With more modern lines, more luggage space and bigger, more expansive windows, Volkswagen’s 1500 sedan debuted in late 1961 as a step up from the ubiquitous Beetle. But it was the 1500 station ...

Anticipating Beetle ennui, VW launched the Type 3 in 1961. (Type 1s were Beetles and Karmann-Ghias; the Type 2 was the Microbus/Transporter). Intended to provide a more upscale choice to upwardly ...

Making a world-famous hit isn’t difficult. Overcoming its glory, on the other hand, is where you need all the muscle. As all entertainment executives know, following a performance that does really ...