Hopefully you would have caught up with our story last week about the cheeky Beetle owner who listed a fragment of rust taken from their car on the nation’s favourite internet auction site. Well, we can now reveal the vendor – it’s Sheila from London and we’ve a picture of her and her Bug ‘Spud’…
It’s tough being a rally car. Instead of finding a comfortable home with a private owner, it’s stripped, tuned and campaigned to within an inch of its life before being retired and falling into obscurity. Just watch any Herbie film and you’ll get the idea. So imagine our surprise when we stumbled across what has … Continued
Incredibly it’s 60 years since VW opened its first UK franchise, initially operating out of offices in London’s Regent Street back in 1953. Since then of course Volkswagen agents have sprung up in virtually every major town but how the Wolfsburg firm got to this point sure makes interesting reading…
Rarer than rocking horse droppings, we spotted this ‘50s VW-based coachbuilt beauty at a car show in Hertfordshire this summer. But what is it? And why does it look so American? We did a bit of digging to find out…
‘A pink bathrobe, a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray, a slightly damaged golf bag, Shatner’s old toupee’ – and now Weird Al Yankovic could add ‘Beetle pile-o-rust’ to the list of useless things in his eBay song because, yes, that’s what’s up for grabs on that famous internet auction site. And incredibly the madcap listing’s already … Continued
One of the great things about VWs is that enthusiasm for the brand has filtered through to just about every corner of the globe – and nowhere is that interest as great as in Japan. That’s why we sent our European trade account manager Aurelie Mouth to one of the country’s most illustrious gatherings for … Continued
Autumn’s upon us and ideally your pride and joy will be heading for a cosy garage to sit out the worst of the winter weather. But cars are designed for regular use and tucking them away can do more harm than good unless you take the right precautions with components seizing, dampness and body corrosion … Continued
Okay, so it’s kind of kitsch cool to have a couple of goldfish swimming around a glass bowl on your mantelpiece, but in a huge 800 gallon fishpond in the back of a VW Bay window bus? You’ve got to be kidding, right? No, actually, and these incredible pictures prove it!
Josh has been on the team for a few years now, on and off. He’s got a ’69 Cal looker to his name, enjoys speaking spanish and rock climbing in his spare time (at the same time?!). We’ve entrusted him to tell you all about this great show. If you are not familiar with his … Continued
We’ve all dreamed of getting our mitts on a rust-free Californian import, but how tricky is it importing a car from the States yourself – and how much is it likely to cost? VW Heritage spoke to top import specialists Kingstown Shipping to find out…
