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Hot Wheels has selected a 1956 Volkswagen Beetle as a finalist in the 2022 Legends Tour. ... heavily-modified car that’s nicknamed “Berlin Buick” and powered by a mid-mounted V8 engine.
We dropped a V8 engine into a beaten-up Volkswagen Beetle—and now it’s time to hit the drag strip. Will this wild build ...
This Volkswagen Beetle is priced to sell at $250,000. No, there's no typo in that figure. This 1963 VW Bug has celebrity ownership, as it once belonged to Mr. Paul Newman.
Because of the layout, we've always believed that the most awesome engine swap for a Beetle is either from a Porsche 911 or a Subaru WRX/STI. However, The "HEMI Bug" rocks that notion to the core.
Today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Beetle is about three feet longer than your standard Type I. That's because its engine has been replaced by a Ford 302 that's hanging out the back like a ...
The V-8 StealthBeetle Is a Mid-Engined, Audi-Powered Classic Volkswagen Supercar. It may look like any common lowered VW Beetle, but it’s the epitome of “don’t judge a book by its cover.” ...
He pulled the Beetle’s factory four-cylinder and performed a daring heart transplant from a 2006 Monte Carlo SS donor car, retaining the original transverse layout of the 5.3-liter LS4 V8 since ...
Believe it or not, Rowan Atkinson, Mister Bean himself, is a die-hard gearhead, too, with rare Aston Martins and BMWs at his beck and call. But the award for coolest car collection most likely goes to ...
This DIY project is said to combine the body shell of a 1978 Beetle with a 1993 Chevrolet S-10 front frame and a 1989 Ford Mustang rear end, while power is provided by a Chevrolet small block 350 ...
What started life as 1974 Volkswagen Beetle now features a good ol’ small-block V8 with loads of engine and chassis modifications, hence the “Volksrod” designation.
Powering everything from the first VW Beetle to the first Bus, the Type 1 and Type 4 boxer engines offered varying power in Volkswagen's lineup for decades.