The early models of the VW Beetle featured a split rear window. This was replaced in 1953 by a full, single oval window, according to Vehicle History. Although the split window may not be the most ...

Volkswagen replaces the split-rear-window design ... modeled after the setup in the VW Microbus. Compared with the Bug's original swing axles, the new suspension greatly enhances the Beetle's ...

“A friend of mine has a split-window VW, a 1953 model. He restored it the same way, by trading.” Milnor said that the Bug’s rear window was made up of two openings, thus the split, until ...

The VW was a split-window Beetle, but had been modified and repaired and retrofitted so many times it was hard to tell exactly what year it was. Just trying to find the serial number of the car to ...

The company was advertising the same 80- to 100-mile (129- tto 161-km) range as the Bug in LA, but CEO David Benardo admits that the Bus prototype is more likely to get around 70 miles (113 km ...

Are you tired of being embarrassed when you go out because you can't properly identify the year of a VW Beetle based ... covering the split-to-oval window era of Beetles (1938-1957), are known ...

Introduced in 1938, the original Volkswagen Beetle is a living legend ... known for their oval rear window design, be it a split or a single oval layout. The latter feature, introduced in the ...

In 2008, this Bug still lacks a radio and the green ... Porsche Racing telling me he had the perfect old VW. To me, an Oval or Split Window qualifies as old. Then Lizett brings up the idea of ...

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Much like the split-window Volkswagen Bug, the split-window VW Bus tends to retain more value — or at least sell for more — than its non-split counterpart. However the overall value can vary ...