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VW-Porsche 914: The Cursed Karmann Ghia Successor

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Apr 14, 20232 min read

VW-Porsche 914: The Cursed Karmann Ghia Successor

By the late 1960s, the Karmann Ghia was over 10 years old. Despite still being extremely beautiful and still selling well, Volkswagen was...

Interview with Ibo Gülcan: Customer Service and Customer Experience

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Mar 31, 20232 min read

Interview with Ibo Gülcan: Customer Service and Customer Experience

What is your role at Froxx Classics? Here at Froxx Classics, my role is to act as a link and contact between customers, business partners...

Volkswagen Country Buggy: A Volkswagen for Australia

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Mar 17, 20232 min read

Volkswagen Country Buggy: A Volkswagen for Australia

Due to its extremely different climate and conditions, Australia has always been a challenging market for carmakers. As such, the...

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Mar 3, 20232 min read

Volkswagen Type 4: A Bigger Volkswagen

By the late 1960’s, the car-buying climate was changing. As people had more money and bigger families, they were looking to buy bigger...

Volkswagen Passat: A New Family Man’s Volkswagen

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Mar 3, 20232 min read

Volkswagen Passat: A New Family Man’s Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Type 3 and Type 4 were the company’s first forays into the saloon market. The Type 3 sold very well in its 12-year...

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Feb 19, 20232 min read

A road trip with Volkswagen T1 Bulli

Recently, Jasmin Mueller, a member of the Froxx Classics family, went on a road trip. So, I asked her a few questions about that trip....

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Feb 10, 20232 min read

Interview with Manager Oldtimer of FroXx Classics Alex Beyer about car auctions and preparation

One of the most common places that classic cars sell is at auction. There are many famous classic car auctions, such as Pebble Beach and...

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Feb 10, 20233 min read

Interview with Rodrigo Beyer Fernandez: Froxx Classics Founder

When did you start thinking about working with cars? I think many young kids dream of working with cars. For me, it started with Matchbox...

Volkswagen Brasilia: The Brazilian Beetle Successor

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Feb 1, 20232 min read

Volkswagen Brasilia: The Brazilian Beetle Successor

By the early 1970s, the Beetle had reduced production and was nearing the end of its life. However, in Brazil, the Beetle was still being...

The Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet: An open-air experience

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Jan 27, 20232 min read

The Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet: An open-air experience

By the late 1940s, the Beetle was one of the best-selling cars across Europe. Its simplicity made it a great car for the everyman. Seeing...

Volkswagen EA128: The Forgotten Luxury Car

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Jan 5, 20232 min read

Volkswagen EA128: The Forgotten Luxury Car

For years, Volkswagen made some of the best family cars and commercial vehicles in the world. The bestselling Type 1 Beetle and the...

The Volkswagen Type 147: The Postal Service Van

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Jan 5, 20232 min read

The Volkswagen Type 147: The Postal Service Van

In the late 1950s, the German post service, the Deutsche Bundespost, was using many different types of vans to deliver post. However,...

The Volkswagen Type 181: The strangest Volkswagen

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Dec 16, 20222 min read

The Volkswagen Type 181: The strangest Volkswagen

By the early 1960s, Volkswagen was a well established manufacturer in most markets. Not only that, but Volkswagen had many class leading...

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Nov 24, 20222 min read

How to restore a car

Restoring a car may seem easy on paper. You take an old, rusting car and you paint it, add a new interior, some new wheels and boom, you...

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Nov 4, 20222 min read

The Incredibly awesome modified Beetles

The Volkswagen Beetle is one of the world’s bestselling vehicles. It sold in its tens of millions due to its great practicality, value...

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Nov 4, 20222 min read

The 1 Millionth Beetle

When it was initially conceptualized, the Beetle was named the ‘Volkswagen’, or the people’s car. It was supposed to be the car for the...

Miura: The Pseudo- Volkswagen Sports Car

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Oct 13, 20222 min read

Miura: The Pseudo- Volkswagen Sports Car

A very long time ago, Brazil was a very different country. In the early 70’s, in a bid to become more self-sufficient, Brazil banned...

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Sep 30, 20222 min read

Volkswagen Panel Van: The Original Van

Nowadays, vans are pretty common and Volkswagen produces some of the bestselling vans out there. However, the creation of a commercial...

Volkswagen Double Cabin: VW’s First Pickup Truck

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Sep 30, 20222 min read

Volkswagen Double Cabin: VW’s First Pickup Truck

When it was launched, the Volkswagen Type 2 was extremely successful. It was a peoples’ car, but for those who had to carry luggage and...

Volkswagen Variant: The first Volkswagen Station Wagon

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Aug 11, 20222 min read

Volkswagen Variant: The first Volkswagen Station Wagon

By the 1960s, sedans were beginning to lose market. Families were either choosing smaller hatchbacks, or larger station wagons. While...