The gambler

Can you believe this 1966 Split Bus started out as a 1973 Type 147 Fridolin? Of course you can’t! The truth is, though, it did. Well, the strand of life that led to its creation did at least.

The human being lucky enough to have the keys in his possession goes by the name of Rich DeWitte. Rich makes his own luck in life by running a landscaping company in Las Vegas, Nevada. By all accounts, it’s an all-consuming gig, and so his VW addiction needs an enabler. Step forward George Tsagrinos, owner of The Wagen – a ‘One stop Aircooled VW Rehabilitation Centre specialising in the preservation and restoration of early air-cooled VW’s’, also located in Sin City, Nevada.

Rich first got his hands on the Fridolin – a rare beast anywhere, but