A Hayward, Calif., man in 1972 paid the sticker price of $2,224 for a brand new Volkswagen Super Beetle because, in those days, there was no negotiating on Volkswagens. Then just one year later in ...

Read the full Super Beetle First Test here. ... and then making a monster performance car out of it with parts from another car. Something crazy-fast. Ya know, like enthusiasts did in the '90s.

One way that the slight size difference between Volkswagen types is easily distinguishable is when you're trying to find replacement parts. I learned a lot about the sizing of Super Beetles when I ...