air.cool.ed VW Bus Storys

Very early built VW Bus? Barndoor rescue out of the woods

The “bones” of a very old VW Bus laying in its “grave”, is it allowed or “ethically correct” to recover them? Fifty years, or even longer, an old VW bus sat out in the woods. So at least two thirds of his whole life, he was just laying, rusting, falling apart. One could say we…

1952 Barndoor Deluxe – Where can you find the Holy Grail VW Bus?

No matter where on the planet you ask – the most wanted VW Bus will be a Barndoor Deluxe. But how many of the very early built Deluxes are left and where in the world are they located? When it comes to old Volkswagen buses, the most popular of course are deluxe models with 23…

1950 VW Bus – the first year of glory

The very first year of the VW Bus is shure one of the most iconic years. There are very few real 1950 Buses left. So let’s have a look into the past. When they started the production of the beloved VW Bus.

The true diamond: 1951 VW Bus Deluxe “Samba”

The earliest built Deluxe VW Buses from the second half of 1951 are probably the most rare VW Buses ever built. Only two handfuls have survived till today. On June 27th of 1951 Volkswagen started to produce their Deluxe-model Bus, which they first introduced at IAA Frankfurt in April 1951. It’s said that there were…

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Why this VW Bay Window is rare! (to me)

Why I have been really lucky to get this bus, what I paid police fines for and why I thought this bus is uber rare! It was a lazy friday afternoon, scrolling on my phone, randomly looking at offered classic cars. And suddenly, wait.. scroll back. There it was, an early VW Bay Window. A…

Fleets of Buses – Cheaper by the Dozen

A lot of companies in the 50s and 60s had a whole fleets of VW Buses. Have a look to some stunning examples.

Beer Buses around the world

The love of Beer – it’s everywhere. Enjoy some of the coolest tranporters of the magic drink.

1952er T1 Barndoor Deluxe “Samba” – Wo der heilige Gral VW Bus zu finden ist!

Ganz egal wo auf der Welt, der begehrteste aller VW Busse ist der sogenannte Barndoor Deluxe “Samba”. Aber wie viele von diesen allerersten gebauten Deluxe-Busse haben bis heute überlebt und wo auf dem Planeten sind sie noch zu finden? Nicht nur vor 70 Jahren, auch heute noch – “Samba” Deluxe VW Busse mit 23 Fenstern…

Was diesen VW T2 Bus so selten macht

Warum ich mehr als nur Glück hatte, diesen VW Bus zu bekommen. Wofür ich Polizeistrafe bezahlt habe und warum ich dachte, dieser Bus sei wahnsinnig selten! Es begann an einem Faulenzerfreitag, ich scrollte gelangweilt durch Autoplattformen auf meinem Handy. Und plötzlich, warte mal.. zurück scrollen! Da war er, ein früher VW T2a. Unter dem komischen…