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“Chris owned a ’65 Notchback in the ’80s with a Corvair engine in it and wanted to take a trip for old time’s sake”

Remember the VW scene of the late 1980s and ’90s? A time when creativity was on display everywhere, and builds were a riot of wild colours, body modifications, unusual wheels and crazy interiors. There seemed no end to the fresh ideas and every VW show was an exciting place to be. There would regularly be cars that showed up, and instantly had a crowd around them, because the owners had come up with something outside the box.

Now, let me get this straight. Although I admit to having one eye firmly focused on the past in my personal VW interests, I’m not one of those who bemoans the current scene, or shows, and I firmly believe there are still a

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