I was lucky enough to to drive two perfect vintage VWs: a 1963 Karmann Ghia and a 1964 Beetle. Here’s what I learned.
I love German cars. I may never buy that mint Porsche 911, and the Mercedes/BMW/Audi I could afford would eviscerate me on the back end with maintenance costs. So, like many a car journalist, I drive a Volkswagen — the ultimate driving machine available for a reasonable monthly payment. I’m on my second VW; my wife drives one as well. My attainable dream car? Yep, that’s a Volkswagen too.
So when I found out VW was loaning out vehicles from its heritage fleet to members of the media, I checked my borderline unnatural exuberance and fired off a polite email. The result: I was able to spend about 24 hours each with two classic air-cooled 1960s VWs — a 1964 Beetle and a 1963 Karmann Ghia convertible.
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