| The brand Volkswagen is perhaps the top | | | | responsible for the continued interest and |
| recognized, selling and driven cars the world has | | | | popularity of the vehicle. The VW Bus is still a |
| ever known. A German made car with a name | | | | commonly driven vehicle, especially among |
| that translates to, peoples car, was first made in | | | | outdoorsy types such as surfers, campers and |
| 1936 by a man whose last name may be familiar: | | | | even, simply, leisure drivers. |
| Ferdinand Porsche. In the year 1934, Ferdinand | | | | With hobbies such as leisure driving comes the |
| Porsche was contacted by a powerful man, one | | | | responsibility of maintaining ones vehicle. Because |
| not so popular with people, one most heinous | | | | VW parts are readily available via internet |
| dictators of all time, Adolph Hitler. | | | | shopping sites and more traditional car exchange |
| Hitler requested that Porsche build a car unlike any | | | | and motor shops, Volkswagen restoration parts |
| the world had seen. It might be that along with | | | | have become not just a tool for keeping VW |
| Hitler's fantasy to control all the people of the | | | | aircooled parts functioning and safe, but fixing |
| world, to control the cars which the people drive | | | | these cars is also part of the enjoyable hobby of |
| would ultimately set him apart form other | | | | owning one such classic machine. |
| tyrannical types. Sure enough, although Hitler | | | | VW aircooled parts are written about in several |
| remains to be a favorable historical character, he | | | | books regarding the upkeep, restoration and |
| did in fact play an important role in the origins of | | | | leisure driving promotion of your VW bus. |
| Porsche's car, which later went on to be called the | | | | VW parts make up an engine that has maintained |
| Beetle, a vehicle also crowned 'the best selling car | | | | an easy to work on reputation. All things |
| of all time. Officially called the Type 1, the Beetle | | | | considered, the VW bus is ultimately a symbol of |
| was followed several years later by the Type 2, | | | | the counterculture of the 1960s, likely resulting in |
| or VW Bus. | | | | several depictions of the car in some very popular |
| Over the years and despite the discontinued | | | | films, such as Magnum Force, the second Dirty |
| nature of some of these cars, including the sporty | | | | Harry film, where a VW Bus is t-boned by Clint |
| Carmengia, the accessibly of VW parts, | | | | Eastwood, who drives a 1972 Ford Galaxie 500, |
| particularly VW aircooled parts, are in large part | | | | which ultimately blows up by the films end. |