I drove one as a company service vehicle during part of the early 60s. An experience I could not forget. Easy on fuel and quality built for the times. Go almost anywhere with it's good road clearance and skinny tires plus the weight on the back end.

Even then when the speed limit was lower it was about all I could get out of it speedwise. Probably fifty miles an hour on the flat but I do not remember. Visability when driving was good too I remember. Crosswinds sailing was just something you got used to. A good headwind was also interesting. It is safe to say that when in that vehicle you knew where the wind was blowing from. That feature was a no cost option.

The vehicle gave little trouble. Looking back in those days the volkswagon service departments for their product where cheap, fast and good. Perhaps over the years the best service I ever got on vehicles. Had a couple of volkswagon bugs in that period of my own as well.