If you’re in the process of trying to flog a car with rust – or, indeed, like our Beetle rust seller the other day, the rust itself – this story should fill you with hope. Despite looking somewhat worse for wear, this 1957 356 Porsche sold for a staggering $57,200 (£34,848) on ebay recently. And … Continued
In case you didn’t know, the Aquila Gullwing is a kit car that was made in California by American Fibre Craft in the 1980s. Founded by Robert Mueller, American Fibre Craft based the design of the Aquila kit car on the exclusive and exotic BMW M1. Yet to keep costs down, the kit could be … Continued
This event attracts visitors from across the world; thousands of exhibits compete for your attention, every one with a story and an owner willing to tell it. Hundreds of businesses, each offering their services to the masses, from auction houses to restoration garages, artists, craftsmen and parts specialists like ourselves rub shoulders, the diversity … Continued
It’s always nice to see old and new side by side. A bit like a family gathering where you sit a baby next to a grandparent, it confirms the heritage. Now, if you receive an invite to display your Mk1 Golf in pride of place alongside a spanking new Mk7 at a major launch ceremony … Continued
Ross Clarke from Queensland, Australia is a long time Volkswagen enthusiast, and among his collection is a ’75 Karmann Cabriolet, T25 combi and Type 3 Fastback – all of which he’s nurtured and loved, calling upon VW Heritage to supply all the hard to find parts to keep them alive. However, having owned a ‘60s … Continued
It’s tough being a rally car. Instead of finding a comfortable home with a private owner, it’s stripped, tuned and campaigned to within an inch of its life before being retired and falling into obscurity. Just watch any Herbie film and you’ll get the idea. So imagine our surprise when we stumbled across what has … Continued
Incredibly it’s 60 years since VW opened its first UK franchise, initially operating out of offices in London’s Regent Street back in 1953. Since then of course Volkswagen agents have sprung up in virtually every major town but how the Wolfsburg firm got to this point sure makes interesting reading…
Rarer than rocking horse droppings, we spotted this ‘50s VW-based coachbuilt beauty at a car show in Hertfordshire this summer. But what is it? And why does it look so American? We did a bit of digging to find out…
‘A pink bathrobe, a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray, a slightly damaged golf bag, Shatner’s old toupee’ – and now Weird Al Yankovic could add ‘Beetle pile-o-rust’ to the list of useless things in his eBay song because, yes, that’s what’s up for grabs on that famous internet auction site. And incredibly the madcap listing’s already … Continued
One of the great things about VWs is that enthusiasm for the brand has filtered through to just about every corner of the globe – and nowhere is that interest as great as in Japan. That’s why we sent our European trade account manager Aurelie Mouth to one of the country’s most illustrious gatherings for … Continued
