953 nut 64,245 #1 Posted 23 hours ago March 8, 1950, The first Volkswagen Microbus rolls off the lines at a VW plant in West Germany. Production lasted over 60 years, with the van becoming one of the most iconic symbols of the hippie counterculture 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 24,656 #2 Posted 22 hours ago A friend of mine in Fla has a couple plus a Beetle. All worth big big money now! 3 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,331 #3 Posted 21 hours ago Particularly the double cab Transporter... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,331 #4 Posted 21 hours ago Growing up, we had a small used car dealership / repair shop nearby. All his inventory consisted of "The Waterless Wonders of Wolfsburg". Plenty of oddities to choose from back in the '60's and '70's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,993 #6 Posted 18 hours ago 26 minutes ago, cafoose said: Wow. If that was a roll-on-roll-off setup it’d be spectacular! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,099 #7 Posted 18 hours ago With a 1600cc engine the VW bus boasted a 0 to 60 in 20 to 30 seconds. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,331 #8 Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Achto said: With a 1600cc engine the VW bus boasted a 0 to 60 in 20 to 30 seconds. Depending on the grade of the hill.... 2 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 64,245 #9 Posted 11 hours ago 4 hours ago, ri702bill said: Depending on the grade of the hill.... In '74 I was working out west and hauling a 27' travel trailer. As I went through the rolling hills of Nebraska a VW bus passed me on every downhill grade making me waste a bunch of gas passing him on the uphill runs. After four or five of these little annoyances I blocked him from passing going down hill and slowed him down to about 40 MPH at the foot of the next uphill section, never saw him again. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,331 #11 Posted 2 hours ago 7 hours ago, Streetrodchev said: I'm almost positive that no one addressed the built-in steering angle and changed it to be correct for the shortened wheelbase... That would make for an evil handling twitchy vehicle. And hard braking must make the rear wheels point skyward. But, it's easy to parallel park. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
