Anna dusted the “VR” off the week before; it’s annual visit for MOT was all that stood between it and an £80 fuel bill for its drive to the pod. The joys of owning a big engined Golf I suppose! The certificate was green in two visits, a worn wheel bearing the reason for the return. Good job they don’t test … Continued
This is the big one as far as UK aircooled shows go. VW Heritage, our parent company, were there en masse celebrating their 25th year in the scene and announcing the VW Classic Parts partnership. We even gave a prize out for the best car in the carpark. Heres a few pictures from the day..Enjoy! [slideshow] … Continued
Big Boys Toys, as part of the VW Heritage Group have some very exciting news to share. VW Heritage have just been announced as the partner for Volkswagen Classic Parts in the UK. We have been part of the VW Heritage family since late 2007, building upon VW Heritage’s 25 years in the aircooled VW … Continued
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Jmz5Oq738] Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning was spent with the video camera.. (when we weren’t setting the stand up) Here’s what we saw!
From behind the wheel of my 895cc polo, or even in the mighty 1.1 Golf i must admit to pretending I’m a racing driver from time to time, searching the best line through the corner trying to carry speed (and don’t I need to) and passing anyone I can along a winding dual carriageway in a quest for more retro … Continued
So sadly Adam and his orange Mk2 G60 won’t be able to make it to the show this weekend – long story! So we had a spare space to fill. But who and what should fill it? After a bit more deliberation we offered it to Luke “Dubsy” and his OEM looking Mk1 Gti. After last years … Continued
Our colleagues here at VW Heritage spent last weekend up in Stafford at the Dubfreeze show. Although predominantly an aircooled show there were a few waterpumpers out too. Here’s a few to whet the appetite and a link over to our Flickr album for the rest of our photos. Thanks to Stevecollection 2008 and Twenty Mac for a number of … Continued
By no means second in the Ultimate Dubs competition was Scott and his Caddy Sport. Another entry that was built by the owner, which is something we like to see, and partake heavily in ourselves. Having picked the truck up in early 2009, it had already lost most of its Sport model charm so was ripe for … Continued
Ultimate Dubs isn’t far off now, but instead of taking our cars, we wanted to take yours. Holding a competition for all Mk1 and Mk2 models over on Facebook saw over 20 great looking cars offered to us, each with their own merits and a different take on how a VW should be. Factory standard cars, OEM+, … Continued
If you’re happy to cast your mind beyond a round badge with V and W in it, then this might be just the thing. If not take a look anyway, there’s a couple of our favourite marque in there too. Copied from the VW Heritage blog today. Click anywhere on the blog post to go through to our … Continued
