VolksWorld Magazine – August 2012

On sale: Fri, 8 Jun 2012

Welcome to the August 2012 issue of VolksWorld Magazine, the best VW magazine in the UK! Check out what’s in this issue below…

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The features:

Camber compensator – 1972 Beetle
When Natalie Walsh said she wanted a Beetle, her boyfriend, Nick Tivey-Day, was only too happy to oblige. On one condition – it had to have plenty of camber.

Formula Flyer – 1965 Formula Vee
Formula Vees offered close racing on a tight budget. Here’s one of the first ones.

4-cam follower – 1959 Split Panel Van
If the Porsche race team in the 1950′s had built themselves a Bus, it might have been a little bit like this…

Built at home – 1971 Beetle
In our July ’11 issue, we showed you Iain Ambrose’s WBX-powered ’72 Beetle. In this feature, he mentioned his next project was a 1302S. Well, he’s finished that already!

Show report
The Freddy Files – Two weeks before the VolksWorld Show, we joined a mass pilgrimage to Ninove in Belgium for the event like no other.

Show report
Elemental – Held at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, this is a great show for all the family, with the proceeds going to the Essex Air Ambulance.

Show report
UK Drag Day – A day of hardcore Volkswagen drag racing at Santa Pod raceway? We’ll have some of that!

Tech focus
Upgrading your oil system

The regulars
News and Products
Mailbox
Readers’ Rides
Staff Projects – Cathal sees a glimmer of light at the end of a very long and rusty tunnel…
How to – Race axles – How to fit heavy duty race axles.
VolksWorld Vault
Classic VWs
Bus Scene
Pye Eyed