Volkswagen began building the Type I Beetle in 1945 and first brought it to the United States four years later, selling more than 15 million Type I autos before the last one rolled off the line in ...

the massively popular Volkswagen Type-1 Beetle and the Type-2 VW Microbus or Transporter were powered by a unique air-cooled boxer engine. The Volkswagen air-cooled engine is remembered amongst ...

This engine would even be used in what is arguably still VW's most recognizable vehicle — the Volkswagen Beetle. Before it had the "Beetle" nomenclature, this car was known as the Type 1 ...