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VW Karmann Ghia

Low light – ’58 Ghia

Sun, 17 Jan 2010

The Karmann Ghia remains a hidden diamond for classic car collectors – shielded from the spotlight and destined to life spent in the shadow of other equally exotic automobiles. But we know...

VW Bay Window Camper van

Paint or Patina – ’76 Bay Window

Sat, 16 Jan 2010

Virtually every Bay Window you see at a show seems to be a Patina Bus with rubbed-out paint and a selection of cool stickers on the windows, but Jonny Bray has proved Bays are the perfect basis...

VW Oval Window Beetle

Get some muscle – ’57 Oval Ragtop

Thu, 14 Jan 2010

Arizona-based Tom Myers restores muscle cars from scratch and has sprayed his incredible ’57 Rag top ‘Cortez Silver’. Who says V8s and VWs don’t mix?

VW Squareback

Brown Back – ’67 Squareback

Tue, 12 Jan 2010

I don’t know about you, but we always play the ‘What was your favourite car?’ game on the way home from any event.

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Ratty Hebmüller

Mon, 28 Dec 2009

You’re looking for a new project. You’ve amassed an impressive collection of vintage VWs. What do you go for next?

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Numbers game - '57 Oval

Thu, 24 Dec 2009

With low-mileage, one-owner cars getting harder to find, when you do find one you have to buy it there and then - even if it does come in boxes!

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Object of envy - '66 Crew Cab

Sun, 20 Dec 2009

Everyone wants a Deluxe, right? But if you haven't got one, what's the next best thing? Make what you've got look like one! Then add a honking turbo motor for good measure

VW Bug

Driven – ’75 2276 Beetle

Tue, 15 Dec 2009

Richard Cooper’s search for the ultimate street Beetle took 10 years to come together, but the result sure was worth the wait

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Isn’t it ironic – Type 3 panel van

Wed, 9 Dec 2009

Shipped halfway around the world, Bob Molinar’s Type 3 panel started life as a lowly Norwegian worker and now resides on the west coast of America...

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Third time lucky – ’55 Oval Cab

Thu, 3 Dec 2009

Not many of us will ever have the opportunity to own one Oval Cabriolet, but for Belgium’s Peter Biesman this is his third. Lucky...


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