The memory engine for every air-cooled Volkswagen ever built, from 1949 to 1980.
Whether you're buying your first classic or just curious about these iconic machines, we'll help you get started.
Understand the different models, years, and what makes each one special.
Browse part numbers, M-code descriptions and paint-color references.
Follow the decisions and open questions in the documented Single Cab project.
The Ecosystem
Reference, tools, build records and one directory entry work today. The other ideas are on the lift, and you can walk round them.
1938–2003
The iconic Beetle - the people's car that changed the world.
1950–2013
The Transporter that defined a movement.
1961–1973
Fastback, Squareback, Notchback - VW's sophisticated air-cooled models.
1955–1974
Italian design meets German engineering.
You sold it in '87. Watched it drive away. Twenty years of wondering where it ended up, who's driving it now, if it's even still on the road.
The owner registry is a concept. Nothing is registered and nobody is introduced — but the idea is written down, and you can tell us where it is wrong.
Some cars stay with us long after the keys change hands.
We are exploring how photographs could help owners find relevant reference information. Photo analysis is not available.
See the ideaWhat a photograph could tell you about a year, if someone checked the answer first.
A question about your engine, sent to the page that already answers it.
What a value would need behind it before we would print one.
Follow the 1959 Single Cab working plan: mechanicals, wiring, interior and the questions still open. A plan records intentions, not completed work.
Read the Build PlanFeatured Story
Under reviewExplore the 1967 Beetle: 1500cc dual-port power, counterculture icon status, and the year VW perfected minimalism. When Detroit zigged, Wolfsburg zagged.
Read the 1967 storyReference review: source-recorded details; historical accuracy has not been comprehensively verified.
Some of this works today. Some of it is an idea with the dust sheet off. Both are worth your opinion.