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Miscellaneous Magazines

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1st Volkswagen Annual - from Auto & Motor Sport Publications

Fall
1966
             
ADAC Motorwelt / Autowelt

March
1952

Jan.
1954

Nov.
1954

March
1956

April
1956

June
1956

Aug.
1956

Sept.
1956

March
1958

Aug.
1959

Nov.
1959

June
1963
       
All about VW High Performance - from Argus, the VW & Porsche folks

Jan.
1979
             
Arbeitertum

Jan. 8
1939

Jan. 10
1940
           
The Automobile Engineer - earliest English language VW article?

Feb.
1939


 
           
Auto Topics

Feb.
1966
             
Auto Visie

Oct. 25
1963

Aug. 7
1964

May 7
1965

Aug. 6
1965

Jan. 27
1967

Aug. 4
1967
   
Autocar

April 7, 1961
Ghia road test
Automobilclub von Deutschland
             
Car and Driver

April
1964
             

December
1965

Aug.
1969
             
 

April 1973
PDF of the above article - "Showroom Stock Sports car Comparison Test"
Car Collector and Car Classics

June
1984
Car Craft

Jan.
1972
             
Car Life
"Teasing & Tuning the VW" Article (PDF) - September, 1966
Car Owners Handbook

1958
             
Cars

Dec.
1953
             

Oct. 1961

VW1500 article - Notchback and Squareback
Consumer Reports

Oct.
1954
PDF of article
PDF of article
(2nd version)
           
Das Motorrad

Feb. 18
1939
           
De VW

June
1958

September
1958

September
1961
         
Der Motor Sport

May
1949
Hebmuller
         
Der Spiegel

June
1950
         
Die Dunlop Puv

1952
             
Die Volkswagen Werkstatt

June
1941
           
DLZ

April
1960
           
Energie

March
1939
             
Feld und Wald

Feb., 21
1958

Mar., 21
1958

Dec., 12
1958
         
Forbes

July 15, 1954 with Nordhoff article
Foreign Car Dealer

July
1959
             
Goede Reis - Belgian Quarterly magazine

March
1962

June
1962

Sept.
1962

Dec.
1962

March
1963
     
Handbuch fur kraftfahrer

1939
           
Handy Hints and Tips - article reprints from the publisher of Foreign Car Guide

1960

1961

 

 

 
     
Hobby - German

July
1961

Dec. 6
1961

June 6
1962

Feb.
1965
       
Hot Rod

June 1960
PDF of article above (7.5MB)

Nov.
1967

Dec.
1969
           
Hot Rod Handbook

1963
             
How to Customize your VW, Part II
             
Liewers-Post - German

Oct.
1961

Oct.
1962

Dec.
1963
         
Magnesium

Aug.
1957
             
Mecanica

Cover, 1993

Fusca article #1

Fusca article #2

Ad, center spread
 
Mechanix Illustrated

April 1953

McCahill drives the '53 Volkswagen article
April 1953

Dec.
1953

Sept.
1954
           

VW Beetle article - McCahill Tests - The '56 Volkswagen
(PDF)
Jan.
1956

April
1966
             
Mot Auto Journal

May 6
1972
             
Mot Auto Kritic

Jan. 15
1966

Mar. 3
1966

May 8
1966

Aug. 27
1966
       

Sep. 9
1967
Motor

June
1952
             
Motor (The)

April
1962

Feb.
1964
           
Motor Kritic

May
1930
             
Motor Reise Revue - German

August
1965
             
Motor Review - German

1955
             
Motor Schau

1938
             
Motor Trend

Oct.
1953

June
1955

1955
Yrbk

May
1956
       

October, 1956 Bus article - Double-Duty / Volkswagen Kamper

April
1958

April
1959
           

January 1961 Article - Beetle Road Test - PDF (1.2 MB)

