The images of the various VW models included on this page are courtesy of Richard Mansfield. A number of these vehicles are located at the Wolfsburg Museum.
1. A 1934 Volkswagen (21K; photo). Note the front-hinged "suicide" doors, the windshield wipers mounted above the windshield, and the body's cloth top which is similar to the "tropical" body style used in many war production Beetles. (Wolfsburg Museum)
2. A publicity painting of "Der KdF Wagen", (c. late 1930's; 82K; painting).
3. A photo of a fully functional Type 166 Schwimmwagen (64K; photo). Note that the windshield is folded forward, the convertible top is retracted, and the jacking holes located in the side of the body forward of the rear wheels.
4. A Type 87 Command Car (19K; photo; Wolfsburg Museum).
5. A 1949 Beetle Convertible (24K; photo) with canvas doors. Note the increased wheel-to-fender clearance typical of the wartime Command Car. (Wolfsburg Museum)
6. A publicity poster for the Standard and Export post-war VW Beetle (44K; painting).
7. A publicity poster of a Karman Ghia (72K; painting).
8. A publicity painting of a Beetle Cabriolet (74K).
9. A publicity painting of two Beetle Cabriolets (74K), one with the top up, and the other with the top down.
10. A French publicity poster of the VW Beetle (59K; painting).
11. A publicity painting showing the VW Beetle as a family car (45K).
12. A publicity painting of a Type 2 Transporter Show (48K; painting).
13. A Volkswagen Postal Delivery Van (c. 1960's). (17K; photo; Wolfsburg Museum)
14. A modern four door (crew cab), flatbed truck (18K; photo). (Wolfsburg Museum)
15. A modern military VW parked next to a Kubelwagen (16K; photo; dark photo).
16. A really stretched Beetle (19K; photo).
17. A Beetle based passenger trolley (20K; photo; Wolfsburg Museum).
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