Forge finishes its Mk1!
Having plundered our warehouse for parts, Zac Miles from top tuners Forge Motorsport has finally finished his Golf Mk1 project. And what a totally superb job he’s made of it…
Category: The VW Scene
Forge finishes its Mk1!
Meet ‘Walter’ the giant bus!
Imagine rocking up to a Dub show in this giant, brightly painted bus which towers 13ft tall and actually drives! It’s been custom built from a US fire tender and it’s been travelling around the States spreading a message of creativity, peace and inspiration…
30 year old classics exempt from MoT?
Current rules exempting pre-1960 registered cars from the annual MoT test could be extended to vehicles that are at least 30 years old if new EU regs come into play…
Heretics meets say goodbye to Burgess Hill!
There were mixed emotions as we held our last ever VW Heretics meet in Burgess Hill on the 21st August. Excitement as we were only days away from moving to our new premises, but sadness too, as it had finally sunk in, we were leaving Burgess Hill behind for pastures new.
Hammer head!
There can be a real buzz buying at auction – especially when the lots include rare or low mileage classic VWs!
Retro VW-powered hovercraft
We’re sure this space age looking 1960s hovercraft will float your boat – especially when we tell you it’s powered by a 1600cc air-cooled VW engine. Called the Cushioncraft Airscat 240 only one or two examples survive, making it the ultimate fun, go anywhere retro rarity…
Is this the most incredible VW build ever?
That’s the question that’s likely to be on everyone’s lips as they drool over the mega custom Karmann Ghia in these photos. It’s currently up for sale on Oldbug.com for a whopping $295,000 – a whole lot of dough for sure, but when you see what’s been done you’ll soon be thinking that’s a price worth paying…
Baja goes overland to Singapore
Fiona Easterby first combined her passion for travel with her love for cars in 2006 when she bought a ‘72 Beetle for £99 and drove it across the Sahara desert on her way from London to Africa as part of a banger challenge for charity! Her latest trip tops that though – she’s driven a … Continued
Take a better pic of your car!
We all like to think of ourselves as budding David Baileys and with the advent of modern digital cameras, the sky’s the limit to what can be achieved when shooting your car or grabbing pics at a show. However, despite the technology, it’s still possible to take a rubbish photo – so here’s FIVE basic … Continued
Far, Spa away!
It might not be that far really (335 miles) but when Laurent and James took off to the Le Bug show, in Belgium, at the wheel of our ’56 Single Cab, it probably felt like quite a mission!