Aug.
1963

Mar.
1973
           
May 1973 Article - Super Beetle Convertible Road Test - PDF (6.6 MB)
Motorwelt

August 19
1938

Jan. 4
1951
         
National Geographic

May
1972
             
New York Times Magazine

11/30
1958
             
Omnibus-Revue

Sept.
1953
             
Performance & Accessory Guide - from VW & Porsche magazine

1980

1981

1985
         
Popular Hot Rodding

Jan.
1969

April
1971
           
"More Power for VW's!" Article (PDF) - April, 1969
Popular Imported Cars/Small Cars Magazine

October
1964
PDF of issue
             

Feb.
1965

Aug.
1965
           

Jan.
1967
             

Jan.
1969

July
1969

Sept.
1969
         

Jan.
1970

March
1970

May
1970

July
1970
       

Jan.
1971

March
1971

May
1971

Nov.
1971
       

March
1972

May
1972

July
1972

Sept.
1972

Nov.
1972
     

Jan.
1973

March
1973

May
1973

July
1973

Nov.
1973
     

May
1974

Aug.
1974

Oct.
1974

Dec.
1974
       

Jan.
1975

Feb.
1975

March
1975

May
1975

June
1975

July
1975
   
Popular Mechanics

July
1955
             

Oct.
1956
Article - Ford Clymer Drives the Volkswagen - PDF (1 MB)
Article - Volkswagen may not be a big car, but it's a fine one, says owners - PDF (2.3 MB)

Feb. 1958
Article - Will Success Spoil Volkswagen?

Feb.
1959

Feb.
1963

Aug.
1966

July
1967

Sept.
1967
     

Feb. 1974
Thing article
Popular Science

May
1945

June
1957

Oct.
1960

Sept.
1961
Article - VW 1500
PDF (3.8MB)

Feb.
1967
   
PS

1950
           
Revue Technique Automobile

April
1949
(PDF - 4.6MB)

March
1952
(PDF - 5.3MB)
Road & Track

October 1956
Article - Road Test: 1956 VW Beetle - PDF

February 1963

Article - VW 1500 Karmann Ghia (Type 34)

Article - Karmann

March 1971
Article - Super Beetle - PDF (2 MB)

Sept. 1973
Article - Sport Bug - PDF (3 MB)
Science and Mechanics

Aug.
1955
VW Beetle article - How the surprising Volkswagen performs (PDF)

Oct.
1956

Oct.
1958

Oct.
1961
         
Scottish Field

March
1962

March
1962
         
Small Cars Magazine
See Popular Imported Cars above
Special Interest Autos

1977
PDF of the above article (6MB)
Sports Car Graphic

Oct.
1961
             
Sports Car Illustrated

April 1956
PDF of the above article - "SCI Tests The new Karmann Ghia Volkswagen"

January
1958

May
1959
           
"Vitality for the VW" Article (PDF) - July, 1956
Teddys Erste Autofahrt
       
Tips & Projects - from the VWCA, reprints from "The VW Autoist" magazine

 
           
Track & Traffic

Dec.
1961

Dec.
1961
           
Volkswagen Classics

Spring
1983

June
1984

August
1984
         
Volkswagen Owner's Guide

Fall
1963

Fall
1964

Fall
1965

Fall
1966

Fall
1967

Fall
1969

Fall
1970

Fall
1971
VW Driver
 
Vol. 37 No.2
Fall
1999
           

Vol. 38 No. 1
Spring
2000

Vol. 38 No. 2
Fall
2000
           

Vol. 39 No. 1
2001

Vol 39 No. 2
2001
           

Vol. 40 No. 1
Spring
2002

Vol. 40 No. 2
Fall
Winter
2002
           
 
Vol. 41 No. 2
Fall
Winter 2003
           
 
Vol. 42 No. 2
Fall
Winter 2004
           
VW Hi-Performance & Accessory Guide - from Argus, the VW & Porsche folks

#1

#2

#3

#4

1984

1985
   
VW Hi-Performance Guide

1971
             
VW Scene International

Dec.
1992
             
Wheels (Australian Magazine)

June
1958
             

All covers have been scanned for reference only.  Articles are the copyright of the respective authors/publishers.
Thanks to Neil, Sam W., Mark M., Sencer, John S., Lee H., Ed Raw, and Michael Rogers for some submissions

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