So sadly Adam and his orange Mk2 G60 won’t be able to make it to the show this weekend – long story! So we had a spare space to fill. But who and what should fill it? After a bit more deliberation we offered it to Luke “Dubsy” and his OEM looking Mk1 Gti. After last years … Continued
An almost sunny Sunday brought a productive day at James V’s house this weekend, with some progress being made on the ongoing Mk1 project, after a year or so of being sat around the house in various states, the BBS RS’s finally made it back onto the car. Saturday had seen the tyres being fitted … Continued
Our colleagues here at VW Heritage spent last weekend up in Stafford at the Dubfreeze show. Although predominantly an aircooled show there were a few waterpumpers out too. Here’s a few to whet the appetite and a link over to our Flickr album for the rest of our photos. Thanks to Stevecollection 2008 and Twenty Mac for a number of … Continued
By no means second in the Ultimate Dubs competition was Scott and his Caddy Sport. Another entry that was built by the owner, which is something we like to see, and partake heavily in ourselves. Having picked the truck up in early 2009, it had already lost most of its Sport model charm so was ripe for … Continued
Ultimate Dubs isn’t far off now, but instead of taking our cars, we wanted to take yours. Holding a competition for all Mk1 and Mk2 models over on Facebook saw over 20 great looking cars offered to us, each with their own merits and a different take on how a VW should be. Factory standard cars, OEM+, … Continued
If you’re happy to cast your mind beyond a round badge with V and W in it, then this might be just the thing. If not take a look anyway, there’s a couple of our favourite marque in there too. Copied from the VW Heritage blog today. Click anywhere on the blog post to go through to our … Continued
Heretics has been quiet over the winter with only the brave venturing out in their cars for the Saturday Social meets. The good news is that the days are getting longer again which means the evening meets are back on! We have moved the evening meets forward a month, the first starting March 17th. The Heretics … Continued
This one is for all of you who have “been meaning to get round to that” for a while. Monday 14th February, Valentines Day we are having a rubber sale. All window and door seals including cabriolet seals will be reduced by 10%. On top of this, there will be a few super savings to be made on … Continued
Thumbing through the January Issue of PVW I noticed a little picture of a Trabant engined Mk2 Golf, it got me thinking about other non-VW engine transplants, so here’s a few I’ve picked out for your perusal, from the sublime to the quite frankly ridiculous… First up is the aforementioned Trabant engined Mk2, built by … Continued
It might be the focus of the winter countdown for those with enviable show cars, paint jobs to die for and wheels worth more than their car, but for us mere mortals it’s the car park and the club stands,scanning for inspiration with our mates, grabbing a bargain, a dodgy burger and kicking off the season with a smile. Don’t get … Continued
