1960 Volkswagen Split-Window Pickup

By on in German March 2006 issue

1960 Volkswagen Split-Window Pickup
Volkswagen pickups were worked to death and their lifespan was shorter than that of a Roman slave



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Unquestionably among the most innovative designs of its day, the Volkswagen "dropside" pickup stretched the definition of full-service utility vehicles. Production of the pickup was started in 1952, and it borrowed the cab from ...

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Paul grew up in England and has been riding, driving (and mostly writing about) cars and motorcycles since 1958, when he bought a 1939 James Autocycle for $5. He’s written for daily newspapers and magazines for 40 years, including the Chicago Tribune and New York Times, and has owned upwards of 200 cars and 30 motorcycles, most of which survived to be sold. His daily driver is a 1984 Cadillac Seville in Palomino Firemist, but on sunny days you’ll find him grinning over the windshield of a 1968 Siata Spring.

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