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…]
Volkswagen and Volksrods
Volkswagen and Volksrods
1958 Pressed Bumper VW Panel Bus Sitting For 50 Years ~ Will It Run?
This 1958 Pressed Bumper VW Panel Bus was last plated in 1968 and has been sitting for 50 years. Can we make it run? [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
This VW Karmann Ghia is a Turbocharged Ice Scraper
This Volkswagen Karmann Ghia dubbed “the Ghiaru” was once headed towards the scrap heap. It was saved and got some Subaru power. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Building The Berlin Buick ~ A V8 Volkswagen Beetle
The motor is a 1961 Buick 215 cubic inch aluminum block, fuel injected V-8 engine mounted where the rear seat would have been located. [More…]
Volkswagen and Volksrods
Volkswagen Beetle Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse
Don’t let anyone tell you that rebuilding an old Volkswagen Beetle engine is easy. [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties
This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow Any Rules
Jamie Lathwell tells the story behind his home-built Hot Rod VW and where his inspiration came from for “Shear Heart Attack” [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Ron Berry’s Cartoon Custom Creations
Dennis Gage goes for a spin in a couple of epic cartoon custom creations built by Ron Berry: a Custom VW Bus and Custom Hot Rod Woody. [More…]
Builds and Examples
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…]
Builds and Examples
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…]
Builds and Examples
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…]
Builds and Examples
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…]
Builds and Examples
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…]
DIY Projects
1957 Volkswagen Bus Pulled from Lake in Norway After 36 Years
This 1957 Deluxe Volkswagen bus was found underwater in a Norwegian Fjord in 2003 following a tip from the guys who actually put it there in 1973. Apparently, it was common practice to ditch a [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties
Rat Stab ~ Blake Tourville’s Volksrod
Rat Stab was a winter project of Blake Tourville, welder / fabricator at Sparks Speed Shop in Bethalto, Illinois. The project was based on a junk 1966 Volkswagen Beetle that he’d had sitting around for years. The [More…]
DIY Projects
Shift Knob / Shift Handle Thread Sizes
Shift Knob and Shifter Handle Thread Sizes may vary depending on make, model and trim package of a vehicle. The shift knob thread size information provided below is as accurate as possible and should be [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties
Classic Vehicle Identification
Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler DeSoto Dodge Ford Henry J Hudson Kaiser / Frazer Lincoln Mercury Nash Oldsmobile Packard Plymouth Pontiac Studebaker Volkswagen Willys Also of Interest: Popular Automatic Transmission Identification Chart Early Ford Beam Axle [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties
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…]
DIY Projects
After 31 Years In A Field, Will This VW Bus Run?
Two Part Video: After 31 Years In A field, Will This VW Bus Run? [More…]