Super Project '71

Now that we have the major bodywork out of the way (well, it was minor in the vast scheme of projects, but major to this car), we can focus our energies on getting the car painted. Rather, we can focus...

Inland Valley Volkswagen Club

Here at VWT, we are happy to report the beginnings of a new club, and we are always delighted to help in the promotion of a great first-time event. At VWT's 2002 Panic Show in Upland, California, brothers...

Bug Stock 2003

On October 12, 2003, the gates to Southern California's Santa Anita race track were opened to any kind of car sporting the VW logo, as part of a K-Earth 101 (a SoCal oldies station) publicity stunt to...

Table of Contents: March 2004

Part XIII: I Love Super Gas

Fast Times: Kicking Asphalt in a '62 Sunroof Sedan

Smoking tires and a pile of rubber: an image most wouldn't expect from the wheels of a typical Volkswagen. Nevertheless, it's the most vivid memory I have of this wonderfully equipped '62 Beetle; a far...

Super Project '71 Part Eight: Bodywork Equals Homework

So far, on this project we have concentrated on thing specific to Super Beetles, but the last part and this part of the series can be used on most any Volkswagen, even Buses and Ghias. Even though the...

The Das Drag Day

Der Autobahn Scrapers (DAS) is without a doubt the most famous Volkswagen club in Europe. We published an article about this great bunch back in January 2002 and told you in detail about the members,...

Original Import

In case you haven't noticed, there's a war going on at dragstrips across the country, and vintage VW drag racers are embedded firmly in the trenches. Not that VW drag racing has ever gone away, but compact...

Familien Fest 9

At first it seemed like a major bummer. The 9th Familienfest would not be held at Deer Park Winery in Escondido, near San Diego, one of the best settings for a VW show you can imagine with plenty of shady...