Builds and Examples The Supersleeper Project ~ Subaru WRX Powered VW Super Beetle December 27, 2020 Roadkill CustomsThe step-by-step process of a 2009 Subaru WRX powered 1973 Super Beetle bug engine conversion and restoration project. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers How to Make 120hp Feel Fun ~ 1963 Beetle from Jay Leno’s Garage May 25, 2020 Roadkill CustomsWith heavy focus on aesthetics and style, Chris Walters from Jay Leno’s Garage built himself a clean weekend cruiser out of this ’63 Beetle. [More…]
Builds and Examples Frankenwagon ~ 1967 VW Type3 Gets Mazda MX-5 Miata ‘Chassis’ Swap May 19, 2020 Roadkill CustomsThis 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 April 12, 2020 Roadkill CustomsThis 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…]
Roadkill Imports Hotaka Saito’s 913 ~ 1968 Porsche/VW Type 3 Fastback October 23, 2019 Roadkill CustomsThis 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 August 18, 2019 Roadkill CustomsFluffy 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 July 12, 2019 Roadkill CustomsAustria’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 July 8, 2019 Roadkill CustomsVolksrods 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 May 16, 2019 Roadkill CustomsJerry Dunbar’s 1954 Volkswagen oval window beetle turned radical volksrod dubbed “Velvet Cherry”. [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties Watch Classic Volkswagen’s Become Electric Cars May 15, 2019 Roadkill CustomsZelectric Motors specializes in 1958-1967 Beetle, Split-Window VW Microbus, 1960s Karmann Ghia, 1973-74 VW Thing, and early Porsches. [More…]
Technical Info 5 Things You Should Know About the VW Microbus May 13, 2019 Roadkill CustomsThe Volkswagen Type 2, better known as the Microbus, VW Van, Hippie Bus, Kombi, or whatever else, maybe one of Jason Torchinsky’s favorite vehicles of all time. Here are 5 amazing things that stand out [More…]
Volkswagen and Volksrods 1958 Pressed Bumper VW Panel Bus Sitting For 50 Years ~ Will It Run? April 11, 2019 Roadkill CustomsThis 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 Gabriel Iglesias’ 1966 Volkswagen Samba April 2, 2019 Roadkill CustomsOne of our favorite comedians, Gabriel Iglesias, brings by his beloved VW bus, a pristine version of his very first ride. [More…]
Roadkill Imports 5 Things To Know About The VW Karmann Ghia April 2, 2019 Roadkill CustomsVolkswagen’s first sports car wasn’t a sports car, not really. It was the Karmann Ghia, a Beetle in a much sexier outfit. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers This VW Karmann Ghia is a Turbocharged Ice Scraper April 1, 2019 Roadkill CustomsThis 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 March 8, 2019 Roadkill CustomsThe 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…]
Builds and Examples Volkswagen Split Window Snail Camper Van Build March 3, 2019 Roadkill CustomsThe guys from Yumos Garage (Indonesia) transformed a Volkswagen bus into a fantastically beautiful Snail Camper-van. [More…]
Builds and Examples 1962 Volkswagen Van Craigslist Find and Resurrection February 17, 2019 Roadkill CustomsYouTuber CT Moog made a fantastic Craigslist Find in this 1962 Volkswagen Type 2 Van. [More…]