2025 - Hot VWs Magazine
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Hot VWs Magazine May 2025: VINTAGE RIDE HIDEOUT
ON THE COVER: Nick Jones’ Vintage collections. Old Schwinn bicycles. Old Volkswagens. Could this be vintage heaven? (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
LEGENDS UNITE!
Take an iconic piece of automotive history first released in 1964 – the Meyers Manx......
DUBLMINT
In today’s Volkswagen scene, only a few cars demand attention like Justin Arnold...
JONESTOWN CHURCH OF NO MA'AM!
A hardcore VW enthusiast, devoted husband to Chanda for 18 years, father........
OLD VOLKS SHOW & CAMPOUT
Among the many VW events we attend, the Old Volks Show in Oklahoma has be.......
TIME FOR A SLOW DOWN
Terry Moreau spent most of his life going fast. He set four land speed records at......
IT'S ONE CRAZY WEEKEND!
Both shade and parking spaces were at a premium as an October heatwave and VW......
A LIFELONG JOURNEY
On June 11, 1969, VW began building a European Deluxe Transporter in Montana.........
FAREWELL IRWINDALE DRAGSTRIP
Since Periscope Enterprises revived the HotVWs Drag Day in 2002, Irwindale.......
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
After a fire claimed his 1963 convertible and an accident totaled his ’64 Bug........
RUN TO BUG RUN!
It’s hard to believe this was the 39th annual Northwest Bug Run! With nearly four........
BUGGY WONDER YEARS 24
Based on our archives of old photos, this series of buggy-oriented articles.....
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Hot VWs Magazine April 2025: FROM HAWAII WITH LOVE
ON THE COVER: Ahhh, Hawaii... This month, a beautiful Fastback and a report about Honolulu's Shaka Weekend! (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
A FASTBACK BUILT ON LOVE
Leo Bringas, a lifelong Volkswagen enthusiast from Hawaii, dreamed of expression......
SHAKA WEEKEND 2024
We return to the islands of Hawaii to bring you the spectacle that is Shaka VW Week....
THREE TIMES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC!
This is the tale of one Volkswagen – a September 1953 Oval convertible – that.........
PREMIER COMPETITION
PS-Historacing revolutionizes the air-cooled performance community!.......
TREND BENDER
As VW hobbyists, we tend to put cars into specific categories, from Baja Bug to Cal......
DEALERSHIP TAKEOVER
They did it again! Capistrano Volkswagen in San Juan Capistrano, California.....
BREAKING THE MOLD!
With its striking and unconventional design, some might argue that Yann.........
OCTO FEST 2024
The Orange County Transporter Organization (OCTO) is globally recognized as........
UNIQUELY UTAH
We travel once again to the largest event in the Beehive state, the Utah VW Classic........
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
A Porsche Certified Technician by trade, Robin Varley has the skills necessary........
VINTAGE MEET MAGIC!
If you are in the Pacific Northwest hunting for sasquatch, you could have a struggle.....
BUGGY WONDER YEARS 23
Indoor car shows were big in the ’60s. One of them, the International Custom Car........
FORGING AHEAD
October 2024 saw the Southeast Euro Motorsports event forge ahead........
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Hot VWs Magazine March 2025: ELECTRIFIED VINTAGE 2,000 HOURS TO PERFECTION!
On the cover: An electric Bus on the cover? Yes, we dared to... and it's quite fantastic too! (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
PRESERVING A LEGACY
Volkswagen fans often have at least one favorite VW that holds a special place in ......
TRIPLE CROWN CABRIOLET
Joey and Jen Giordano from Herald, California, accomplished an extraordinary....
ELECTRIFIED DREAMS
For Thomas Edstrand, the journey into the Volkswagen world started with a ’68.........
DALY DRIVER
Looking for a VW different from the Beetles he’d owned in the 1980s and ’90s.......
BAD CAMBERGER VW-VETERANEN-TREFFEN
A premier vintage Volkswagen event, widely known as “Bad Camberg” among......
