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Volkswagen Beetle Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse
Volkswagen and Volksrods

Volkswagen Beetle Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse

January 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Don’t let anyone tell you that rebuilding an old Volkswagen Beetle engine is easy. [More…]
Volksrods and Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rods
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Volksrods and Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rods

January 14, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Volksrods and Volkswagen Beetle Rat Rods ~ Video Compilation by Mountain Smoke Garage. [More…]
Home-Built Hot Rod VW Shear Heart Attack
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This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow Any 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…]
Ron Berry's Cartoon Custom Creations
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Ron Berry’s Cartoon Custom Creations

December 22, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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…]
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…]
1962 Volkswagen Bug Volksrod Build
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1962 Volkswagen Bug Volksrod Build

December 11, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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

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…]
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
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…]
Rat Stab
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Rat Stab ~ Blake Tourville’s Volksrod

September 6, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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…]
Shift Knobs
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Shift Knob / Shift Handle Thread Sizes

March 25, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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…]
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Classic Vehicle Identification

February 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs
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…]
GSXR 1000 Powered VW Bug Hot Rod
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GSX-R1000 Powered VW Bug Hot Rod

December 14, 2017 Roadkill Customs
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…]
After 31 Years In A field, Will This VW Bus Run?
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After 31 Years In A Field, Will This VW Bus Run?

May 20, 2017 Roadkill Customs
Two Part Video: After 31 Years In A field, Will This VW Bus Run? [More…]
Hubcaps - Beauty Rings - Centercaps and Wheel Accessories
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Hubcaps, Centercaps, Beauty Rings and Accessories

January 20, 2017 Roadkill Customs
Find Hubcaps, Center Caps, Beauty Rings, Portawalls and More Wheel Accessories… [More…]
Rescue of a 1955 Volkswagen Van
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RESURRECTION ~ Rescue of a 1955 Volkswagen Van

November 14, 2016 Roadkill Customs
This movie short is about the finding and rescuing a 1955 panel van abandoned deep in a French Alps valley some 40+ years ago. Initially, the plan was to tow it to a shop with [More…]
Emblems, Badges and Insignias
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Emblems, Badges and Insignias

June 20, 2016 Roadkill Customs
Find Enblems, Badgess, Nameplates, Insignias and More…. [More…]

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