World's oldest surviving VW Beetle is back on the road

Traugott Grundmann's VW Beetle turns on a country road. The vehicle is one of the first prototypes of a VW Beetle. The owner rebuilt the vehicle. — Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa

Admittedly, there wasn't much left of it when restoration work started but the oldest surviving VW Beetle has truly been through an odyssey and even survived the turmoil of World War II.

Traugott Grundmann's Beetle is thought to be the oldest anywhere in the world and it can be found on display at the collector's home in Hessisch Oldendorf.