Sympathy FOR THE DETAIL
If you were a VolksWorld reader in the early 1990s, you may well recall seeing Robin Allen’s distinctive ’52 Standard Beetle, registration number XSV 432, regularly in the magazine. Not only was the car featured, it also starred in frequent travelog / road trip features, as Robin put a lot of miles on that car, including driving it back to see its original owners, the Vogels in Augsburg, Germany.
Like many readers of the mag’ at the time, I devoured these road trip features with glee. Robin had a way of writing them like a letter from an old friend, so you almost felt like you were there with him, along for the ride as a passenger on a big adventure. Being a young lad
