3 Volkswagen time travelers find econo heaven

[Bryan]

Earlier this summer, Volkswagen of America offered media loans of vintage vehicles from its historic collection. We gathered three of them—a Beetle, Karmann Ghia, and Rabbit GTI—for a well-spent July day motoring around southeast Michigan. 

Read the full article on Hagerty.com:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/3-volkswagen-time-travelers-find-econo-heaven/

[Jimboriffic]

Nice, but a tributary flows into a larger river. To say, "... the original Type 1 was the river from which all tributaries flowed..." is not correct. 

[slammin]

Beetles and Karmann Ghias have been hot for years. Recently early Rabbit GTIs have going crazy on Bring A Trailer, bring big dollars for clean examples with well over 100,000 miles! 

[brians356]

"... the river from which all tributaries flowed." Eloquent, but impossible. Tributaries flow to the river, never from.

[Ruthless]

I was the very happy owner of a new 1971 Superbeetle for 10 years.  Later I owned a 1980 and a 1985 Rabbit Covertibles nicknamed  “Topless Bunnies”.  Fun times.

[Olexsy]

Ahh yes the long throw VW shifter. My family owned several starting with a 1958 split window with semaphore turn signal to a hot rodded Westphalia Camper that would do 75 mph in third gear. My Dad would say "you didn't drive a VW bug you rowed it"

[Maestro1]

I've had two Beetles, lost one in a divorce and sold the other one when it was between the car and groceries. I haven't forgotten either one, moved on to a collection of mostly Domestic cars, and I found a Beetle under a tree for several years (order the floor pans) on land owned by an acquaintance. It is repainted Screaming Yellow. Yes, I can't help myself. I'm trying to own it.

[win59]

Nice article, fun read - but you youngsters unfamiliar with carburetors should know the pump of the pedal squirts fuel into the venturi FROM the float bowl not INTO the float bowl!

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[Maestro1]

One other thing: At college I fell in love with an extravagant heiress, who had a Ghia and never put the top up (West Coast) who disappeared to Europe after Graduation. The Ghia white with black interior. I have no idea what color the top was. I never saw it. Sweet air cooled memories............

[ScottM]

Memory lane. Growing up in CT in the 60-70’s volkswagens were as common as Country Squires. Our family had various bugs, super bugs, dashers and jettas. I longed for a Rabbit for my first car but wound up with a Mustang. I was almost disowned. After driving American my entire life, I still dream of that Rabbit I never owned.