Through the years, as I purchased and sold different air-cooled VW’s, I always wanted to own a Karmann Ghia. I thought that they were by far the classiest VW, with the smoothest lines. The pinnacle of this dream would be…
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VW Camping
One of the truly fun VW’s to own is a Westfalia. For those of you not familiar with the term, Westfalia’s were camper conversions of VW buses. Westfalia conversions began in 1951, and continued with both the early and late…
Tagged with: Bus, Camping, Campmobile, Kombi, Riviera, Twinkie Bus, Type II, Westfalia, Wet Westies
Posted in My VW's, VW life
Posted in My VW's, VW life
1998 Beetle’s reunion
In 1998, a local Seattle radio station KJR, which was probably one of Seattle’s most popular through the 70’s, hosted a reunion event. The idea was to host a Beetles/Beatles gathering that featured a Beatles cover band, but was also…
Chad’s 1970 Karmann Ghia
In spring of 2012, while I was in the process of finishing up my 72 convertible Karmann Ghia project, I decided to take on another project for my son Chad. He had recently been diagnosed with NF2 (Neurofibromatosis Type 2),…
Tagged with: 1970, 1970 Ghia, Chad's Car, Ghia, Karmann Ghia, Neurofibromatosis, NF2, Project
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Posted in My VW's, VW life
VW’s horizontally opposed 4 cylinder engine.
Rear view of an air cooled VW engine. Internal combustion motors are truly an amazing piece of machinery. The ingenuity that went into creating gas powered engines is impressive. However, one of the side effects of a running engine is…
Tagged with: 1200, 1300, 1600, air-cooled, internal combustion engine, Water-cooled
Posted in VW life, VW Mechanicals
Posted in VW life, VW Mechanicals
Slug Bug
Slug Bug is another name for an Air cooled VW. At least, according to me. Slug Bug is also the name of a travel game typically played in your car while driving. I learned this game as a child from…
Tagged with: House Rules, Official Rules, Punch Buggy, Punchbuggy, Slug Bug, Slugbug, Travel Games
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Posted in VW life
My 69 Fasty
Over the years I have owned several VW type 3’s. A couple of fastbacks and a few squarebacks as well. My favorite of them all was the 69 fastback that I purchased in 2004. It was a project, but in…
Tagged with: 69 fasty, Fastback, Notchback, Project, Restoration, Squareback, Type 3, Type III, VW project
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Posted in My VW's, VW life
What an Idiot (book)!
A couple of months after purchasing my first VW in 1986, I was introduced to Alan, a family friend of my girlfriend. He was a longtime VW guy, both air and water cooled.He gave me a precious gift, my very…
Tagged with: Idiot book, Idiot guide, Idiot Manual, John Muir, Rebuild, Repair Guide
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Posted in VW life, VW Literature
That VW smell
If you have driven or gone for a ride in an old classic VW, then you have experienced the smell. My wife thinks they stink. For me, it brings a flood of fond memories. A musty smell of old carpet,…
Tagged with: air-cooled, bad smell, exhaust, smell, smelly bug, Volkswagen, VW, vw smell
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Posted in VW life
How I got bit by the VW bug.
This is the excerpt for a placeholder post.
VW Life 