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