HAVASU BLUE
Purchased in early 2020, it would take just three years to transform this 1968......
BUILT NOT BOUGHT!
A lifelong Volkswagen enthusiast since his high school days, Vincent Chichak’s.........
TYPE 3 SUBIE TRANSPLANT
In Turlock, California, seasoned VW enthusiast Thomas Husselstein has revealed........
EUROPEAN BUG-IN #10
What’s the biggest VW event you’ve ever attended? How many air-cooled Volks........
JUST LIKE A TOY
At the Great Canadian VW Show, one of the country’s largest celebrations of Volks........
BLACKSTAR CAMPOUT & EL PRADO
The second week of the SoCal VW Week turned into VW heaven as 700 Volks........
AGAINST THE REST
Brian Arnold’s passion for Volkswagens began as a child, sliding around in the....
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Hot VWs Magazine February 2025: The California Look Special 50th Anniversary
On the cover: “Impossible Dream”—Dean’s ’67 Sedan, photographed in front of the iconic Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
If you are old enough to recall your very first Volkswagen with clarity, then you might enjoy the following story.…
THE CAL LOOK CARAVAN
In late June, Cal Look enthusiasts from around the globe gathered in Wolfsburg, Germany—…
STRATO SILVER BULLET
Since Dune Buggies and HotVWs magazine coined the term “California Look” to describe a certain type of customized Volkswagens…
OWEN’S 10TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT
If your parents or relatives are hardcore VW enthusiasts, how could you possibly avoid becoming a VW fan yourself?…
CARLSBAD MEMORIES
While we take VW drag races for granted today, they were most uncommon during the 1960s. Der Kleiner Panzers club …
THE SPEEDWELL WAGEN
If you’re a Cal Look fan and active on social media, chances are you know Fabian Dewar, better known as “Speedwell”, from Belgium.
THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY
Back in 1971, Dave Kanase purchased a seven-year-old Beetle, which he slowly morphed into a Cal Looker. He completed its resurrection in the early ’80s,...
UNOBTANIUM MAGNESIUM
Team HotVWs recently had the good fortune of attending a unique get-together, open solely to owners of Volkswagens equipped with real BRM wheels –...
THE VOLKS GROUP MEMORIAL DAY MEYHEM!
The roar of engines, the smell of burning rubber, and the crash of waves just steps away—Samoa Dragstrip came alive as The Volks Group...
THE KRUST REPAIR BUS
While attending the Volksfest show in Moxee City, Washington, one camper across the park caught our attention—it looked as though it was on fire!
BUG-IN 48
Every June, Southern California transforms into a hub for VW enthusiasts during SoCal VW Week, attracting fans from around the globe..
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Hot VWs Magazine January 2025: Party in Brazil! A Hidden VW Paradise
On the cover: Three days on the trail... Rubicon was a brutal adventure. (Photo: Shin Watanabe)
BUILT WITH LOVE
Omar Gallardo’s journey with VWs started during his childhood, inspired by his......
SUNDAE DRIVER
An avid collector of pre-1968 High Roof Buses, Eddy Collins managed to locate....
TURBOCHARGED DREAM
No, it wasn’t a matter of some fabrication voodoo, but it was a young boy giving.........
HOT VWS HOLIDAY GIFTY GUIDE
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With the kids jingle belling and every.......
BUGGY WONDER YEARS PART 22
The lightweight and simply built VW-powered Burro was an off-road competition......
A GERMAN VW TREFFEN
Established in Southern California in 2013, the Rare Vintage Air VW Club (RVA) is one......
THE OCTO MEET
Bus shows… We tend to take them for granted, though they really did not exist.........
A HIDDEN VW PARADISE
Brazil pulses with the rhythmic beats of samba and bossa nova. Known for its........
STREET VWS JAMBOREE
After the excitement of Wakayama’s Orange Bug Beach Festival, we hopped........
MOTHERBUG '65
A few years after he finished building his 1957 Chevy Bel Air, Corey Carter told........
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