Dec 27, 2025
San Leandro, California—an industrial Bay Area city shaped by its Portuguese community and a deep-rooted Volkswagen culture—holds a story few outside the neighborhood ever knew. Tucked away behind an unassuming fence was a Volkswagen collection unlike anything else in the region. For years, local kids would stop,...
Dec 21, 2025
2025 was a huge year for documenting Volkswagen history—and in this episode, we take a full look back.
We review the entire 2025 podcast episode list, breaking down highlights and key moments from nearly every show in case you missed an episode or two along the way. From early Volkswagen drag racing history and...
Dec 12, 2025
What if the Volkswagen you built as a teenager never really left you?
In this episode, we get into the incredible full-circle story of David Lawler and his 1971 Volkswagen Beetle from Southeast England. David bought his very first VW at just 14 years old, poured years into building it, and saw that dream rewarded when...
Dec 5, 2025
The East Coast of Canada is cold, and the car season is short — usually May through October. New Brunswick isn’t known as a hotbed for the air-cooled Volkswagen scene, but when the VW bug bites you out there, you’re all in.
Terry grew up in a drag-racing family, and everything changed the day his father gifted him...