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…]
Volksrod
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Lifestyle
Looking Back at Herbie Through The Years
Everyone remembers “The Love Bug” — Herbie began his film career in 1969 co-starring next to Dean Jones, Buddy Hackett, and Michele Lee in the Disney comedy. People remember Herbie as a car with a mind [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
The Gladiator ~ A Rat Rod Project by Otoresto
Meet “The Gladiator” ~ A Rat Rod Project by Otoresto… Witness the Madness ~ 6 Wheels ~ Moving, Alive… “The Gladiator” A presentation by Otoresto from Carburator Springs Productions… Also of Interest: GSX-R1000 Powered VW [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…]
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…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties
How To Build A Sleeper Volkswagen
The Mighty Car Mods boys embark on an ambitious project to build an epic sleeper with a 1000% increase in power. [More…]