Execs hope the electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz can revitalize interest in the ailing German brand. The spiritual successor to the T2, reborn as an electric minivan decades later, edged out the ...

with the T1 and T2 becoming counterculture symbols in the 1960s and 1970s. The VW bus was seen as an eco-friendlier alternative to Detroit's heavy, gas-guzzling behemoths and a practical way to ...

1966 VW ’Jenkins Bus.’ The Jenkinses were very active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and their 1966 Bus has been listed in the National Historic Vehicle Register for its importance.

The bus was a favorite of the hippie counterculture in the 1960s and surfers still today. In the 1950s, the Volkswagen arrived in the U.S., and the initial reception was not very good but after a ...

A CLASSIC Volkswagen 'T2' from 1967 with an incredibly unique interior is up for sale. The iconic 'surf bus' has been brilliantly modified inside and has even won awards. The much-loved VW Camper ...

countercultural ethos characteristic of the 1960s. The VW Bus was actually inspired, in a way, by the Beetle. In 1947 , Dutch businessmen Ben Pon imported VW Beetles to distributors around the ...

High hopes following years stuck in development Patterned on the iconic Volkswagen T2 bus synonymous with 1960s counterculture, the ID. Buzz first debuted as a concept car at the Detroit motor ...

According to “Bug” by Phil Patton, when Grateful Dead musician Jerry Garcia died in 1995, Volkswagen ran an ad featuring a drawing of the front of a bus with a tear streaming down it. The bus was a ...

Volkswagen hopes the ID. Buzz, pictured here, can tap into the goodwill still surrounding its iconic 1960s bus. It's just won North American Utility Vehicle of the Year, beating out Hyundai and ...