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VW Trends is a monthly magazine dedicated to those Volkswagen fans and clubs who own, drive and maintain their vehicles that include VW Ghia, Beetle, Bus and More.
Danuser's Dream Danuser's Dream
By Karl Funke
As an executive for the Acura branch of American Honda, Doug Danuser is probably a lot like most of us, with the one notable exception that part of his job puts him behind the wheel of some of the hot...
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G-Force Challenge G-Force Challenge
By Ryan Lee Price
The plan was simple, each editor of each magazine in the International Performance Group at McMullen Argus (VWT, european car, Turbo, Import Tuner and Sport Compact Car) would find two cars that repre...
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VW Trends' Drive Your VW to Work Day VW Trends' Drive Your VW to Work Day
It seems as though fabulous prizes is a good incentive for the people to drag their Volkswagens out of their garages and drive them to their place of business, as well over a hundred entries filled ou...
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Diamond in the Rough Diamond in the Rough
By Kathy Jacobs
Jesi Davis, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was hooked on VWs after that one faithful day her dad brought home a bright orange '74 Beetle. She had just turned 16 and is now a diehard VW enthusiast.
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FreiFeurwehr FreiFeurwehr
For its time period, one would be hard pressed to find a more utilitarian vehicle than the original Split-Screen Transporter. By the mid-50s, its versatility extended well beyond its intended role as...
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Perry's Pride Perry's Pride
By VW Trends Staff
Perry Meade, of Greenfield Ind., works on Saturn cars for a living. However, he has had the VW sickness for quite some time, 11 years to be exact. His list of cars, previous to this squeaky clean 1965...
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Under the Knife Under the Knife
By Karl Funke
As the pool of viable classic VWs shrinks ever smaller, a lot of focus among preservationists seems to center on faithful factory restorations. There can be no doubt that it's a great challenge restor...
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The Story of Meyer's Manx #7 The Story of Meyer's Manx #7
By VW Trends Staff
Number 7's history is vague. We know that it was built in 1965 off of the molds that Bruce built from the first monocoque design. For historical reference, the master plug was being worked on when Pre...
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Seven Year Itch Seven Year Itch
Armed with overwhelmingly ambitious modifications, this darting blue '58 Sunroof Beetle is a peripheral window to the more wild side of its owner, Bruce Fredriksen. More mild than wild in manner, the...
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Times Two Times Two
By Karl Funke
Louis and David Gall, of Woodward, Okla., make a pretty efficient father and son team when it comes to turning out vintage resto-custom Volkswagens. The last time their work was featured in VW Trends...
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