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.

SAN DIEGO — Volkswagen's beloved microbus, a counterculture icon that captured the hearts of surfers, hippies and families alike, is getting an electric makeover. The ID Buzz, VW's all-electric ...

The Volkswagen Type 2 goes by many names. The Transporter, the Kombi, the VW Wagon, the VW Bus, in the UK the Camper, in ...

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Damon Ristau knows Volkswagens. Not only did he direct two documentaries about them—The Bug: Life and Times of the People’s Car (2016) and The Bus (2012), but he’s also had a lifetime personal passion ...

Believe it or not, brothers and sisters, the summer of 1969 went down 50 years ago. So, don't be surprised when the media starts celebrating the golden anniversary of man's first walk on the moon in ...

The iconic Volkswagen bus made famous during Woodstock, recreated by Robert and Marlo Skinner and their crew at Vacaville Auto Body Center and artist Dr. Bob Hieronimus, was unveiled at an open house ...

It might not be the Summer of Love, but 1969 marked another iconic event: Woodstock. In mid-August, the hippie-ridden crowds flocked to Upstate New York to attend one of the most influential moments ...

Volkswagen seems almost as American as Ford or Chevrolet to some, but VW was a product of Nazi Germany. Hitler wanted a car for the working class, so in 1937 he ordered the start of a company that ...

View post: Why the Volkswagen ID.4 is This Generation’s Nissan Leaf MILTON KEYNES, England — Before climbing into the VW ID. Buzz for a first drive in Volkswagen’s reborn and electrified bus, let’s ...

“You see? You see? You see?” Enrique Aragon shouts over the loud purr of his 1966 Volkswagen 21-Window Deluxe Bus as he gestures toward gawkers yet again. For the last hour, the 42-year-old ...