Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2021 i dune buggies and hotVWs

Why is it your clutch cable always has to break as you come up to a Busy intersection? You all know what I’m talking about. In this article I would like to talk you through how to replace one. Now Bugs, Ghias, Type 3 and Things are all the same. Buses are different. So, let’s get to it. This is how you go about it on everything but a Bus. First thing is to jack up the car and get some jack stands under it. If you’re along the side of the road, use anything you can to block up the car. Don’t crawl under it without some kind of safety in case the jack slips, especially if you’re using the stock jack. Find the cable, it’s on the driver’s…

Stance can be defined as the attitude that the writer has towards his or her message. The stance that you take will greatly determine the tone of your message and the words that you choose. In this message, the tone of my words is about the stance of a Cal Look Bug to the ground and the evolution of it! In the beginning, without sounding biblical, we of the hot VW passion started experimenting with stance. Oddly enough, the approach to a nose-down stance, which is what we were after, began by simply putting weight under the front hood! While this produced the desired look, it came with certain undesirable drawbacks, such as a terrible stiff ride and a slowing of acceleration rate. Next came a product called Select-a-Drop, and…

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WONDERFUL 4-DAY CAMPOUT BY LAKE HAVASU, AZ Buses by the Bridge (BBB) was created by a VW Bus club based in Lake Havasu City, London Bridge Bullis (LBB), led by John “VW” Howard back in 1991. The first event was just a lowkey get-together, with about 40 Transporters attending. It was brought to an end five years later; however, John Howard and Ronnie Feitelson – another LBB member and the owner of local VW shop Bustoration – brought BBB back again in 1996. Since then, BBB has always been held in January, with 2020 marking the 24th event. The meet welcomes a majority of 1967 and earlier Split Window Buses, followed by 1979 and earlier Bay Windows; but BBB is not an air-cooled-only event, as it gathers all types of…

SO-14 TO HAUL LONG ITEMS SUCH AS PIPES OR LUMBER Working for a high-tech semiconductor company as a technician for over 25 years, Erick Sowder from Greensboro, North Carolina is a 20-year married man with three kids, three dogs, three cats, eight chickens, and 14 cars – mostly Vee Dubs! Non-Volkswagen people often say they never met an individual like Erick, but we imagine most hotVWs readers will “get” his love for the brand! One of Erick’s latest additions, a very rare model, could be the only survivor – or one of the few – existing in the States. His commercial truck with special option code SO-14, characterized by its long load trailer, is called “Pritschenwagen mit Nachläufer” (Platform truck with trailer). Erick shared his car story with us. “I…

Recently, while trolling Facebook, I came across a photo of a VW. Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened and it probably won’t be the last, but it was one that made me laugh out loud and to be immediately thankful for being a part of the VW community. A recent VW group to pop up on Facebook that has been entertaining to me is “Ruined VWs – Purists not allowed”. At the time of this writing, they have grown to just under 1000 members, but already I love where it is going. I may catch some flack for this, but I have found that the guys that think outside the box, when it comes to modifying their cars, are the most fun to hang around. This…

You see less and less Bugs in everyday life in Germany, but they still exist. And sometimes, good friends – but non-VW people – give you a hint that they have seen an “old Beetle” for sale, which you may be interested in. When you ask for details, they usually can’t help with useful information. But “it is really old”, they say – old in the mind of “normal-people-old”. Something like 1976. If you’re lucky. Mostly, however, built in 1984, 1995 or something along these lines. Of course, for people who have nothing to do with air-cooled Volkswagens, that’s pretty old. But not for many VW fans. For them, an old Beetle’s year of manufacture needed to start with a 4 or a 5. Maybe one from the ’60s, too.…

So, here we are, at the beginning of the holiday season already, and once again, we’re faced with the annual dilemma. What does the vintage Volkswagen owner REALLY want for Christmas? Well, when you care enough to send the very best (sorry, Hallmark!)… give VW parts and toys! When I was dating my husband, he was really into his white ’83 Rabbit GTI, with the painted bumpers that always took such a beating on city streets. He complained about the rock chips constantly; so much so that I bought him a brand new bumper for Christmas that year. I followed up with a new leather shift knob on Valentine’s Day. He proposed shortly thereafter. The way to a man’s heart is through his car! So, where to start? If you’re…

Tony has fond memories of playing in the front seat of his parents’ white 1969 Baja Bug, pretending to drive. It was no wonder his first car was a red 1969 Beetle. Growing up in Colorado, on the Western slope of the Rockies, there wasn’t much to be said for the Volkswagen scene; so, Tony took to magazines like hotVWs to catch the air-cooled action that was going on the West Coast. He remembers reading about VW racers/teams like VW Paradise, Jack Sacchette at JayCee, Ron Lummus, the Bergs, and Barrett Enterprises! He particularly enjoyed the coverage from Bugoramas and HotVWs Drag Days, which sparked the idea that he might like to race his Volkswagen one day. That day never arrived while in Colorado, though he pretty much always kept…

Surfers adopted Volkswagen Buses decades ago and, to this day, you still see these valiant workhorses being put to good use as beach transportation all around the globe. Mainstream advertisers love them as well, especially when needing to evoke exotic and faraway vacation destinations. Palm trees, beach, sunset, bikini-clad ladies, and the ubiquitous VW Bus… You’re in business – literally. Raised in So-Cal, J i m Cocores has had the good fortune of enjoying the surf and Volkswagen scenes since his early age. He even became involved in both industries, thanks to a couple of shops he owned in California until he retired: Thalia Surf in Laguna Beach, and Jim’s VW Service in Monterey Park. Still active in the surfing and Volkswagen communities, he has recently moved to a beach…

What is up with these old Buses? I noticed various stickers – bumper stickers for instance – that people put on their cars. When the sticker shows a vehicle, it is a different make than the car which it is on; but that sticker almost always revolves around a Bus (and you can bet the car it is on is some boring modern model). Maybe they are dreaming that someday they will experience the bliss of driving a Bus, or they just like a cool looking sticker of the coolest car ever. It’s not just stickers on random cars; Type 2s are seen on billboards. However, they do not advertise the Bus, but other things, like a country music concert. We see them in magazine ads, in commercials, and on…

Eric Shoemaker had no real interest in cars. As a designer and entrepreneur, he primarily took an interest in hobbies like woodworking, furniture restoration, and photography. Today, however, he not only owns a business with his wife Amanda that restores air-cooled German engine components, but his website (1967beetle.com) is a go-to resource for tech tips, classifieds, and Volkswagen stories from around the globe. And what he attributes as the catalyst for his newfound passion is a 1967 Beetle his grandfather drove that almost ended up in the crusher. Eric’s grandpa, Frank R. Shoemaker Sr., was 54 years old when he purchased the family Beetle brand new. As someone who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, Frank bought the car in December 1966 because it was economical and…