{"product_id":"the-complete-book-of-classic-volkswagens","title":"The Complete Book of Classic  Volkswagens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVolkswagens are some of the most iconic and easily recognizable cars on the road, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Complete Book of Classic Volkswagens \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis your definitive visual encyclopedia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe classic air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle, officially the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVolkswagen Type 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is regarded as one of the most important and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewell-engineered vehicles of the twentieth century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was the most popular imported car in America in the 1960s, and before that it enjoyed a humble beginning as \"the people's car\" in its native Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Complete Book of Classic Volkswagens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e encompasses the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eevolution of the popular Beetle\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas well as other variations of Volkswagen's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eair-cooled cars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003evans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etrucks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Thoroughly illustrated, this is an invaluable reference to Volkswagen's collectible and iconic cars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe history of VW automobiles is just as colorful as the hues they were manufactured in, and this book illustrates the full story. German automakers originally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esought to supply their countrymen with an automobile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that was easy to mass produce. By 1938, they finalized the design for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVW \"Bug\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--the first rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive configured car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn its heyday, the rounded Beetle was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eproduced at a rate of more than one million per year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Today, with more than 23 million cars built, the Beetle holds the record as the most-produced passenger car of all time. But the Beetle is only one part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Complete Book of Classic Volkswagens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"QUARTO PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516879503434,"sku":"VW1","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/9009\/6740\/files\/81-kth3aLXL._SY342.jpg?v=1776188205","url":"https:\/\/www.legendcoastal.com\/products\/the-complete-book-of-classic-volkswagens","provider":"Legend Coastal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}