The man’s name was Rudy Zvarich, and his car – in 1964 – was also a VW Beetle (the 1957 version ... As a direct result, the ’64’s only road experience was illegal.

If you're into weird drag cars, we have just the vehicle for you. It's a Volkswagen Beetle that's been converted into a fully electric drag car capable of quarter-mile times in the low eight ...

Yet, I just drove a ’64 Volkswagen Beetle, and 1964 couldn’t seem more ... By 1964, six of 10 foreign cars sold in the United States were a Bug. Mine sold for $1,563, the equivalent of ...

VW of America admitted that a 'real car nut' could tell a new '64 from a clean '59. 1967 Ford Pickups Work Like Trucks, Ride Like Cars 1976 Datsun B-210 Sips Gas, Will Stay in One Piece 1964 Aston ...

In the car world ... Beetles are still tearing up drag strips, although some have non-Volkswagen engines. In a related race, a mostly-stock Beetle beat a brand new Porsche 911 in a mile-long ...

Somewhere between the rise of the import racer and the fall of the muscle car ... Volkswagen-only drag days on the 1/8th-mile strip at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California. We went to ...

who started the project when six years ago when they dropped a milk truck motor they'd found into a VW Beetle. Now the car claims the title of Fastest Zero Emissons car in Europe thanks to two ...

It’s still a concept car and test platform but runs 0-30 in less than 2 seconds and 0-100 in just 6.8 seconds. No doubt it’s fast, and a short video shows it blowing away a VW Beetle with a ...