Memminger's Beetles are designed to last longer than the rust-prone examples from the VW factory so the firm makes around three quarters of all sheet metal parts for the restoration from scratch.

This 1965 Beetle appears to have been cut in half crosswise just ahead of the factory B-pillar, and had a couple feet of extra sheet metal (plus a new, structural B-pillar) added in to lengthen ...

Part of the reason it's got such a curved design is to minimize the amount of sheet metal that it uses. So, ... Not to mention it was cheap. A new Volkswagen Beetle in 1967 came in at $1,600, ...

The Volkswagen Beetle is represented on all seven continents, including Antarctica. ... It debuted in 1997 riding on the Golf platform but with sheet metal reminiscent of the old Type 1.