Your Beetle on a poster, the one with the stories
Every Beetle comes with a story. The first car. The vacation car that made it over the Alps. The car someone got married in. The one in the garage that is still half restored. A poster of a Beetle is easy to find. A poster of yours is what we make, from one photo.
17 Beetle owners have ordered one so far: 11 in the US and 6 in the Netherlands and Belgium. Here is what they drive, where they put it, and how to photograph a Bug.
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Real Beetles from real orders
Each poster is a paid customer order. Most of our Beetle posters show a readable plate, because owners like their plates, so we only show the ones without.
§ 02
Which Beetles owners order
Most are classic air-cooled Bugs: sedans and convertibles from the 1960s and 1970s, stock and lowered, one with a trailer painted to match, one wearing flames. We have also done a Baja Bug on a muddy forest track, and the modern shapes, a New Beetle and a 2012 to 2019 Beetle.
Beetles also come in pairs. One poster put a Beetle convertible next to a Karmann Ghia on an Italian country road.
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Where owners put their Beetle
The Pacific Coast Highway is the Beetle's favorite scene, and Big Sur and coastal California come up again when owners write their own. Others asked for the harbor at Portofino, a drive through Walt Disney World, the Wisconsin countryside and a muddy sand track through the woods. Our ready-made Mille Miglia and Côte d'Azur scenes have both been used for Beetles too.
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How to photograph a Beetle for a poster
Shoot the front three-quarter from headlight height. The Beetle's whole character is in that curve from the hood over the roof, and a photo from standing height flattens it.
The details that date a Bug are small, so get close enough that they are sharp: bumpers (blade or tube), the size of the rear window and taillights, the hood handle, the hubcaps or wheels. If your rear window or taillights matter to you, add a photo from the back or name the year in the notes.
Tell us the top (closed or folded on a convertible), the roof rack, and anything the photo hides. Want the plate on the poster? Say so. Want it blank? Say that too.
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Formats and prices
11 of 17 Beetle orders were the fine-art print, 3 canvas and 3 framed. Most chose 12 x 16 in.
Every size comes portrait or landscape. US shipping is free and a digital copy comes with every physical print.
- 01$59
Fine-art print, 12 x 16 in
$59
Heavy archival matte paper. The most ordered Beetle format.
→ Prices and sizes - 02$99
- 03$119
- 04$59–$449
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How it works
Upload one photo, pick a road or describe your own, and see a free preview in about a minute. Pay only if you love it. After payment you get a full-size proof and nothing prints until you approve it. The preview includes 5 free changes; after you order, changes are unlimited. A person checks every print before it ships.
From customers
“I could not be happier. Paper quality is superb. Color matching is spot on. It is everything a car guy could want!”
“The car I'm restoring is already "hanging" on the wall. It only motivates me more to achieve the same beautiful result in real life soon!”
“It turned out to be a beautiful print! A gift for our son and daughter-in-law who got married in this car.”
Questions
Can I turn a photo of my Beetle into a poster?
Yes. Upload one photo, classic or new. You see a free preview in about a minute and pay only if you love it.
How much does a custom Beetle poster cost?
A 12 x 16 in fine-art print is $59, framed $119, canvas $99. US shipping is free.
My Beetle is still being restored. Can the poster show it finished?
Yes. Describe the finished color and details in the notes. One owner hung his Beetle on the wall finished while the real one is still being restored.
Can two cars be on one poster?
Yes. One owner put a Beetle and a Karmann Ghia side by side. Describe it in the notes and check the preview.
Can I put my Beetle on the road we took it on vacation?
Yes. Name the road or the place in your own words.
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