Pictures of Volkswagen cars from car shows, car museums and classic car auctions across the U.S.

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1973 Volkswagen Thing Convertible Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $29,000 |
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Green 1962 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $26,000 |
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1953 Volkswagen Beetle RM Auctions Location: Amelia Island, Florida |
Auction Results March, 2009 | $24,200 |
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1967 Volkswagen Westfalia Microbus Camper Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $23,500 |
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1978 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 10,000 Miles Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $21,000 |
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White 1977 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $18,000 |
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Black 1963 Volkswagen Beetle Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $16,000 |
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1970 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Convertible Coupe RM Auctions Location: Amelia Island, Florida |
Auction Results March, 2009 | $13,200 |
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1971 Volkswagen Beetle 63 Ragtop Re-Creation Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $12,000 |
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Beige 1965 Volkswagen Beetle Coupe Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $9,000 |
1967 VW Beetle - Herbie The Love Bug Movie Car | 1967 VW Beetle - Herbie The Love Bug Movie Car 1967 VW Beetle - Herbie The Love Bug Movie Car Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Star Cars Museum, Gatlinburg, Tennessee by Douglas |
Custom Volkswagen Van | Custom Volkswagen Van Custom Volkswagen Van Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: April 19, 2005 Location: The Orange Plaza Car Show in Orange, California. by Douglas |
Custom Karmann Ghia | Custom Karmann Ghia Custom Karmann Ghia Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: February 17, 2006 Location: The World Of Wheels Car Show in Atlanta, Georgia. by Douglas |
VW Beetle Rat Rod | VW Beetle Rat Rod VW Beetle Rat Rod Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Masters Ultimate Car Show in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 22, 2005. by Douglas |
1974 VW Karmann Ghia - 26 Miles | 1974 VW Karmann Ghia - 26 Miles 1974 VW Karmann Ghia - 26 Miles Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: September 13, 2009 Location: Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing Address: 137 SW 16th Avenue (Exit 341 Interstate 75) City/State: Ocala, Florida 34473 Phone: (877) 271-3278 Website: http://garlits.com by Douglas |
1950 Volkswagen Beetle | 1950 Volkswagen Beetle 1950 Volkswagen Beetle Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: September 13, 2009 Location: Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing Address: 137 SW 16th Avenue (Exit 341 Interstate 75) City/State: Ocala, Florida 34473 Phone: (877) 271-3278 Website: http://garlits.com by Douglas |
VW Beetle Street Rod | VW Beetle Street Rod VW Beetle Street Rod Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Cruise-In in Jasper, Georgia by Douglas |
1967 Volkswagen Beetle | 1967 Volkswagen Beetle 1967 Volkswagen Beetle Cops and Rodders Car Show March 20, 2010 - Atlanta, Georgia Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas |
1956 Volkswagen Beetle | 1956 Volkswagen Beetle 1956 Volkswagen Beetle Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, Tennessee by Douglas |
1962 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible | 1962 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 1962 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Kokomo Automotive Heritage Museum, Kokomo, Indiana by Douglas |
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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:
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
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.