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Junkyard Gem: 1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle

Before the Golf was ready, VW made a semi-modernized air-cooled Beetle

The Volkswagen Super Beetle had a McPherson-strut front suspension and other features meant to upgrade it from 1930s technology. Here's a 1971 Super Beetle in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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What's driving the spike in air-cooled Porsche 911 prices

Speed Academy runs a piece looking at what's driving the skyrocketing prices of air-cooled Porsche 911s. One theory is that Joe-the-Plumber owners are valuing their own high-mileage daily drivers according to the bubble-like prices being asked for pristine, low-mileage examples.