VolksWorld February 2008 - The Cal look special
On sale: Friday, 28 December 2007
Grey Matter
Twelve years ago in our first annual California Look Special, we featured a 1962 Beetle owned by Andy Jewell from Southampton. Amazingly, he still owns the car today and, we're glad to report, it has evolved into one of the hardest Cal Bugs in the country
Little Brown Bug
How many people reading this can claim still to have the same Cal Look Beetle that they built 20 years ago?Dominique Adler from Switzerland can, and he hasn't stopped developing it yet
Stand & Deliver
It took the Germans a while to catch on to the California Look tip, but now they are building some of the best and most thoroughly 'right' cars around. Sebastian Laskowski's '62 is one of the them
Flying high!
After his own California Look VW suffered an engine problem, Tim Cooper resigned himself to the fact that he wouldn't be driving to VW Action... But then he had a phone conversation with our Editor, Ivan, who said, "Why not borrow my '67?"
Peking to Paris - The Journal - Part 2
Last month we saw the Keelers reach Yekaterinberg, Russia, on their epic journey from Peking to Paris. Read on to find out how they got on during the rest of the rally
Das Drag Bug
Simple, no frills, no-nonsense attitude, backed up by enough power to blow the doors off yer dad's Ferrari. That's the essence of Cal Look - and Fred di Placido's '63 Ragtop says it all without words...
No Limit
This wild Beetle was one of the cars that stood out most at the 20th Super VW Nationals in France. Serge Le Flohic, joint Editor of French magazine, Super VWs, gives us the full story
The Shining
Don't worry, no one is going to axe down your door and scream, 'Heeere's Johnny!' The title refers to the fact that this 1960 Split was polished up after living the 'rat life', and given lots of shiny bits!
Flame & Thunder
The last VW race meeting of the year saw the VWDRC and Outlaw Flat Four racers wowing huge crowds
How To: Type One turbo engine build Part 3
Matt continues his feature on a Type One engine build, taking you through each stage in detail. This month he trial-builds the long block
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