Rare Photos Of Old Volkswagen Beetle

Old Volkswagen Beetle is very unique car. If you ask why, let me tell you that it is the only car that has been constructed and sold for more than 60 years. The production in Mexico has been stopped in July 2003. It still holds the record as most popular car in the world ever with more then 22.000.000 cars sold!

The Volkswagen Type 1 is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen (VW) first produced in 1938. It was originally known as Käfer, the German word for “beetle,” from which the popular English nickname originates. It was not until August 1967 that the Volkswagen corporation 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 as either the “Type I” or as the 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, or 1600 which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in Europe;

Over the years people  made this famous car look even more amazing. We have collected most interesting photos from beetle fan clubs around the globe. You can see some really amazing customizations!

This beetle mod is called “The Wedding Car” made in 1968 of wrought iron.
This car was built in Mexico in 1968 for Volkswagen of Mexico by a talented metal artist employee
of the factory. It is thought to be one of the first two of it’s kind built and was displayed at the
Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968.

This “Rolls Royce” inspired conversion is probably wildest beetle mod out there.
There is a couple different versions, perhaps from different manufacturers but this is the most
extensive with full fender, hood and decklid replacement.

This house show how VW Beetle is popular and how much it inspires people. The VW Beetle is vauled at 1,6$ million!

Beetle Can Float On Water!!!

We don’t know if Porsche knew it and intentionally planned or if it is simply but incredibly a fortuitous case, but Bettle can float. First who discovered this were two Bolognese fans in 1968 who crossed the Strait of Messina for a joke, taking 38 minutes to cover the 7 km of sea that separates Sicily from Calabrian coast.The Beetle achieved a speed of 4 nautical miles to 1800 revs per minute.