VW Coccinelle Cabriolet et Karmann Ghia : livres - histoire

Karmann Ghia, Combi, 181, Buggy… - Les dérivés de la VW Coccinelle

Pensée par Ferdinand Porsche, la Volkswagen Type 1 s'est imposée comme une base technique quasiment parfaite. À la fois simple, efficace et robuste, la plus illustre des voitures populaires allemandes va donner naissance à de nombreux autres modèles.
Ce sont les dérivés de la Coccinelle, au sein même de la gamme officielle de Volkswagen, mais aussi, par la suite avec des modèles de constructeurs indépendants. Que ce soit les magnifiques coupé sport Karmann Ghia (Type 14 et 34) ou le très attachant Type 2 Combi : l'âme de la Coccinelle est toujours présente.

Ce livre met la lumière sur des modèles dérivés de la Coccinelle comme le Combi, le Buggy, le 181 ou encore la série des Types 3. Sans oublier la Coccinelle elle-même, une véritable icône de l'histoire de l'automobile. L'exotisme est également au rendez-vous avec les Brasilia et autres répliques de Speedster 356.

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VW Karmann Ghia (1955-1974) - Brooklands Portfolio

Un livre de Brooklands consacré aux voitures VW Karmann Ghia des années 1955-1974. Description des modèles Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupé, Cabriolet, 1200, 1300, 1500, 1600 et Okrasa.

• Les 53 articles, parus à l'époque dans la presse automobile anglo-saxonne, sont une bonne source d'information sur l'histoire, l'évolution des modèles et la technique.
• Cet ouvrage contient aussi des impressions de conduite, des tests routiers et comparatifs, des données techniques, etc.

En savoir plus sur les livres Brooklands Portfolio

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Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet - The Full Story of the Convertible Beetle

Karmann Ghia built the majority of VW Beetle Cabriolets between 1948 and 1980. Today, these convertible Beetles are much sought after as practical, durable and very attractive classics. Altogether, over 330,000 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolets were built and the quality of their engineering has ensured a very high survival rate.

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Karmann Ghia Coupe & Cabriolet

The story of the wonderfully stylish Karmann Ghia, built on the ultra-dependable VW Beetle chassis and running gear. The cars were available from Volkswagen dealers between 1955 and 1974, and these timeless models are now quite rightly considered classics.
This is THE essential guide to these curvy and collectible Karmann Ghia Volkswagens.

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Durchgeboxt - Die grosse Enzyklopädie der Kleinserien und Eigenbauten auf VW-Käfer- und Bus-Basis

Since 1945, hundreds of companies, hobbyists and designers worldwide have produced countless special vehicles based on the chassis of the VW Beetle or the VW Transporter, and initially also on the Kübelwagen chassis.
Some of the creations were adventurous, some were breathtakingly beautiful - coupes, convertibles, pickups or even buggies. In addition to Germany and the GDR(!), the focus was on the USA, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Austria, Poland and Switzerland.

These special vehicles were often equipped with Porsche engines, some of them based on the design of the legendary Porsche 356, the 550 Spyder or the 904, sometimes even with the blessing of the Stuttgart parent company, as in the case of the Lindner Porsche, which was built in the GDR.
The renowned companies that used VW technology included Apal, Beutler, Rometsch, Hebmüller, Karmann and many others. Among the manufacturers were also exotics such as Espenlaub, Dingo and Feix. The Kaiserslautern master school was also known for its enormous creativity.
Today, specialists such as Wittera and Replicar Hellas are continuing the tradition. And Memminger has reinvented the Beetle convertible.

The Austrian historian Dr. Thomas Braun has spent years researching and collecting everything that has been designed and produced around the world in the form of special vehicles based on VW and Porsche.
"Durchgeboxt" is a mammoth work with 448 pages, over 1750 mostly colored photographs and over 2000 models from 470 manufacturers. The volume is the first major encyclopedia on the subject of special vehicles with VW and - in part - Porsche technology.

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