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    Monster Garage!

    Apr 14, 2020 5 minutes
    by Randy Carlson
    (Photo S. Szantai)

    One of the most fun experiences that I have ever had in the world of VWs was in 2005 as a part of the TV show Monster Garage. I’ve told many people the story, but I don’t think I have ever written about it in Grinding Gears. With the recent announcement of the return of Monster Garage to Discovery Channel, this seems like a perfect time to tell the tale .

    Let’s turn the calendar pages way back to the’80s and the days of the SOTO Bus meets and other local So-Cal VW events. There were many faces on the grassy show fields those days and like myself, there were a lot of young enthusiasts pouring in and out of the scene. One of these young faces was Jesse James, who had a variety of Buses come through his hands. He was a punk, but

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