Donald Sugahara of Kahului stops to pose next to his 1973 VW Super Beetle on his way to visit Kahului Public Library last week. Sugahara said he bought the car new in 1973, and it has been a ...

One of the biggest weaknesses of the air-cooled Volkswagen engine was its propensity to catch on fire. An owner neglected aging fuel lines or maybe replaced a fuel filter and left the lines rattling ...