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- Family Camping with Volkswagen Bus, circa 1975 - Volkswagen introduced the first van campers in the 1950s. By the mid-1970s, Americans had embraced the ingeniously compact, versatile vehicles. This family demonstrates the functionality of the Volkswagen Westfalia Camper, which included amenities such as an icebox and foldout seat arrangements for sleeping. This model is shown with optional pop up top, side tent, and awning.
- circa 1975
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Family Camping with Volkswagen Bus, circa 1975
Volkswagen introduced the first van campers in the 1950s. By the mid-1970s, Americans had embraced the ingeniously compact, versatile vehicles. This family demonstrates the functionality of the Volkswagen Westfalia Camper, which included amenities such as an icebox and foldout seat arrangements for sleeping. This model is shown with optional pop up top, side tent, and awning.
- Family Camping with Tent and Volkswagen Bus, Saint Petersburg, Florida, circa 1965 - Beginning in the 1930s, trailers promised family togetherness in a stylish unit that could be conveniently detached from the car. Even after manufacturers introduced fully integrated motorhomes, tourists enjoyed the comforts of home on the road with tent trailers like this one in Florida's Fort De Soto Park.
- circa 1965
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Family Camping with Tent and Volkswagen Bus, Saint Petersburg, Florida, circa 1965
Beginning in the 1930s, trailers promised family togetherness in a stylish unit that could be conveniently detached from the car. Even after manufacturers introduced fully integrated motorhomes, tourists enjoyed the comforts of home on the road with tent trailers like this one in Florida's Fort De Soto Park.
- 1976 Volkswagen Rabbit Sales Brochure, "The Way People Talk About It Says a Lot About It" - As Americans turned to more energy-efficient cars than the American auto companies were turning out, they found that the Volkswagen Rabbit -- a small front-wheel-drive replacement for the VW Beetle in the U.S. market during the mid-1970s -- delivered superb fuel economy.
- 1976
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1976 Volkswagen Rabbit Sales Brochure, "The Way People Talk About It Says a Lot About It"
As Americans turned to more energy-efficient cars than the American auto companies were turning out, they found that the Volkswagen Rabbit -- a small front-wheel-drive replacement for the VW Beetle in the U.S. market during the mid-1970s -- delivered superb fuel economy.