Documentary - History of VW Beetle Classic

[@paulalld]

My second car was a 1965 Beetle that I purchased new at age 18 and paid cash for it. It cost $1,955.14 out the door. I drove it for 8 yrs and sold it for $900. It had 156,000 miles on it when I parted company with it.

[@woodyw6891]

How many engines, and transmissions had you replaced during that 156,000 miles?

[@thesecond5588]

My first car, at age 16 was a 1960 VW Beetle. 36hp and no gas gauge. When the car stuttered, flipping a lever above and to the right of the gas pedal gave you a gallon of fuel. I can still remember that the car was so airtight that if you didn't crack a window when you shut the door your ears would feel the pressure. A truly well thought-out car.

[@MrAndyLocksmith]

Beetles don’t run on gas their fuel is petrol. Hence none would be equipped with a “gas gauge”. Also not sure why you’d want to “crack a window”. Sorry if English is maybe your second language!

[@JCDenton95]

@@MrAndyLocksmith Gas gauge is American. This man is an American. Gallon of fuel is also an American term. Maybe you don’t know what American life is like.

[@thomasschwarting5108]

My first bug was a 64 that I bought from my uncle for 100 bucks. Cool thing about was that I used to ride in it when I was little when they lived on Long Island. So it has some sentimental value for me. Loved that car!! As far as "cracking a window" a bit, the car was sealed so well that it needed to breathe. I remember feeling it in my ears.

[@brianchisnell1548]

The car will float. The owners manual says to open a vent window to allow the heater to flow air into the car.

[@1946luke]

LMAO, I guess old Adolf wasn't so bad after all. 🤔

[@yixnorb5971]

No radiator, transmission, light steel, 40mpg, no computers, no smog equipment, no catalytic converter, cheap, dependable, WE NEED THIS CAR TODAY.

[@F8Tributo]

No transmission? The 4 speed transmission is what the Bug's engine attaches to, with four bolts!

[@1946luke]

Uhh actually 25 mpg was more like it.

[@gerardleahy6946]

Excellent and informative. I learned to drive in a Beetle. The first to be built outside Germany was assembled in Dublin, Ireland. The car was bought back by VW, restored to new condition and now resides in thd VW museum in Wolfsburg, complete with its Dublin licence plates.

[@drstevenrey]

To this day I can not understand people who don't like the Beetle. The older and with as little fancy stuff as possible, this car can do absolutely everything. My preferred era is anything between 1948 and 1959, even if I have one from as late as 1968. And I do prefer the standard sedan, no sunroof and such. And on another note, I could beat every single car challenge from old Top Gear using nothing but a old standard Beetle. So much for Clarkson's car knowledge.

[@timothystone4998]

I have had VW and have 4 now labor of love wish I still had my split window bus

[@kenmaund2836]

Owned a 69 model, best car ever, but you forgot that South Africa also loved beetles and jad its own factory which is still producing a wide range of V W products

[@funathome123]

I had a 60 (my dad gave me that), a 73 I bought on my own in 76 and a 66 my sister gave me after the engine froze in 77. The 66 was my favorite and I spent good money to get it back to original. After I finished fixing and painting the 66 was stolen and totally stripped in 1981. I can say that of all the Bugs I had driven, the 66 was the best. It was fast enough for the freeway and was more dependable than my 73.

[@bluegtturbo]

Thanks Adolph... It couldn't have happened without you.

[@MichaelElias-q2z]

Never forget me.

[@MichaelElias-q2z]

The one and only!

[@spencermccarthy5157]

I wish Herbie The Love Bug was in this video.

[@FINNIUSORION]

Wow! A real documentary with actual facts and no leftist political correctness or biases.. its amazing!

[@laboye]

Reminds me of when Discovery channel was actually interesting!

[@MarkAnderson-vg5vq]

It's amazing how someone so evil responsible for so many deaths was also responsible for a genius automobile .

