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Rumormill: VW Microbus back on the table?

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the '01 VW Microbus concept The 2001 VW Microbus concept was really cool; so much so that it looked like it was headed for 2005 production. Then the project started getting expensive at the same time the U.S. dollar began to hit the skids. So, then-boss Bernd Pischetsrieder swung the axe, and it was curtains for the retro breadbox. Fast-forward to the present. Instead of a spiffy new Microbus, we now have the Routan, which is fake German for "Dodge Caravan." Not very exciting, to say the least. A revival of ... Read more →

Volkswagen considering a Microbus revival? Merritt Johnson

Volkswagen is one of those brands that evokes a lot of nostalgia. The Who is an iconic band from the 60's. That's why when Volkswagen decided to revisit the Microbus concept they looked to members of ...

Magic Bus: Project VW reveals hidden surprise Chris Shunk

var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Magic_Bus_Project_VW_Reveals_Hidden_Surprise'; Back in the 60s and 70s, the VW Micro-bus had quite the hippie reputation, with flower power and ...

Artist creates life-sized VW Bus out of wood Alex Nunez

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Artist_creates_life_sized_VW_Bus_out_of_wood'; Well, this is interesting. By his own account, sculptor Lee Stoetzel is "very interested in the far-reaching ...

24 Hours of Le Mons adding $800 VW Microbus for rule enforcement John Neff

You may remember our post on the 24 Hours of LeMons last October, but if not we'll refresh your memory. The 24 Hours of LeMons (pronounced like "lemons" if you didn't get the joke yet) is an endurance ...

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Cartalk names Top 10 Scariest Cars 3 years ago on Autoblog

What do the 1980 Chevy Monza and the 1973 VW Microbus have in common? They are among Car Talk hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi's Top 10 Scariest Cars list. Of the Monza they say, " Whenever one of these beauties reared its ugly grille in front of the garage, every mechanic with more than six weeks' ...

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Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!

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