An air-cooled engine is one of the easier rebuilds to tackle, especially for a Beetle where parts are far more plentiful and there's a healthy aftermarket full of upgrades and know-how. But it's ...

Hagerty’s latest engine rebuild video revolves around a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle flat-four, and it could not possibly come at a worse time for me. Despite a very full garage, I almost bought an ...

As with most other rebuild timelapses, it's incredibly satisfying to watch. Once the engine is placed back into the car and tidied up, the little Beetle fires up instantly. Take a look for yourself.

The star of the show this time around is a flat 4-cylinder engine plucked from the rear end of an old Volkswagen Beetle. Watching a video like this makes it seem as if an engine rebuild is an ...

A new electric conversion kit designed for VW Beetles made from 1965 to 1975 takes advantage of those perks, offering a relatively easy way to get an old combustion engine car back on the road in ...

Because the classic Beetle has a rear-mounted flat-4 engine, the natural candidate for an engine transplant is Subaru. So this is by no means the only Beetle with a WRX or STI heart, but the ...

Yep, the V-8 StealthBeetle isn't merely an engine-swapped VW—it's an entire chassis kit that relocates the engine where it should be: slightly ahead of the rear axle, rather than hanging way out ...

Others kicked in labor, parts, and know-how, and soon the rear of Bettie was looking as good as new. Ann Argyle's 1960 Volkswagen Beetle hangs out with its new VW friends at the 2021 Rat Fink Car ...

The classic Volkswagen Beetle from the 1960s and 1970s was powered by an air-cooled four-cylinder engine that made roughly 40 horsepower when new.

VW built 21 million Beetles up until 2003. Thousands of those iconic Bugs are still on the road, and one Milwaukee company exists solely to build and rebuild their air-cooled engines. Mofoco ...

I got it for $750 for my 15th birthday. it was 1973 Volkswagen SuperBeetle (upgraded McPherson Suspension, different trims etc) I spend next five year rebuild the beetle and engine. it was my ...

For decades, the VW Beetle ubiquitously roamed the interior of Baja California.The short-wheelbase “bug” with the air-cooled engine was the perfect vehicle for negotiating the dusty, rocky and ...