Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus.) a Volkswagen.

1984		Partridge DSUE (8th edn) 1297/1: since ca. 1960.
1989		M. Walker How to Kiss a Crocodile 65: Cramped wasn’t the word for it - ‘we were in love’, in the back seat of a ‘vee-dub’ in Cuzco.
1998		R.G. Barrett Goodoo Goodoo 247: A small clearing in the scrub, barely big enough for a Vee-dub to turn round in let alone a larger vehicle.
2002		Club Vee-Dub 🌐 Welcome to Calgary’s Club Vee-Dub page. Club Vee-Dub is a Calgary based club for Volkswagen enthusiasts of all ages, who own or have a passion for water cooled or air cooled Volkswagens.
2004		T. Winton ‘Big World’ in Turning (2005) 8: Parking the Vee Dub on some endless beach.