: About Me

The Volkswagen Beetle, icon and car The Volkswagen Beetle represents many things to many people. To some it is an example of German efficiency, to others it is a childhood companion. For everyone who has driven or ridden in one it represents something different, reminding them of different things. But whatever memories this car stirs up in its admirers, the universal view of the VW Beetle is as a symbol of an era. What would the hippie cult image look like were it not for the Beetle and its cousin the Volkswagen Type 1 a.k.a. the VW Hippie bus (a major counter cultural icon, and the spirit...