Product Review

For everyone who ever drove one, crammed into one, or plays Punch Buggy when one drives by, here comes "The Volkswagen Bug book." Filled with 200 photographs of everybody's favorite car, this book is a high-design trip back to when the Beetles cruised the highways, Flower Children roamed the streets, and Love and Bug were forever linked.

Author Dan Oullette combed the archives of the official Volkswagen museum in Wolfsburg, Germany, for the best historical photos. Back home, he collected photographs of remarkable, vintage VWs as well as some less-than-pristine-but-nevertheless-lovable models.

"The Volkswagen Bug Book" is filled with personal anecdotes, detailed history, and little-known facts about the car that zoomed into America's heart. For new Bug owners, there is a chapter devoted to Bug II.