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VW Heritage customer Lee Goddard has created one of the most stunning air ride equipped Bugs seen for a long time. It even made it onto the cover of VW Ultra magazine a few months back. Here’s his story…
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Winter wishlist winners!
Our Christmas competition is over, and our winners have been notified and announced. Here is the run down, on who won what, and more importantly for some, for what VW?! In first place, winning a £1000 wishlist spree (in fact he had over £2500 in his wishlist) was Richard Burgess from Fareham; the proud owner of … Continued
VW Hertitage's alternative Christmas…
The turkey’s sizzling in the oven, the roasties are looking good and granddad’s already staked his claim to a front row seat for the bumper Christmas episode of Eastenders… But we reckon there’s more to Christmas than abusing your digestive system, the piles of washing up and the inevitable family quarrels. Here’s our list of … Continued
Golf in Guatemala
We love hearing from customers around the world and was thrilled to receive a hello, or should that be ‘hola’ from Ricardo Celis who lives in Guatemala, Central America who sent us a photo of his red Mk1 Golf GTi. We imagine it’s a pretty rare sight – although as we understand from Ricardo, the … Continued
All aboard Beetle powered boat!
Feeling all washed up with this cold, grey winter weather? If so, check out this fun Beetle powered boat to buoy up your spirits! It’s the creation of whacky Dub fan down under Tony Anstee – and here’s the story of how it all came about…
Turning Japanese!
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
’58 Beetle ragtop down under
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
eBay rust seller revealed!
Hopefully you would have caught up with our story last week about the cheeky Beetle owner who listed a fragment of rust taken from their car on the nation’s favourite internet auction site. Well, we can now reveal the vendor – it’s Sheila from London and we’ve a picture of her and her Bug ‘Spud’…
Top 10 winter storage tips
Autumn’s upon us and ideally your pride and joy will be heading for a cosy garage to sit out the worst of the winter weather. But cars are designed for regular use and tucking them away can do more harm than good unless you take the right precautions with components seizing, dampness and body corrosion … Continued
Import-ant business!
We’ve all dreamed of getting our mitts on a rust-free Californian import, but how tricky is it importing a car from the States yourself – and how much is it likely to cost? VW Heritage spoke to top import specialists Kingstown Shipping to find out…