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What is the Gambler 500?
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The Gambler 500 Rally is Cheap, Bucket List Quality Fun

January 2, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage
The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road rally-style navigational adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles. [More…]
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Velvet Cherry ~ Jerry Dunbar’s Volksrod

May 16, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Jerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]
Red Volkswagen Beetle
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Watch Classic Volkswagen’s Become Electric Cars

May 15, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Zelectric Motors specializes in 1958-1967 Beetle, Split-Window VW Microbus, 1960s Karmann Ghia, 1973-74 VW Thing, and early Porsches. [More…]
Home-Built Hot Rod VW Shear Heart Attack
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This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow the Rules

January 10, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Jamie Lathwell tells the story behind his home-built Hot Rod VW and where his inspiration came from for “Shear Heart Attack”. [More…]
1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Bus Body-Off Restoration
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1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Bus Body-Off Restoration

December 21, 2018 Roadkill Customs
1963 Volkswagen 23 Window Type 2 Kombi Bus Body-Off Restoration Project by Cooker’s in Williamsport, MD [More…]
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Garage 87’s Slammed Baywindow Volkswagen Bus

December 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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…]
Subaru Twin Turbo Powered 1965 Volkswagen T1 Single Cab Build
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Subaru Twin Turbo Powered 1965 Volkswagen T1 Single Cab Build

November 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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…]
Full Restoration ~ 1968 Volkswagen Bug
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Full Restoration: 1968 Volkswagen Bug

November 2, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Watch the FULL At Home Restoration of a 1968 Volkswagen Beetle acquired for a paltry $250 from start to finish. [More…]
Murilo Dutra's Bagged '64 Beetle
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Bagged ’64 Beetle ~ Murilo Dutra’s “Hood Ride Devil”

October 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs
Murilo Dutra dubbed his bagged hood ride 1964 Volkswagen Fusca (Portuguese for Beetle) the “Hood Ride Devil”. [More…]
1957 Volkswagen Bus Recovered From Norway Lake
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1957 Volkswagen Bus Pulled from Lake in Norway After 36 Years

September 22, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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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