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Often we see the Westfalia and even other fiberglass top models that become chalky or damaged and unsightly.  Normally they get ignored or at most get a coating of something to try to bring back its former beauty.  They don’t have to be ignored, and they can be returned to their …

Vanagon Upgrade Rims and Tires An eye catching trait of the Vanagon is it’s seemingly tiny wheels supplied from the factory.  The tires have to support a lot of weight and minimize sideward deflection.  There’s not a lot of debate about the handling of the 185R14 stock tires either, they …

  To Edmonds The ride to the Edmonds ferry from north Seattle only took only a few minutes going down Interstate 5.  It was earlier in the day.  Sunday morning at ten. The slowly Vanagon was nearly floored trying to merge into faster than normal traffic.  A small SUV came …

A big part of enjoying the great outdoors and the freedom that a Transporter can bring is not having to worry about things while you are hiking or floating the river in your canoe.  Losing your keys and other small valuables can detract greatly to your peace of mind.  One …

This was on a long straight slightly downhill piece of Interstate 5 coming back from Portland.  It likely is closer to 75 really as the speedo is a little higher than actual speed per VWs settings.

The Single Cab and Double Cab were Volkswagens answer to the pick up truck.  They are getting harder and harder to find, and as a result are getting more and more expensive.  They are still being made but they quit importing them into the US quite a long time ago.  …

The 32nd Annual NW Vintage VW Car show and Swap Meet will be on Saturday, July 20th, 2013 at Shoreline Community College. General Admission is $7. Gates open to the public at 9:00 am. The last couple of Annual NW Vintage VW Car Shows had a good turn out of …

Most Volkswagen Transporters are downhill racers at heart, seeing how underpowered they were from the factory.  Here’s a downhill racer from the get go. “Built this one for last years race where it placed 2nd and also won best design.  I also raced it again this year with the new Scooby …

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