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Meet the Penny Pincher

Posted by Jon on 19 June, 2012

The Penny Pincher 1966 Beetle

I’ve not had anything to write on the ol’ VolksWorld blog since I sold my Ghia a good few months back, but as you can see, I’m back where I belong in yet another red ‘60′s Beetle with a sunroof.

To be perfectly honest I wasn’t even seriously looking for another car, the plan was to …

Jon’s 1961 Ragtop Beetle

Posted by Jon on 30 March, 2012

Jon Gilbert 1961 VW Beetle Ragtop

Here are a few photos of Jon’s 1961 Beetle with a folding sunroof. He bought it back in 2004 and ran it about for a while. But a couple of years later it was time to take it off the road for a restoration. This took place on his parents drive and took the best …

Richard’s Marathon Beetle

Posted by Jon on 1 March, 2012

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Here are a few photos of our publishers 1972 Marathon Beetle

James gets a new engine

Posted by Jon on 21 December, 2009

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James has got a new engine for his ’62 Beetle from Vege.
Here are the photos of us putting it in.

James gets a Beetle

Posted by Jon on 15 May, 2009

Mr Peene from VW Camper&Bus has gone and got himself an ex-VolksWorld feature car; a 1966 VW Beetle.

After constant whining about not owning a Beetle James finally got one! Advertised locally this RHD ’66 was featured in VolksWorld in September ’91 but hadn’t so much as turned a wheel since 1997! Armed with enough spares …

The VolksWorld Fridolin

Posted by Jon on 1 April, 2008

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Here are some photos of our old Fridolin. They range from around 2006 t0 2011 when we had it repainted in grey. The Fridolin has now been sold and lives in Germany. You can also see this photo below.

For those who love a bit of history. Here is the story of how we found the …

The Camper&Bus Panzerfaust

Posted by Jon on

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Our sister magazine, VW Camper&Bus, has bought a lovely 1969 Bay Window microbus. Here are a few photos.

UPDATE: We’ve added a few recent ones to the gallery.