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DEPARTMENTS 4 TOP DEAD CENTER: Why we do what we do. 6 WHAT’S NEW: Books, diffs, wheels, buggies, and more. 8 WHAT YEAR IS IT? 1977: Lots of colors, notta lotta sales. 12 FIRST LOOK: Passat Variant. 40 SHOP TOUR: Metalmorphosis Customs. 56 GARAGE BUILT: Two girls and a geezer.
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58 TOYS IN THE ATTIC: Ko Yoshiya no. 5027. 60 COMING EVENTS: A coast-to-coast list. 64 TROSLEY: VW Friends. FEATURES 18 PÖW€RBÜGG: A New Beetle that’s a cut above the rest. 20 225-HORSE ’57: Going slow wasn’t an option for Tay Woykowski. 34 A WIN-NGUYEN SITUATION: Paul Nguyen’s ’59 convertible. 44 A SCIROCCO AND A HALF: When one just isn’t enough. 46 PERFECT PATINA: A ’66 cruiser for Austin McCave’s kid.
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54 RAREST OF THE RARE? Mid America Motorworks’ 1949 cutaway chassis. EVENTS 26 FARMINGTON #38: A central North Carolina blast. 38 GREAT CANADIAN SHOW: North of the border for an all-VW weekend. TECHNICAL 14 FUEL INJECTION FOR THE MASSES: It’s affordable and efficient. 24 THE AUTOSTICK: VW’s red-headed stepchild. 30 HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: A historic racing motor.
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50 GHIA INTERIOR REDEUX, PT. 1: It’s easy with JBugs.
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26 BILL OESTEREICH/THE ROAMING DRONE
VW TRENDS • FALL ’23
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