We all know that the Volkswagen Beetle has German roots. However, when sitting in the driver's seat of an air-cooled VW and looking through the windshield, many of you might daydream of a scene from California rather than Germany. Perhaps Californians have never thought about it this way, but here is a definite fact: Many VW fans worldwide feel deeply connected to California's air-cooled VW scene.
From a cultural viewpoint, many air-cooled Volkswagen enthusiasts around the globe envision California as Volkswagen's second Motherland. There is some truth to this when you consider that many California-based VW pioneers started hot rodding anemic VW engines with only 25 to 55 horsepower. Also, many subgenres within the VW culture originated in