[@yixnorb5971]

When networks of narrowly defined purpose run out of material to sustain 24 hour programming, they fill the void with programming of different subjects, such as MTV running reality programs.

[@kristiankristof6664]

Super zaujímavý film už tam hcýba len český dabing inak barz dobrý dokument

[@mariof.3711]

Una verdadera maravilla mi querido Vocho , totalmente de culto en mi México., mi primer coche un Vocho 94 ya con fuel injeccion y frenos de disco pero como lo disfruté y lo extraño y ahora que es coleccionable lo extraño más .

[@fado792]

We had a beeltle, colour: Lofotengrun. Made in Mexico. We found a piece of granite of 40 kilo's to put above the front tires , for stability, and drove it through Europe and back.

[@maxenielsen]

Excellent documentary. I learned things I’d never known! Thanks!

[@nygelmiller5293]

What an amazing idea, to re-create a ROULETTE wheel in the stadium! What stadium was that? Does anybody know? Please reply!

[@kristiankristof6664]

Je dôležité aby sa viac vedelo o histórii Volkswagnu abi hlavne generácie po nás o Tom vedeli

[@TheKimmer1969]

From a time when Discovery Channel was worth watching and you actually learnt something.... They really screwed everything up..!

[@eamonnheffernan6061]

1st country Beetles were assembled outside of Germany was actually Ireland...from complete knock-down kits with many local suppliers for components such as glass etc.

[@DavidHuber63]

To say he made lots of enemies is a gross understatement

[@longtomsa]

Thanks. Nice piece.

[@fado792]

The first Kefer /Beatle was from the Swiss Jewish man Joseph Ganz - No German; hard to digest for the nazi's at the time, and the first idea for the VW transporter was from the Dutchman Pon. Nevertheless: Thanks!!

[@craigsheehan]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Ganz

[@craigsheehan]

Correct it's not a secret but it's correct.

[@rendor21]

Volume is way too low

[@axiomist4488]

Put on your earphones .

[@thebaron44]

No mention of the ''Thing"?

[@portrius6076]

The translation from this video is Dutch :D

[@1perfectstrangerr]

Heil Volkswagen...!

[@PAHighlander24]

In 1958 my Dad wanted to buy a VW in Pennsylvania. He was told there was a one year waiting list. Instead he bought a Renault Dauphine And regretted it. In winter he had to crank start it because the 6V starter couldn't crank it fast enough to start the engine. Then within a year the engine's main bearings failed and the engine seized, just after the warranty expired. He never bought another foreign car as long as he lived. Many decades later he gave me a hard time for buying a Subaru.

[@tonkool4736]

Does the voice of the narrator belong to Tim Piggott-Smith?

[@nygelmiller5293]

No, commentator is ALEX SCOTT. I t says so in the credits at the end

[@sirernest7]

I love my 59 buggy

[@beakittelscherz5419]

I am from Germany. "Hitler never learned to drive" really sums up how gigantomanic he was on one side, and what a looser in real life. Tragic VW history indeed !

[@karlditz8631]

why is that guy hiding at 40:12? we know cars dont drive themselves

[@CEOofInfamous]

Dawg theres no guy Its clearly an autobot

[@po22etj3s_]

I know at least 1 vw beetle who can drive himself.

[@eruvox8245]

Herbie the love bug can drive himself

[@andrewkimber6183]

A great car. And it wasn't designed by Hitler,it was commissioned by him. Motorhead,you're nuts!

[@tomsvenkesen2476]

andrew kimber best car ever

[@danilo16410]

If not designed but sure approved, and he used to draw too. In any case with many bad things, how the fate turns it out, he left to Germany a good heritage to help rebuilt the industry.

[@TheOzthewiz]

Hitler provided Dr. Porsche with the specifications for a "peoples car"!

[@TheOzthewiz]

@@tomsvenkesen2476 It certainly had the best craftsmanship compared to US cars until the Japanese taught us how to build quality automobiles!

