Brighton Breeze isn’t just about the show, but also the run from the start point in Epsom, Surrey, cruising down the A23 until the horizon is visible on the descent into the city of Brighton itself, culminating in a classic VW congregation on the seafront.
Back in the late 1970s a raft of bizarre-looking Porsche bodied Beetles descended on VW Action when it was still at the Staffordshire Showground. A fleet of them had driven over from Austria and the hugely modified cars stunned the conservative VW scene at the time with their radically smoothed bodywork, huge rear spoilers and … Continued
You’ve spotted your next dream Veedub, raided the piggy bank to pay for it, and now you need to get round there pronto and seal the deal. But you need to drive it first to make sure it’s kosher – and all too often this is a wasted opportunity to spot crucial clues that all’s not … Continued
You might remember us mentioning a new film about the Beetle. The feature length documentary by Damon Ristau needed funding and appeared on fundraising website Kickstarter back in June. With a mission to find $40,000 it looked like a tall order, but we’re pleased to announce the target has been reached and ‘The Bug Movie’ has got the … Continued
We’re all eager to eek out a as many miles as possible from our cars but VW Heritage customers, Stephen Metcalf, has taken things to the extreme with his mint-looking Mk2 Scirocco. With a cool half a million miles clocked up and counting, this is certainly one seriously leggy VW – and one that bears testament … Continued
Our VW Heretics meeting in September was the first one to be held at our new home in Shoreham-by-Sea, it was also, the last of the year. It will be April 2015 before we start them back up again. Let’s not shed a tear though, join us in celebration!
We had a customer tell us about a friend who had to walk five miles because his clutch cable had snapped. Okay, we suspect he could have done some jiggery-pokery with engine revs and skillfully slipped the car through the gears to get home, but it highlighted a genuine issue. One that could easily be … Continued
After a lot of planning, and even more hard work, we are now moved in to our new warehouse in Shoreham-by-Sea. Moving 16,000 different part lines, and hundreds of thousands of individual components is no small task, but we thought we’d talk you through how we did it.
As you rock up to work and reach for the Tetley’s, spare a quick thought for a couple who have chosen a very different work/life regime. One that involves a T25 called Boscha, lots of travel – and a host of new and exciting challenges that will no doubt shape and enrich their lives forever…
Interest in the versatile and ultra cool T4 has been on an upward trajectory in the last few years and the upsurge shows no sign of abating… Practical, affordable and great looking – it seems everyone wants one of these strong, handy holdalls these days. And when Dub scene aficiondos finally do get hold of … Continued
