bus transports you back to a simpler time where there was a connection between the owner and the open road. But if you own this vintage vehicle, you know original...

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