MANY petrolheads’ interest in cars, and their particular brand allegiance, gets passed down to them via their parents. This was certainly the case for 42-year-old Rhett Nankervis, who grew up immersed in the Volkswagen life under his father Ian’s influence, which has blossomed into nearly three decades of Rhett’s own VW journey. “It’s pretty all-encompassing,” he says. “At its peak, we had 96 VWs in the backyard!” We’ve managed to whittle Rhett’s extensive VW history down to just some of his favourites, which we’ll share over this and next issue.
IN 1992, Rhett was an impressionable 11-year-old living in Howlong, NSW when his dad Ian bought a custom Beetle. It had a huge impact on Rhett and catalysed his obsession with cars. “Dad has always owned modified
