The 1958 Charles Town-About
An all-electric car for the discerning housewife; the 1958-59 Charles Town-About. The Town-About was conceived during one of several surges...
At Hayburner, we are obsessed with classic air cooled VW’s. From the earliest parts of the air-cooled Volkswagen story right up to the modern day – but our love lies in the air-cooled world.
Over the years, we have written dozens of stories about some of the obscure and detailed parts of the evolution of Volkswagen.
So, here you’ll find an archive of VW history put together by the Hayburner team.
An all-electric car for the discerning housewife; the 1958-59 Charles Town-About. The Town-About was conceived during one of several surges...
Photos by Chris De La Marsche. Our friend, Chris De La Marsche, was recently on a trip to Sweden and...
From the mid-1930s and before the beginning of WWII the Nazi Party had begun taking over Germany’s entire political system....
Synthetic fuel plants had been bombed, fuel production had stopped and oil imports were blocked or seized on their way...
We received an email politely asking if we could enlighten a reader on what makes a Zwitter a Zwitter? Challenge...
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DDB’s Si Lam – widely acknowledged as the king of LA Posters - Originally published in Hayburner Issue 19. Volkswagen...
Words by Nick Skinner We're looking back at some of the weird, wonderful and absolutely bat-sh*t ideas that people had...
Researching Volkswagen history has taken up a huge amount of my time over the past decade. At first it was...
Words & Photos by John Deitchman Ok - Story time everybody. Pull up a chair... First off, I am going...
Photos by Ned Faux It's good to celebrate the unusual, the unique and the downright hard to come by. Some...
Words by Mike Freeman Columbian drug lord, narcoterrorist well known for being the wealthiest criminal in history and all-round pretty...