[@nygelmiller5293]

@@TheOzthewiz but Hitler had gone to a motor show, and seen a lookalike that existed BEFORE the actual Beetle, a convertible, designed by car designer Joseph Ganz. A picture was published of Hitler admiring that car. He stole the design (although Porsches car for NSU early on did look like the hardtop Beetle) .All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes , and streamlined cars with the engine at the back, were the accepted idea of the time!

[@hittrewweuy7595]

Nice documentary but they failed to mention the SP2 and Brasilia models that basically were bugs with a different body

[@MaryLouLord1]

Great doc. VOLUME TOO LOW. Shame.

[@nygelmiller5293]

To Mary Lou Lord. Yes, the volume IS rather low!

[@santaandrewbailey401]

Any of kdf VW from 1938-1947 still available?

[@tonyrata4796]

Sales of VW badged cars didn't start rolling off the production lines until 1946 . Less than 100 cars were produced whilst Hitler was alive , and they were all given to party officials . Ironically , the men responsible for the success of VW were two British Military engineers , Colonel Charles Radclyffe and Major Ivan Hurst . I believe there are a couple of the early , pre 1946 cars still surviving , but they are museum pieces. You'll never find a pre 1946 car for sale .

[@kristjanbjartmarsson4024]

The Autobahn highways were not originated by Hitler, although he took the credit. It was during the period of the Weimar republic that this was set in motion.

[@COIcultist]

1947 Berlin Airlift? It is his reminiscences but someone should have corrected him.. Berlin Blockade June 24th 1948 onwards, airlift from 26th.

[@Tom-h3s4x]

Did anyone else notice the train that looked suspiciously like an early VW bus?

[@barontaylor7139]

The world’s best selling automobile for quite a long time until the Toyota Corolla surpassed it a few years ago

[@timothystone4998]

Only if I hybrid some.hub motors and then perhaps perfect as it goes

[@sureshmurty6523]

It's a pity there are very few Beetles in India. I already have a VW Vento which is a decent car but can't find any reliable person or dealer. All our metros are full of dubious second hand car dealers who also sell luxury cars. But with zero guarantees. The cars break down every month. A shame.

[@jonnygarland4741]

🤔I had a 1947 bug got OVER 3 million miles original ENGINE AlSO i had a 1970 VW bus had the car ENGINE original ENGINE GOT 2 &1/2 million miles YES the original ENGINE

[@NanoVisionTv2]

👍🏽

[@hersa2011]

DP-ya ganti atuh,akang... :-P

[@NanoFakhrurRozy]

+Hersa Morgana Resta Indraprahasta Indraprahasta Iya kang kasep. . . DP ini lebih greget nih... flickr.com/ozy_attraente :hehehehe

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@NanoFakhrurRozy shut up

[@timsgta]

Before watching this, I hope Josef Ganz and Bela Berenyi's contributions were mentioned. Typical of ignorant people to accept the common story...

[@miketurner4173]

The Allies won WW2 the Germans got jobs and the Australian bush ate VW Beetles (overheated, poor suspension and bad brakes). 100 kph 🤣 going down a steep hill. ✌️🇦🇺

[@ungurdani8346]

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[@CanadaYo]

I have a VW Touareg more superior than any American vehicle has a towing capacity of 7500 lbs plus is a high end SUV its like a Porsche.

[@Tom-h3s4x]

You had to KNOW that when you saw hitler (lower case required) rollin' in a VW Beatle, he wasn't gonna win any wars.

[@oldViking66]

I give you that in the later years he was drug addicted and made huge mistakes but let's NOT forget, from 1939-43 the Germans kicked ass and it did take the World powers to beat one country

[@CanadaYo]

So a VW is really a Porsche.

[@briangode1381]

On my last comment I meant 32and half years why my dad before we met family feud mom dad me it will never work last why do volks assume things before doing trying them just because most often is the same not all are a real shame what our society is has becoming of guns autos death 365 days yearly what has become of respect for all

[@vettezl1]

The entire design was stolen from Tatra. All patents are registered in the USA. The Czech Republic embassy in your country will send you the true disgraceful story upon request.

