Traugott Grundmann’s VW Beetle is one of the first prototypes of a VW Beetle. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Only the chassis was left over from one of the first prototypes of the iconic VW Beetle car.

Admittedly, there wasn't much left of it when restoration work started but the oldest surviving VW Beetle has truly been through an odyssey and even survived the turmoil of World War II. Traugott ...

The Beetle might not spring to mind when you think of a driver-focused, enthusiast-built hot hatch, yet this particular ...

1,000-horsepower Direct Connection Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI® engine relaunches with suite of new engine upgrades Updated NHRA championship-winning Direct Connection 354 Supercharged ...

In Hessisch Oldendorf, Germany, on October 22, 2025, car enthusiast Traugott Grundmann restored what is believed to be the world's oldest Volkswagen Beetle. Built in 1937 as the Volkswagen W30 ...

This 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS checked all the right boxes: gorgeous spec and a big-block V8 under the hood. Then fire hit ...

EAST CORINTH, Vt. (AP) — For nearly 40 years, a tiny town in Vermont has attracted hoards of “Beetlejuice” fans eager to visit where the whimsical horror movie's most famous scenes were filmed. With a ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – There’s an old Kenny Chesney song that opens with the narrative of a man in the ubiquitous Virginia is for Lovers T-shirt. The subject has a bible in his left hand and a bottle in ...

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