http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-blog.html The Funbugz Blog is the best way to stay connected with your favorite thing - Volkswagen! From Fahrvergnügen to completely groovin we love VeeDub! Blog about it here! en-us vw Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:08:41 GMT Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:08:41 GMT vw-museum.com http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-museum.html Welcome to the Funbugz VW Museum where you will be invited to honor the past, celebrate the present and dream about the future. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:08:41 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/a-bugs-life.html Hello VW fans.I'm an Illustrator in Vancouver.I just completed my poster called 'A Bug's Life'.It tells the story of one bug's life that has various Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:39:22 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-cars.html VW Cars What Type are You? Are you a Type 1 Volkswagen Bug? A Type 2 Bus? Maybe a notchback or squareback Type 3? Take the Funbugz What Type are You Test and find out! Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:48:29 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/friends-of-funbugz.html Join the Friends of Funbugz and keep the dream rollin. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:14:20 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/classic-volkswagen-beetle.html Still fresh today, Classic Volkswagen Beetle ads have a humble charm and a sense of humour worth experiencing again or for the first time. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:59:14 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-ads.html Vintage VW Ads were humble and humorous but they packed a Punch Bug punch! Discover what made classic Volkswagen advertising so powerfully effective. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:44:35 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-toys.html Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Start a VW Toys Collection! Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:46:40 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-collection.html My VW Collection of all shapes and sizes could be found throughout our house and garage. By this time everyone that knew me, thought I was becoming a bit BUGGY. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:26:17 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-car-show.html Find out what's happening in the VW car show scene. Why delay what you could be driving today? Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:23:55 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/volkswagen-campervan.html "Delight" doesn't begin to describe the volkswagen campervan lifestyle. Read the stories and share the VW experience. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:22:12 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/volkswagen-bus.html I know the Volkswagen bus club exists. Every time I take my bus out for a cruise, I have to give the two fingered wave (peace sign) to every other VW van I pass on the road. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:20:55 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/volkswagen-art.html The People's Automobile is more than just a sweet ride. It's a Work of Art! And Volkswagen Art is so popular its time for you to grab a paintbrush. Who knows you might create the next Van Go! Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:19:21 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/vw-toy-collection.html Just like many other Car Guys, out there, I soon learned that buying the real thing has its downside. Oil changes, insurance, new parts and space, puts Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:48:41 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/malcolm-and-molli-drive-a-westy-to-alaska.html With 3 children, Malcolm and Molli drove from Anchorage Alaska towards Whitehorse in a 1980 Westfalia. The kids were fighting over a video game and Dad Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:28:49 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/how-nylon-stockings-saved-a-van.html While working at the VW Dealership, Martin was privy to a multitude of stories. This is about one of several vans that came to the shop with stripped Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:53:02 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/martins-winter-bug.html Martin Cumming from Edmonton, Alberta spent many years selling Volkswagens. He also drove one and on one chilly -31 degree winter evening he parked the Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:51:50 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/surprise-find-for-chris.html Prince George has been known to have areas of dense overgrowth. Chris's backyard was one of those places. While attempting to reclaim his property Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:49:44 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/mariannes-european-excursion.html In the 1960's a 23-yr old Marianne, feeling quite invincible, decided to go with a friend on a jaunt across Europe. When they landed, the first thing Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:20:18 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/a-surprise-in-munchen-munich.html In 1961 a young man was visiting Munchen. He was out enjoying the city and the night clubs. When it was time to go back to the hotel, a young German Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:37:11 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/prospector-dave-and-an-old-vw-van.html An 18-yr old Dave got his first experience with a Volkswagen when he worked with an experienced prospector in the Yukon. They were in the Yukon gathering Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:35:35 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/dads-bug-stops-an-18wheeler.html Dad was a Tall and muscular heavy duty mechanic, who loved his Volkswagen Beetle. It was always an adventure when he took my brother and me for a ride. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:13:56 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/2011-nanaimo-to-victoria-cruise.html Well... It was not our first cruise and it won't be our last but it was memorable. We had just shy of 20 cars show up. Here are a few pics of a fantastic Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:40:53 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/1977-campervan-sold-on-a-ferry.html Mom had a Beetle, she loved driving that car so much she spent most of her time on the road – yes she took the children with her, however, I think that Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:00:08 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/2011-fathers-day-qualicum-the-afterparty-in-coombs.html The Father's Day Car Show in Qualicum is an annual Milestone. Volkswagens, Hot Rods,and Antiques join the collective of all car lovers to admire their Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:24:37 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/2011-cruising-the-dub-parksville.html You know summer has arrived when it is time to Cruise the Dub, our annual car parade in Parksville. This year had a phenomenal turnout. By 6pm the