Builds and Examples
The Supersleeper Project ~ Subaru WRX Powered VW Super Beetle
The step-by-step process of a 2009 Subaru WRX powered 1973 Super Beetle bug engine conversion and restoration project. [More…]
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Volkswagen and Volksrods
Rides & Roadkillers
How To Make 120hp Feel Fun ~ 1963 Beetle from Jay Leno’s Garage
With a heavy focus on aesthetics and style, Chris Walters from Jay Leno’s Garage built himself a clean weekend cruiser out of his ’63 Beetle. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Frankenwagon ~ 1967 VW Type3 Gets Mazda MX-5 Miata ‘Chassis’ Swap
This Old Jalopy presents Project Frankenwagon: A 1967 VW Type 3 Squareback with a 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata chassis and drivetrain inside. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
This HEMI-Powered VW Beetle is a Real Life Hot Wheels
This classic VW Beetle has been chopped, sectioned, and slammed on a full-tube chassis and is powered by a late-model 5.7L HEMI. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Volkswagen Split Window Snail Camper Van Build
The guys from Yumos Garage (Indonesia) transformed a Volkswagen bus into a fantastically beautiful Snail Camper-van. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
1968 Porsche and VW Type 3 Fastback Mashup ~ Hotaka Saito’s 913
This is Hotaka Saito’s custom hand-built 913 ~ A five-year project that mashed up a ’68 Porsche 912 and a Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback. [More…]
Roadkill Imports
Inside Comedian Gabriel Iglesias’ $3 Million Volkswagen Bus Collection
Fluffy comedian Gabriel Iglesias owns a $3 million collection of classic Volkswagen Buses in his enormous personal museum. [More…]
Builds and Examples
700hp 6.6 liter V8 1952 Volkswagen Beetle
Austria’s Hotrod Hangar built this 1952 Volkswagen Beetle equipped with a V8 6.6 liter Chevrolet racing engine with 700 hp. [More…]
Ideas
Volksrods and VW Beetle Rods
Volksrods are modified Volkswagen beetles. VW Beetles are affordable, easy to find, and easy to find parts for… [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties
Velvet Cherry ~ Jerry Dunbar’s Volksrod
Jerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]