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1938 Volkswagen Beetle T-Shirt | Vintage Custom Air-Cooled Hot Rod Bug Tee | Gift for VW Fans & Classic Car Enthusiasts
The 1938 Beetle is where it all started. The very first year of full Volkswagen production — Ferdinand Porsche's original "people's car" rolling off the line with its split-window rear glass, those tiny round headlights, the unmistakable curved roofline, and the air-cooled flat-four humming away in the back. Take that pre-war silhouette and pour decades of custom culture into it — chopped, slammed, lowered on narrowed beams, fender-mounted everything, painted in colors Wolfsburg never imagined — and you've got one of the rarest, most respected canvases in the entire air-cooled scene. The pre-war Beetles are practically unicorns. Custom pre-war Beetles? Those are the cars that headline the show. From Bug-Ins in Southern California to vintage VW gatherings in Wolfsburg, the '38 wears its history and its modifications with equal pride. Wear the Beetle that started the whole bloodline.
Perfect for air-cooled VW lifers, split-window Beetle collectors, Cal Look diehards, vintage Volkswagen restorers, Bug-In regulars, custom hot-rod Bug builders, and anyone who knows the pre-war Beetles are the holy grail of the entire air-cooled world. A perfect gift for the friend whose dream garage has at least one car older than the war — and this is the one.
Everyone needs the perfect t-shirt to complement an everyday, laid-back look. The ideal top for so many occasions, this lightweight cotton tee will keep you comfy and looking smart — at the meet, at the vintage VW show, or wherever the air-cooled crowd gathers and the pre-war Bugs still turn every head.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (Heather colors contain polyester)
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²)
- Pre-shrunk fabric
- Side-seamed construction
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Blank product sourced from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US
Size guide
| LENGTH (inches) | WIDTH (inches) | CHEST (inches) | |
| XS | 27 | 16 ½ | 31-34 |
| S | 28 | 18 | 34-37 |
| M | 29 | 20 | 38-41 |
| L | 30 | 22 | 42-45 |
| XL | 31 | 24 | 46-49 |
| 2XL | 32 | 26 | 50-53 |
| 3XL | 33 | 28 | 54-57 |
| LENGTH (cm) | WIDTH (cm) | CHEST (cm) | |
| XS | 68.6 | 42 | 78.7-86.4 |
| S | 71.1 | 45.7 | 86.4-94 |
| M | 73.7 | 50.8 | 96.5-104.1 |
| L | 76.2 | 55.9 | 106.7-114.3 |
| XL | 78.7 | 61 | 116.8-124.5 |
| 2XL | 81.3 | 66 | 127-134.6 |
| 3XL | 83.8 | 71.1 | 137.2-144.8 |
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