A&W Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:24:02 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/bettes-little-red-bug.html She was born in 1959. She was ordered directly from Germany. She cost the princely sum of $1800.00 and was put on a payment plan of $50 down and $50/month Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:42:34 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/flap-your-wings-kids.html My first VW memory was our little yellow Love Bug that my Mom and Step-Dad had when my brother and I were pre-schoolers. Whenever we'd go over the overpass Thu, 05 May 2011 23:38:41 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/powerline.html When I was in my early teens my older sister was dating a guy who owned a yellow baja bug. We were flying along the power-lines up behind Nanaimo when Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:05:43 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/a-50-year-vw-affair.html It was post war Germany in the early fifties. I grew up in a small village near Hamburg. Cars were not that plentiful in those days. It was always an occasion Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:58:56 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/ole-remembers-dads-1952-calgary.html When Ole was a youngster his Dad, in 1952, bought one of the first Volkswagen Beetles in Calgary, AB. She was green with an oval window and no chrome Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:06:47 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/wolfgang-the-black-beetle.html Wolfgang was purchased in Victoria in 1961 by Alice. Alice was a tall Englishwoman who lived on Salt Spring Island and was told, due to her advanced age, Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:05:11 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/1972-van-with-oregon-conversion-alaska-to-florida.html Shirley bought her van from George a co-worker. George had taken very good care of his T2 and Shirley had been admiring it and wanting one of her own. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:07:24 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/bear-wants-a-vanagon.html Chris and Jean from Nanaimo wanted to take their mint condition 1989 Vanagon to Prince Edward Island. They had done this once before and were looking Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:24:08 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/terrys-teenage-dream.html My first car was a brand new 1964 Blue Beetle. She had the grand price of $1900 as the deluxe model. The upgrade from the base model of $1600 included Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:53:39 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/bug-keys-go-for-a-ride.html Now Terry, from Victoria, had a daughter, who had a Volkswagen. She also had a key-chain made with a model Beetle, that had traction wheels. Finding Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:52:32 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/spare-class-1972.html I had a spare class and so did my girlfriend. I had a truck and camper and we decided to take advantage of the time being together. Only thing was she Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:28:11 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/slack-alice.html Slack Alice was the name of our 1972 VW Van. It was odd looking with a home-made fiberglass box on the roof. It was left at a pawn shop by someone who Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:23:09 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/my-first-car-in-wichita.html In high school I found a cute 1966 vw 1300 Beetle convertible , white with red interior, for the grand sum of $465. Second hand of course and my first Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:10:33 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/it-must-have-been-fate-two-squarebacks-meet.html In 1970, just out of high school, I made the grand purchase of a VW Squareback. I thought it was pretty hot stuff and I just had to have it so I scrounged Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:17:27 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/adelaide-to-darwin-and-back-a-2-week-adventure.html In 1982 several lads decided to trek from Adelaide to Darwin, i.e. bottom to top of Australia. The only conditions were that you must drive a VW Beetle Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:16:15 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/my-vw-westy-across-usa-and-back-through-canada-trip.html Hi, I have two daughters who are both grown now, and when they graduated from high school, I built/bought them each a VW Westy, as a present. I took my Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:13:19 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/go-westy-young-man-manitoba-to-bc.html We have a 1977 White Westphalia (Westy) we call her Morley. It was twin to the one my parents had and that I rode in as a kid. I still visit it when Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:27:16 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/built-a-business-with-one-cabinet-and-a-transporter-van.html Peter made cabinets in Abbotsford. He started by building one cabinet at a time. He transported that cabinet with his VW T1 transporter truck to the Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:08:33 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/long-lost-friend.html I am a artist from South Africa. I had a what we call here , a Split Screen Kombi ( I think it was a Fleetline), two tone. It was just the coolest thing Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:12:03 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/youtube-slide-show-for-sept-4th-show-at-fun-bugz.html Check out the Funbugz Car Show video on the VW Events page! Enjoy Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:47:59 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/71-white-beetle-from-barrie-on.html Edith learned to drive on a 1971 white Beetle, she remembers continually going back and forth while learning how to use the clutch. She also remembers Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:04:07 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/foxy.html When Ray's daughter Kim got her first car it was a 1989 VW Fox affectionately called Foxy. Kim drove it all around the rugged Ft. St. John until her sister Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:02:36 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/duct-tape-an-old-key-chain-and-a-piece-of-twine.html Just this summer ...Loaded my wife, two kids, one friend and our 125lb ridge back / lab cross into our 1972 VW Family Fun Bus and headed for Horne Lake Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:59:36 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/met-at-a-vw-cluband-married.html Ian and Kara both had Volkswagens. His was yellow and he was so enthusiastic about owning a GTI, he joined the Vancouver VW car club. Kara had a silver Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:32:51 GMT http://www.vw-museum.com/late-60s-black-bug.html Jean Pierre had a precious black Beetle that he unfortunately let his sister drive for her first time. She had great fun and missed the brake for the gas Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:06:56 GMT