Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Karmann Ghia drive and the origin of the Volkswagen Beetle



At long last I take Shelly's 1962 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia for a drive and chat. In this video I start at the beginning and explain the origin of the world famous 'People's Car.'  I have written about this history before so if you'd like to go into more depth, you can find those posts here: 

Part 1 - Origin: http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/volkswagen-world-beating-peoples-car.html
Part 2 - War: https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2014/07/volkswagen-at-war.html

Part 3 - Resurrection: http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/the-death-and-resurrection-of-volkswagen.html

The Volkswagen Manifesto: https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-volkswagen-manifesto.html