Not content with the bay window’s stock pulling power, VW Heritage customer Žiga Pikš from Slovenia decided to give his restoration project a major shot in the arm by fitting a Subaru engine instead. Not only that, he swapped the chassis for a T25 while he was at it. Here’s the story of this ultra … Continued
Talk about extreme road trips! Steve and Wendi Robbins have toured North and South America, Europe, India and Nepal, taking in 42 countries on route in their beloved 1972 Westfalia camper ‘Pumper’, covering a whopping 76,000 miles in the last four and a bit years. The intrepid couple even made it over to our HQ … Continued
A few years ago a rather nice beige Karmann Ghia pulled up outside our Burgess Hill showroom. But it wasn’t any old Ghia, it was reputedly the ‘oldest’ in existence and the owner had traveled from German to pay us a visit….
If you need a weekend camper fix, somewhere to kip overnight at a festival – or simply want to try before you buy, South East Camper Hire should be able to help. With a couple of fully kitted out T25s in their fleet they’ve made the camper dream come true for many a happy customer … Continued
VW Heritage customer Richard Andrews bought his 1300 Beetle in 1971 at the tender age of 22. Now in his 60s, the car’s remained in the family and is still on its original engine and gearbox. It’s gone from white to purple, had new wings, bumpers, bonnet and door skins – and guess what? Richard … Continued
Nothing, we expect, can be quite as heart wrenching as having the vehicle you’ve shed blood, sweat and numerous tears over nicked by some low life criminal. Yet as classic VW values continue to soar, it’s something that’s happening more and more often – and the emotional turmoil, not to mention financial loss, for the … Continued
Imagine this. You’re at an outdoor gig, gagging for a drink, thinking about nice summery things like VW camper vans, when you look round and see one converted into a cool cocktail bar. No, you’re not hallucinating – it’s a real Bus and yes it’s really selling cocktails. We got to talk to Jonathan Gomma … Continued
Check out this gorgeous looking Karmann Ghia belonging to VW Heritage customer Martyn Crew. As you might have guessed it didn’t always look this good – but a meticulous restoration by Andy Finch at Spike’s Vintage Restorations eventually transformed it into the gleaming head turner you see here…
You might have read in the news recently about the Plymouth barber who reckoned the name and look of his salon ‘Herr Kutz’ had been nicked by a violent video game maker. Well, a hairdresser in Wakefield is also making the headlines – but for a very different reason…
Regular VW Heritage customer down under Ross Clarke has a bevy of beautiful Dubs, including this gorgeous 1966 VW Fastback. Having been dismantled, painted and subsequently left sat for 20 years waiting to be finished it was a case of putting the jigsaw puzzle of bits back together again as well as adding some clever … Continued
