PETER VACK
Acknowledgments
Imtroduction. From People´s Car to the New Beetle
Chapter 1 Beetle Sedan 1946-1952
Chapter 2 Beetle Sedan 1953-1957
Chapter 3 Beetle Sedan 1958-1964
Chapter 4 Beetle Sedan 1965-1977
Chapter 5 Super Beetle 1971-1976
Chapter 6 Beetle Convertible 1946-1979
Chapter 7 Kar,amm-Ghia 1955-1973
Chapter 8 Speciañ-Bodied Type 1 Cars 1949-1968
Chapter 9 Trasporter, Kombi, Microbus, Vaanagen, & EuroVan 1950-1999
Chapter 10 Kübelwagen, Schwimmwagen, and The Thing 1941-1975
Chapter 11 Type 3 1961-1973
Chapter 12 Type 4 1968-1974
Chapter 13 K70 1970, Dasher (passat) 1973-1981, and Fox 1987-1994
Chapter 14 Golft/Rabbit 1974-1984
Chapter 15 Polo 1975-1999
Chapter 16 Scirocco 1974-1988
Chapter 17 Syncro, Quantum, Vanagon and Golf 1986-1989
Chapter 18 Quantum 1982-1988
Chapter 19 Jetta 1980-1992
Chapter 20 Golf 1985-1992
Chapter 21 Corrado 1990-1995
Chapter 22 Passat 1989-1997
Chapter 23 Jetta III 1993-1999
Chapter 24 Golf III 1993-1999
Chapter 25 Pasat 1998-1999
Chapter 26 New Beetle 1998-1999
Chapter 27 Around the Bend
Index
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