Nicknamed "Azul", which is Spanish for "blue", the 1977 Type II Volkswagen Bus miraculously survived while parked on a street where all of the surrounding homes were destroyed. Upon hearing the ...

Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire ripped ...

In the background was the bus, still blue and white and not at all damaged. "I freaked out," she said. "I was in the bathroom, and I screamed." She called Martin, who also freaked out.

The 65-year-old and his son, Reid, camped overnight in their two vintage VW Westfalia’s to be first in line at the reveal event. And both have put down $200 deposits on the 2025 ID. Buzz.

But Volkswagen is ready to ride into the future, unveiling on Friday, June 2, its North American launch of the ID.Buzz, the all-electric version of the classic VW bus.

In the background was the bus, still blue and white and not at all damaged. “I freaked out,” she said. “I was in the bathroom, and I screamed.” She called Martin, who also freaked out.

In the background was the bus, still blue and white and not at all damaged. "I freaked out," she said. "I was in the bathroom, and I screamed." She called Martin, who also freaked out.