[@Tom-h3s4x]

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah....

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

Stolen technology from Tatra.

[@nygelmiller5293]

To Devil Slayer. I wouldn't technology actually STOLEN from the fantastic Tatra firm - more LEARNING from the best!

[@MichaelElias-q2z]

The IDEA of a rear engine car might have been Czech, but the engineering and technology were all german. If the Czechs were so fucking smart, Skoda would have bought out VW group instead of the other way around.

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

@@MichaelElias-q2z if not for communism not allowing it to grow as well cannibalizing it, Skoda would have achieved its rightful place in the automotive industry. It's already the most reliable maker of cars in the vw group, plus there is also Skoda turbine power generators and Skoda transportation which produces trans, buses, and trains. Skoda also survived communism which the east german brands couldn't. There is also Tatra, Buggyra, Tedom(LIAZ), CZ as turbochargers, and Zetor.

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

@@nygelmiller5293 that's what I said, vw stole from Tatra.

[@nygelmiller5293]

@@MichaelElias-q2z NO! The Czechs had been held back financially because of earlier communist economics, and so hadn't amassed the money to buy V W!

[@briangode1381]

Vloks use to drive everywhere love their cars cheap gasoline now so very expensive more miles per gallon for some who thinks beyond mucho often gas. Dinero spent what is other wise insurance auto loans financing more than worth oil changes tires tune ups mantaince repairs vandalism I had how well is the work done by whoever yourself or costs varies time wasted at some shops in my life I have seen plenty wrong very nice it depends who is senor senora or where we live travel distance types of dates or more first pd like to know why is it on tv dating shows they have just met then go on extra fancy dates dinning out alcohol wine drugs what is so wrong simple ones most girls would ask me what I do to earn dinero then I’d hear I was not a Wall Street bank president 1000dollars a day ask them are you so great or do what for us senors their mouths were then shut so I’d walk out leave them there why should it always be senors dinero to pay what is so bad not doing for each other as my relations are or sharing date ideas I work hard easy basically time consuming to get dinero I never was anyones bank atm machine vault do they want relations enjoyment on dates or slaves use to be senor was the dinero bring home the bacon provider if senoritas did some is was just to help out some then clothes fashions wash errands around town house work his nite with the guys poker game once monthly senoritas girls or couples date nights square dances we love my health other problems too now life could be nicer if two volks together work things out share interests likes dislikes compromise are not shallow minded senor is too short in height bad looks wrong automobile their amigos not approving never could we all please everyone not possible who wears what sex fashions likes certain foods music real only us two love the simple things walks on boardwalks the beach parks feed the swans ducks just pleasant walks ice cream sodas maybe not mucho soda luncheonettes I cream places these days as once were four dates should not be so expensive as one loco nut job girl always complains about cheap dumps hamburgers wants 100 $$$dates never spends on senor for tea coffee coffee crummy cake or cookies this is repeat from my past it akes time to really honestly know each other very well enough so if I ideas come up try it or see what senora does call me or small mail notes to do dates or whatever sometimes if a while donot stalk anyone to do it but try more I need a full complete body examination by orthopedics nursing is this way about going out for done once us army no good more tries I need senora 2 one half years no see me why nursing home on this is well question or volks are not like us two not your usual 2 daters more fancy of it all my partly handicapped she respects watch your mail for scrap paper to write on most will not touch Pennie’s Ben Franklin was right a penny saved is one earned how mucho volks in stores leave change there I take like at fast food windows walk around looking down surprise what is or not seen found supermarkets are not just meat places I have met some very nice ladies there I will only do business with shopping or deposit containers dinero returns we all live in a fake or real society world if mucho volks would more often face reality average all maybe we’d all get along nicer

[@Statist0815]

Porsche copied many from czechoslovakian an austrian designers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_97