During the late 1980s, Blank acquired a battered VW Beetle and decided to use it as a canvas to create a work of art. First he painted a rooster on the driver’s side door.

Volkswagen again juices the Beetle's engine, increasing displacement to 1493 cc, netting another 3 horsepower and a badge update to "1500." In '67, the Bug inherits 12-volt electronics, dual ...

The Volkswagen Beetle has transcended its role as a mere car to become a cultural symbol that resonates worldwide. With its distinctive design and connection to freedom, individuality, and nostalgia, ...

The Volkswagen Beetle was a brand-new sight for Americans in 1949, ... So, too, is B W&P—built in 1949 but with distinctive art deco and art moderne elements "Like the Volkswagen, ...

A bug hanging out high in a tree is hardly noteworthy. Unless, of course, it’s a Volkswagen Beetle, in which case it will raise eyebrows and apparently result in police involvement.<br> ...

This luminescent Volkswagen Beetle is a life-size art work crafted by artist Haribaabu Naatesan from over 2805 pieces of scrap for the Think Blue Campaign.

Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition Gets Diluted for Production, ... Occasionally, he takes a subpar photograph or whips together a cheesy illustration to the chagrin of C/D’s art staff.

VW revs up Beetle with R-Line trim, but it's no GTI I found plenty of differences in this 2014 Beetle compared with my parents' Bug. Under the hood was an engine instead of a gas tank and cargo space.

The trick is that the Beetle’s puttering, smog-spitting, 36-horsepower engine has been replaced by a potent electric motor and lithium battery pack, courtesy of a San Diego-based company called ...

But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled off the production line at Volkswagen’s flagship factory in Puebla in 2003, the plucky car lives on. CNN values your feedback 1.

With a mariachi band playing along , the last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line of a Mexican factory on July 10. ... How the Volkswagen Beetle sparked America's art car movement.