You find the perfect classic VW project, trailer it home, step back and take a big, deep breath. The lamp’s been filled with midnight oil, the toolbox is open and you’re ready to get busy on the strip down. But wait. There’s got to be some method to the madness that follows so here are … Continued
If you’re confused about precisely when your VW becomes tax exempt, here are some useful guidelines to help you sort the fact from fiction…
It’s strange to think Felix Wankel, inventor of the Wankel engine, never got to drive the massively advanced and beautifully styled NSU Ro80. Poor eyesight meant he never actually held a licence. Yet his pioneering engine design for the iconic sixties creation led to it becoming a motoring icon. Not for its sales success, obviously, … Continued
Shiny chrome is what makes the old car movement so special – but what do you do when your trim starts to lose its sparkle and let the side down? Here are some of the options…
December’s floods were a nightmare, and the likelihood is a fair few older VWs will have been affected by the inundation. Just make sure you don’t end up buy one without knowing…
Whether you’re an air-cooled purist, like the idea of a fuel-sipping diesel or prefer the smoothness of a later ‘wasserboxer’ there’s a VW T25 engine in the line up to suit all tastes and driving styles. But the million dollar question, and something we’re being asked all the time by prospective T25 buyers is – … Continued
We love the VW Mk1 Golf for its purity. Not so good is the fact that its still sharp looking body is more susceptible to rust than its Mk2 successor. However, you shouldn’t let a bit of corrosion put you off because there’s experts out there who have found its weak spots, unlocked its bodywork … Continued
We want it back in our windscreens! That seems to be the general consensus among motorists, despite the fact that the tax disc basically became obsolete following rule changes back in October 2014…
If it had pushed ahead with production of its steroid pumping Mk3 Golf A59, VW could have become a key player on the motorsport scene in the early nineties. Not only that, but the Mk3 Golf as a whole could have enjoyed a far rosier fate. Here’s the story of what might have been Wolfsburg’s … Continued
Now that Christmas is out of the way a lot of us will be contemplating taking on a restoration project. After all, nothing’s more rewarding than fettling a scruffy wreck into a thing of joy and the lump in the throat sense of pride you’ll get once it’s finally finished. The prospect of buying a … Continued
