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Memorable times part 2

1990’s NOSTALGIA

In part one of this mini series last month, we looked back at the European VW scene in the 1980s, and how parts of it were influenced by what was happening in America, California particularly. This month, we up sticks and move to America and dig out some photos of how things looked there in the early 1990s, and beyond.

I had the good fortune of witnessing the colourful VWs that swarmed the streets of southern California first hand as an 18-year old, thanks to a three-week trip as an exchange student I made

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