Hot VWs Magazine July 2024 Edition Cover Page!
On the cover: Dean Lowry in the DDS Oval, a photo never seen before! (Photo: Dean Kirsten)
Unlike today’s trucks that come with all the bells and whistles, VW’s Single and Double Cabs offered the bare minimum during the ’60s, akin to what you might expect from a European commercial vehicle at the time. Robin Lewis’ 1966 model shows what happens when one such workhorse receives a “Deluxe treatment” with extra trim and colors, a cozy interior and 2.0-liter power!
A TRUE LIFETIME OF ADVENTURE!
Ray Saul, from Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, grew up tending to his father’s passion—Volkswagens. He now carries on his dad’s legacy: This Type 181, commonly known as Thing in the US market. It has a unique story, having been assembled in Wolfsburg, Germany for the Mexican Government.
BUG-O-RAMA ICT
It’s always exciting to visit a place and VW event you’ve never been to before. You will discover a new area, learn different habits, make new friends, enjoy the local food, etc. This time, hotVWs magazine flew to the Sunflower State to join the
Bug-O-Rama ICT.
Bug-O-Rama ICT.
THE DEANO DYNO-SOAR!
A look back at the first H/Gas sedan. Dean Lowry built after he left Empi
SARA’S JOURNEY WITH TURTLE
A couple of months ago, we highlighted Mimi, a 91-year-old young lady who purchased her brand-new Bug in 1969 and still drives it today – one of the best VW stories I’ve ever heard. But this month, we bring you another amazing story almost too good to be true: a teen’s love affair with a classic VW Beetle, a 16-year-old high school girl who chose a ’69 Bug for her first car and now drives it every day.
JUST NORTH OF INSANITY
Scandinavian Cal Look and Classic. A small pine forest just north of Oslo, Norway has been home to the biggest air-cooled festival in Scandinavia for over twenty years..
OLD SCHOOL POWER! PART 5
PART FIVE: Valvetrain, Weber mods, and a whole bunch more.
THE UTAH VW CLASSIC 2023
The Beehive State welcomed visitors with picture-perfect weather as the Utah Transporter Association prepared to host the area’s largest annual Volkswagen gathering, the Utah VW Classic.
BUGGY WONDER YEARS PART 16
It’s always a blast going through the color slides – often unpublished – featuring old buggies, which fill our archive boxes dating back to the 1960s and early ’70s. Among the treasures we unearthed, let’s take a look at the Berry Mini-Tub, built over a stock-length VW chassis and reminiscent of century-old automobiles.
NOT SO FAST #39
This year, the Fast Times at Farmington events had something missing: the “fast” part. Yes, we missed our Drag Racers fiercely! Why do you say?
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