Mark and Lauren Ashley had the dream of touring France in their VW T4 camper and wisely entered our competition to bag a wad of cash to fund it. They didn’t win, but decided to go anyway, setting off for a three-week adventure around France in their beloved bright yellow bus ‘Bumblebee’. Needless to say … Continued
The summer season is always a busy time for us, with events happening every weekend.A few weeks back we sent James and Luke ‘Up North’ to work at the VW Festival at Harewood House in Leeds; read on to find out how they got on.
It’s always great to see what VW fans are up to around the world, so we were happy to receive these photos from our German friend in South America, Ralph Aufderheide, of the “Internacional Rallye de Escarabajos” (International Beetle Rally) at Lake Chinchaycocha, the largest lake in Peru, 4000m above sea level.
This month we have been focussing on accessories, and personalising your VWs to your own taste and style. We caught up with Martin Peryagh, creator of the ‘Wickerdackel’ Mk2 Golf which had aesthetic additions in abundance. Here’s his take on why finishing touches are so important.
We launched a competition to fire up the imagination late last year, and in January announced a shortlist of five Roadtrips that really got our pulses racing. We publicised this quintet of travellers, and their proposed trips and asked for your votes; culminating in one lucky winner… Here’s what happened when he took his Dream … Continued
With the recent demise of Top Gear on the television, Channel 4’s motoring offering For the Love of Cars has taken up position as our Sunday evening car programme of choice.
For the second time in 2015 we have been blessed with blue skies and reasonable temperatures for our VW Heretics meet, held on the 3rd Thursday each month.
A lot of you took the time to create a VW Heritage wishlist in April, with the promise that one lucky winner would scoop £1000 worth of parts come 1st May, and, well, someone won..!
With help from his VW expert dad, and a steady supply of parts from our Shoreham warehouse, Kenyan Abdul Rahim Abubakar was able to transform this ratty looking ’56 Oval Beetle into a gleaming ‘as new’ classic gem. Here’s his story…
It’s been almost a month since myself and Chris took a trip to Belfast to exhibit at the GTINI organised Dubshed event, but here’s a belated report on a ‘hidden gem’ of a show. Read on to find out more!
