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Email: [email protected] Email news, thoughts and products to [email protected] This funky new style of clutch adjustment nut is made of high-grade steel and combines an OE-shaped back with a six shooter gun barrel-style grip for qu

I’ve only been a passenger in three Split Beetles in my life, but each time it was a surreal experience. Surreal in a good way, but also in an ‘I’d have to sell body parts to own this’ way. I guess it all depends on just how much you want something,

Those of a certain age might fondly recall the Yellow Pages advert fronted by the fictional writer, J.R. Hartley. The premise is that, eventually, he finds a book he’s been looking for, thanks to the big yellow book of contacts. Well, today we have o

Volkswagen took a smart approach when developing its Type 2s through the 1950s, resulting in a very complete line of vehicles, each serving specific purposes. Some commercial models such as the Single Cab and Panel Van were designed to carry varied c

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll already know that I often bang the late model drum. I own two post-’67 VWs – a Beetle and a Bay Window – and am here to tell you I’d rather be behind the wheel of either of those every day than a Split, of either pe

Just when you think it’s safe to say we’ve probably seen it all in the world of Volkswagens, somebody, somewhere jumps up and screams, “Mais non, tu ne l’as pas fait!” The somebody in this instance is Loic Bossard, and the somewhere is the north west

Living on a canal boat, you’d be forgiven for wondering why Kevin felt the need to buy a Campervan. After all, along with his partner, Susie, they already had the freedom to explore at will, and to live life out in the open. Okay, so their exploratio

The name EMPI has been a trusted one in the world of beach buggies for as long as these adventurous machines have been tearing through sand, over rocks and along the roads. With its wide range of parts and accessories, EMPI has helped bring thousands

It’s impossible not to smile at a Tempo Matador. In the way mothers find it hard not to smile at their own newborn babies. However, while the majority of new mothers desperately need sleep, the Tempo looks like a slightly bemused alien in need of som

When it comes to old VW engines, we firmly believe in the never say die ethos. So, when we were given an oily old 1600, with the words “it’s beyond economical repair”, we decided to find out if that really was the case. Clearly, we couldn’t hear it r

Do you dream in colours? If so, do they harmonise, or clash with one another? Back when mind-expanding drugs were in vogue, psychedelia ruled. The wilder the hues, the better the trip, as it were. Long-time VW and Porsche owner, Paul Leyton, harbours

The Yoneya Toy Co. Ltd. was formed in Japan in 1950, and these days is more commonly referred to simply as Yone. The company used the trademark of a diamond lozenge around the letters SY throughout the 1950-’64 era when it produced a variety of tin p