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…]
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…]
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…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow the Rules January 10, 2019 Roadkill CustomsJamie 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 Beetle to Volksrod Build by Father And Son December 11, 2018 Roadkill CustomsThe 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…]
Rides & Roadkillers The Gladiator ~ A Rat Rod Project by Otoresto October 7, 2018 Roadkill CustomsMeet “The Gladiator” ~ A radical rat rod dually Volkswagen project by Otoresto… [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties 1957 Volkswagen Bus Pulled from Lake in Norway After 36 Years September 22, 2018 Roadkill CustomsA 1957 Volkswagen bus was found underwater in a Norwegian Fjord following a tip from the guys who actually put it there in 1973. [More…]
Hood Rides & Hoopties Rat Stab ~ Blake Tourville’s Volksrod September 6, 2018 Roadkill CustomsRat Stab was a winter Volksrod project of Blake Tourville, welder/fabricator at Sparks Speed Shop in Bethalto, Illinois. [More…]