The Volkswagen may be an icon of popular culture, but there's a specific model that's incredibly rare: the 23-window VW microbus. But why is it so hard to find?

Take this classic VW bus, for example. Sure, it may have some racing graphics and upgraded rolling stock to tell you this isn't just any old van, but looking at it, you'd still have no idea what ...

Some of the replacement parts needed when working on oldtimers are even taken from Volkswagen's original stock. Here Volkswagen Classic Parts supports the VW Bus workshop as a partner.

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VW forced the cancellation of an auction featuring a modified Daihatsu kei van on Cars & Bids. The tiny vehicle mimicked a classic Microbus, triggering a trademark dispute from the automaker.