Classic VW Beetles and Campervans

Shona Caroll asked: Beetle Mania“If there is such a thing as being born into a profession, it happened to me”Mort WalkerBeetle Bailey was created by Mort Walker who was a compulsive creative cartoonist. The strip debuted on September 4, 1950.This comic strip is set in the United States Army, and is among the oldest comic strips that are still being created by the original creator.Mort Walker is also the creator of ‘Hi and Lois’, ‘Boner’s Ark’ and ‘Sam and Silo’. He also founded the International Museum of Cartoon …

Phoenix Delray asked: The Volkswagen aircooled parts of the earlier engines that were found in VW models are signature pieces of a time long ago. Volkswagen aircooled parts made up the aircooled engines in many models of Volkswagens. In contrast are the watercooled engines, which are what most engines are today.Volkswagen aircooled parts of an engine rely on air circulating over them to cool them. Today, most engines are cooled by liquid coolant that runs through the engine, where the coolant absorbs heat. As opposed to aircooled parts, a radiator …

Edward Fisher asked: Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany, has been building cars since the 1930s. While some models have become cult classics, this devotion to the brand also extends to die-cast replicas. Die-cast replicas of the the Beetle, Microbus, and other models have generated a dedicated following of collectors.History of Volkswagen Replicas like many die-cast replica products, early replicas were produced primarily as children’s toys. Wiking marketed 1:40 scale beetles, transporters and pickup truck replicas in the 1950s. Corgi followed in the 1960s with a wide …

Will Yap asked: Many people like the idea of driving a pure electric car. It is clean, cheap to run and does not create any noise pollution. With the rising global crude oil prices, electric vehicle (EV) is getting more desirable by many car owners.Unfortunately, a brand new EV from the car dealership is still very expensive. Be prepared to invest upwards of $40,000 for a plug-in EV. Most people would not be able to afford that. The best alternative is to convert a conventional automobile into an EV.One of …

Kim Baker asked: Not everybody is aware of the very important task of the CV joint, when in fact they should. Because without such, they would have to think of other ways to assure a smooth speed when driving. But what is the CV joint? Aside from the fact that CV stands for Constant Velocity, what does it actually do?The Constant Velocity joints are attached to each end of a drive shaft. The CV joints are needed to transfer the torque at a constant speed to steered wheels as well …

Pete J Ridgard asked: Who can help having a soft spot for Volkswagen? Call it a throwback to the days of (possibly) ill-conceived student politics, but there’s something about a company that names itself for the ‘people’s car’.The design history of Volkswagen models has generally been quite pleasing, from the iconic Beetle to the smoothly executive Passat. In fact the only possible black mark on their record may be the early Polos. Less than attractive, abrupt metal boxes on wheels that looked like they were made to serve a utilitarian …

John Garett asked: Sound is an inevitable end product of your car engine. Sound is a pressure wave formed from pulses of alternating high and low air pressure. In an engine, pulses are created when an exhaust valve opens and a burst of high-pressure gas suddenly enters the exhaust system. The molecules in this gas collide with the lower-pressure molecules in the pipe, causing them to stack up on each other. They in turn stack up on the molecules a little further down the pipe, leaving an area of low …

Kalin asked: Today VW is one of the biggest car manufacturers in Europe. However this was not like that from the beginning.The word “volkswagen” literally means “people’s car” and this was the whole idea behind it. From the beginning VW tried to make a car that is simple enough so that the average people could afford it.It was not exactly a new idea. Before 1930’s there have been many attempts to create a simple car model. The problem however was that no matter how simple the car was made it …

John Garett asked: An engine cooling system is an important component when a internal combustion engines used in vehicles. Early VW engines, particularly the early incarnations of the iconic VW Beetle, used an air-cooled system. In a nutshell, the system works by dissipating thermal energy into the air directly. However, after the second World War, most VW vehicles have adapted liquid-cooled principle and continue to do so at present. This is due to the fact that air-cooled engines have fallen out of favor for most car manufacturers, because minimizing emissions …

Phoenix Delray asked: The brand Volkswagen is perhaps the top recognized, selling and driven cars the world has ever known. A German made car with a name that translates to, peoples car, was first made in 1936 by a man whose last name may be familiar: Ferdinand Porsche. In the year 1934, Ferdinand Porsche was contacted by a powerful man, one not so popular with people, one most heinous dictators of all time, Adolph ******.Hitler requested that Porsche build a car unlike any the world had seen. It might be …