VWs at auction
Spring has well and truly sprung and judging by these results from a recent Anglia Car Auction sale, the rising sap is obviously influencing the hammer price of various VWs…
Category: The VW Scene
VWs at auction
VW Auto 2000 Concept
It might look like a B3 Passat, but the Auto 2000 prototype predates that car by almost a decade. Here’s the story of the fuel-efficient and totally innovative VW Auto 2000 concept…
Bianco S Coupe – a rare ‘70s gem!
Brazil’s draconian import restrictions put a lid on the possibility of buying a Porsche or Mercedes back in the sixties and seventies so car enthusiasts had to look closer to home for their sports car kicks. Hence the emergence of a rash of small, specialist domestic car manufacturers eager to create something exotic with a … Continued
Ragtop Zwitter Beetle for sale
During the last six months of split rear window Beetle production, between October 1952 and March 1953, Wolfsburg produced a ‘hybrid’ or, using its more commonly known German name, the ‘Zwitter’. It still had the split rear screen but adopted the later Oval rear window Bug’s dash and various other details like the oval shaped … Continued
Golf GTi celebrates 40th
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTi – the birth of an icon. From humble beginnings those three little letters would go on to change the face of motoring forever. So here’s a timely look back at how Volkswagen’s diminutive supermini pioneered the whole hot-hatch phenomenon…
Volksworld Show 2016
The week after the Volksworld show is full of mixed emotions and feelings. We may feel shattered, and be wishing for a few more hours in bed, but our heads are still buzzing from 48hours of the finest Aircooled VWs ever. Here’s a run down from the biggest weekend in the VW Heritage show calendar.
London Mk1 Golf cruise
It’s not every day you’ll see a row of upwards of 30 Mk1 Golfs parked up in Central London, but for a couple of years now, London Cartel has organised dedicated – and strictly well-mannered – cruise events. All just to celebrate the cars, bring owners together, capture the backdrops, and take in the Capital … Continued
What’s in your collection?
You can tell a lot about a person from their model car collection. Well, okay, perhaps we’re stretching the truth a bit here. One thing’s for sure, though – the contents will reveal roughly how old they are, as well as their (or more likely their parents’) interest in a particular car maker…
Volkswagen LT Buying Guide
The LT is VW’s forgotten and usually overlooked bus gem, so if you’re fed up with paying high split and bay window prices and need a bit more space for a custom camper conversion, look no further…
Volkswagen prototypes
In its early quest to expand its range and break away from the Beetle, Volkswagen experimented with a variety of different vehicles under its EA (Entwicklungsauftrag) or ‘development assignment’ programme. Needless to say, some prototypes turned out to be more successful than others…