While Detroit churned out chrome-laden behemoths, a different kind of vehicle was making its mark: the Volkswagen Bus. The Bus ... with the burgeoning hippie movement, a symbol of freedom ...

cartoon debuted in 1969 at the height ... It's also been called a hippie van, another reference to the Volkswagen Type 2. In the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie, the van is said to be a 1972 Bedford CF ...