Volkswagen Pictures and Specifications

Our Volkswagen pictures were made by our photographers at car museums, car shows, and automobile auctions across the United States. We have original photos of some of the finest classic, collector, and recent Volkswagenes in the world.

Volkswagen Pages

Volkswagen Photos

1949 Volkswagen Sedan 1949 Volkswagen Sedan
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan
Modified 1955 Volkswagen Dragster Modified 1955 Volkswagen Dragster
2005 Henderson Springsational Car Show in Henderson, Nevada
1958 Volkswagen Pickup 1958 Volkswagen Pickup
2005 Henderson Springsational Car Show in Henderson, Nevada
Modified 1959 VW Race/Rally Car Modified 1959 VW Race/Rally Car
2005 Henderson Springsational Car Show in Henderson, Nevada
1959 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper 1959 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan
1961 Volkswagen Convertible 1961 Volkswagen Convertible
Central Texas Museum of Automotive History in Rosanky, Texas
1963 Volkswagen Model 113 Beetle 1963 Volkswagen Model 113 Beetle
Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) in Hershey, Pennsylvania
1964 Volkswagen 1200 Deluxe Convertible 1964 Volkswagen 1200 Deluxe Convertible
National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada
1965 VW Beetle 100% Original 1965 VW Beetle 100% Original
2005 Springfield Ohio Swap Meet & Car Show
Imported 1965 Volkswagen Notchback Imported 1965 Volkswagen Notchback
2005 Orange Plaza Car Show in Orange, California
1966 Volkswager Beetle 1966 Volkswager Beetle
2005 Springfield Ohio Swap Meet & Car Show
1968 Karmann Ghia Convertible 1968 Karmann Ghia Convertible
Hickory Corners, Michigan
1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe 1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe
2005 Masters Ultimate Car Show in Knoxville, Tennessee
1973 Karmann Ghia Coupe 1973 Karmann Ghia Coupe
2005 Springfield Ohio Swap Meet & Car Show
Custom 1973 VW Super Beetle Convertible Street Rod Custom 1973 VW Super Beetle Convertible Street Rod
2005 Masters Ultimate Car Show in Knoxville, Tennessee
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle
Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi
1978 Volkswagen v20 Super Beetle Convertible 1978 Volkswagen v20 Super Beetle Convertible
Sunbelt Auto Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada
Tricked Out 1998 VW GTi VR6 Tuner Tricked Out 1998 VW GTi VR6 Tuner
2005 East Coast Nationals Car Show in Richmond, Virginia
2003 Volkswagen EOS Preview Model 2003 Volkswagen EOS Preview Model
2006 Atlanta Car Show in Atlanta, Georgia
VW Beetle Street Rod VW Beetle Street Rod
Jasper, Georgia
Custom Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rod Custom Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rod
2005 Masters Ultimate Car Show in Knoxville, Tennessee
Radical Custom Volkswagen Van Radical Custom Volkswagen Van
2005 Orange Plaza Car Show in Orange, California
Karmann Ghia Karmann Ghia
2006 World Of Wheels Car Show in Atlanta, Georgia
Herbie The Love Bug Herbie The Love Bug
Four of the VWs used in the filming

Volkswagen Photo Gallery

Volkswagen

In 1934, Ferdinand Porsche received an order from Hitler to design and build an economical vehicle that the average German could afford to purchase and operate; a "Volkswagen" (peoples' wagon in German). Five prototypes were built in 1935-1936 and 126 cars were produced 1936-1939.

Volkswagenwerke GmbH was founded in 1938 and a new factory was built. In February 1940 the plant was finished and production began, but not on the VW 1KdF-Wagen (the original name of what became known as the VW Beetle). Instead the off-road VW Typ 2 Kuebelwagon designed for the German Army was built. In the years 1940 to 1944, only 630 original-design Volkswagens were produced.

Production of the Volkswagen Beetle began in August, 1945 and continued in Germany until 1980. The first two VW Beetles were imported into the United States in 1949. Ultimately, over 20 million Volkswagen Beetles were produced worldwide, more than any other car model ever made.

In the last 40 years Volkswagen has acquired other car makers including:

  • Auto Union (Audi) - 1964 50%, 1966 100%
  • NSU - 1969
  • Seat - 1986 75%, 1990 100%
  • Skoda - 1991 31%, 1994, 60.3%, 1995 70%, 2000 100%
  • Bentley - 1998
  • Lamborghini - 1998 (Became part of the Audi brand)
  • Bugatti (Brand) - 1998

In 2003, Volkswagen AG, includings its brands VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bentley, Shanghai VW, and FAW-VW, produced 5,034,006 vehicles in 20 countries, making Volkswagen AG the fourth largest auto manufacturer in the world.

Volkswagen AG
38436 Wolfsburg
Germany
Phone: 495361/9-0
Fax: 495361 928282
Website: www.Volkswagen.de

How do you spell Volkswagen?

Volkswagen can be tricky to spell. We are pleased to welcome our visitors who chose to use one of the alternative spellings for Volkswagen including Volkswagon and VW.