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Whatever the country, there always seems to be a small group of hardcore VW enthusiasts who you’ll see proudly displaying their cars at most local events. Robin and Paul Serventi certainly fit the description; then again, some of their friends might argue you can’t expect less from them, since the couple have been heavily involved with the scene since the early 1980s. “We met in ’82 at a Blitzkrieg VW car club meeting”, ponders Robin. “We became friends, but did not go on our first date until seven years later – we were married in 1990.”

“When the kids were younger, they loved to eat their breakfast at the table before their Dad drove them to school in the Bus”

Blitzkrieg was a typical Californian Volkswagen club of the era, based in and around the