VolksWorld

VolksWorld is Britain's best-selling magazine dedicated to the whole air-cooled VW scene and a must-buy for all fans of the legendary vehicles, particularly the iconic Beetle. VolksWorld takes pride in going to extraordinary lengths to bring its readers the most outstanding and fascinating features packed full of the very best photography and information that cannot be found anywhere else.

Fresh meet • While the ‘cost of Dubbin’ crisis’ is hitting us all, there’s still plenty to be excited about this season

VolksWorld

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Babe roof • The big winner at this year’s VolksWorld Show Plus was Paul Warman’s Razor Edge Ghia, a fitting tribute to the dedication in its build

Rolling THUNDER • From Jeans Beetle to chopped French Looker to a recreation of Bill Mitchell’s radical Thunder Bug race car. This Cox has done it all

Born to CRUISE • Growing up in a VW family meant there was only one path for Ryan Mattice to follow

Power to my people • After a bad experience with a body shop, Gene Balyasny put the rebuild of his Bus into the hands of ‘his people’. The result speaks volumes

Re-appearing act • Angie and Jack DiGiacomo’s ’66 CAL DUB starred in Colin Burnham’s influential 1986 VW book. Their son, Jack junior, made it his mission to track down the family treasure…

Alco-pop art • After a night on the beers, Jean-Philippe Delavenne woke up to find he’d agreed to a buggy build off with a few mates!

The great pretender • If you don’t like the idea of a VW-powered 911, how about a Ford-powered one?! Martyn Hawkes rescued just such an unlikely project and created his own art car

The bottom line part two • In this instalment of our budget 1600 build we install the crank and cam and zip the case back together

Park life • The Stonor Park VW show was 40 this year, and celebrated with a special display of 40 VWs built between 1984 and 2024

Karmann conclusions • A chance buy at auction turned up some delightful images of old modified VWs, which offer an intriguing insight into early 1960’s custom trends

Dealer’s choice • We’re travelling to South America this month to examine the fabulous, and very rare, Pinplast Oval

SWEET HARMONY • Mark Walker on the inextricable link between VWs and surfing