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The Gambler 500 Rally is Cheap, Bucket List Quality Fun
The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road rally-style navigational adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles. [More…]
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Praise The Lowered
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Velvet Cherry ~ Jerry Dunbar’s Volksrod
Jerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]
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Watch Classic Volkswagen’s Become Electric Cars
Zelectric Motors specializes in 1958-1967 Beetle, Split-Window VW Microbus, 1960s Karmann Ghia, 1973-74 VW Thing, and early Porsches. [More…]
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This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow the Rules
Jamie Lathwell tells the story behind his home-built Hot Rod VW and where his inspiration came from for “Shear Heart Attack”. [More…]
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1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Bus Body-Off Restoration
1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Type 2 Kombi Bus Body-Off Restoration Project by Cooker’s in Williamsport, MD [More…]
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1962 Volkswagen Bug Volksrod Build
The top was chopped 4 inches and the body fitted with suicide doors. The chassis is set-up with 1972 I.R.S. and the front-end was extended 10-1/2″ and the trailing arms were flipped. [More…]
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Garage 87’s Slammed Baywindow Volkswagen Bus
The guys from UK’s “Garage 87” have built one of the lowest and coolest Volkswagen Baywindow Buses that we’ve ever seen — this is easily one of the deepest drops we’ve seen on a Type 2. [More…]
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Subaru Twin Turbo Powered 1965 Volkswagen T1 Single Cab Build
This beautiful blue 1965 VW T1 Single Cab is a beast that features a full custom frame, mid-mounted Subaru flat 6 Twin Turbo engine, independent suspension and big brakes all round. [More…]
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Full Restoration: 1968 Volkswagen Bug
Watch the FULL At Home Restoration of a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle acquired for a paltry $250 from start to finish. [More…]
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Bagged ’64 Beetle ~ Murilo Dutra’s “Hood Ride Devil”
Murilo Dutra dubbed his bagged hood ride 1964 Volkswagen Fusca (Portuguese for Beetle) the “Hood Ride Devil”. [More…]
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1957 Volkswagen Bus Pulled from Lake in Norway After 36 Years
A 1957 Volkswagen bus was found underwater in a Norwegian Fjord following a tip from the guys who actually put it there in 1973. [More…]
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Rat Stab ~ Blake Tourville’s Volksrod
Rat Stab was a winter Volksrod project of Blake Tourville, welder/fabricator at Sparks Speed Shop in Bethalto, Illinois. [More…]
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GSX-R1000 Powered VW Bug Hot Rod
Check out this insane 1967 Volkswagen Beetle turned radical GSX-R1000 powered Volksrod from the clearly creative mind Steve Hudlow and his crew at Hudlow Axle in Rossville, Georgia. This Thing Rips ~ It is powered by a liquid-cooled [More…]
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RESURRECTION ~ Rescue of a 1955 Volkswagen Van
This movie short recounts the finding and rescuing a 1955 Volkswagen panel van abandoned deep in a French Alps valley some 40+ years ago. [More…]
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Wheel Bolt Pattern Cross Reference ~ What Wheels Fit?
Use the Wheel Bolt Pattern Cross Reference to select your wheel bolt or lug pattern: Select Number of Lugs and Stud Spread in either Inches or Millimeters. The results will display Make, Model and Year as well as the OEM Wheel Size (diameter and width) plus Stud Size, Hub Center Bore and Offset. [More…]
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How To Build A Sleeper Volkswagen
The Mighty Car Mods boys embark on an ambitious project to build an epic sleeper with a 1000% increase in power. [More…]
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Buried Volkswagen Single Cab Recovered After 45 Years
This single cab was spotted in near Idaho Falls. It had been sitting in a wash since 1967, and was buried under two-three feet of dirt. [More…]
