26 Retro Volkswagen Moments in Pictures

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jul 11, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

With the meteoric rise of the electric car in recent years, legacy brands like Volkswagen are beginning to fall by the wayside. The very company that created some of the most iconic cars, that defined what it was to be on the road, is going the same way as the horse and cart. So we wanted to take a moment to remember and celebrate all the good times that VW have given the world.

Whether it be the beauty of the Beetle, customized to each owner's content, carrying families cross-country as they discovered the wonders of router 66. Or the VW Bus which became synonymous with the hippy movement and young people piling inside like they were cargo to be moved around from place to place. These cars are more than just agents of automotive movement. They defined generations, and still live on in the warm memories that we have collected for your viewing pleasure. 

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  • Feel like we have Beetle vision looking at this image. Though, it must be asked if this image was taken during some sort of VW Beetle meet up, or if the car was really this popular that everyone had one. We would like to believe the latter, considering how famous it has become. 

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  • The VW bus always instills a sense of freedom in those who gaze upon it. And while usually that freedom is characterized by colorfully dressed twenty-something year olds setting off on a road trip. This example of kids living a life of freedom most certainly lives up to the free spirited nature that this car is associated with.

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