Let’s Talk Dubs a Classic VW Podcast
If you like vintage Volkswagens, then this podcast is for you. In this podcast, we discuss stories from the owners and people that are involved in the Volkswagen hobby. From stock Volkswagens to custom modified and everything in between tracking down vintage rare parts and drag racing we just about every topic possible that's involved in the air cooled Volkswagen hobby
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Ep 319 VW Revival weekend roundtable with Joey G & Lee Bushaw
06/06/2025
Ep 319 VW Revival weekend roundtable with Joey G & Lee Bushaw
In this episode, I’m joined by Lee Bushaw and Joey Girodano from Workstat Restoration to break down everything that went down during VW Revival Weekend in Southern California. After seeing the buzz all over Facebook, I knew I had to get these guys on the mic to recap the multiple Volkswagen events that made the weekend one for the books. We kick things off with the legendary DKK (Der Kleiner Kampfwagens) Cruise Night on Friday, then dive into the Saturday coin toss: do you hit OCTO Bus Meet in Long Beach, or the **Rare Vintage Air Concours d’Elegance in Huntington Beach? We talk about who went where and why, plus the vibes at the ISP West Open House on Saturday afternoon. Finally, we dig into Sunday’s debut of the VW Revival Show—an event aiming to bring back the classic VW show weekend energy. Did it live up to the hype? Was it the spark the scene needed? Tune in as we talk split-window buses, slammed Ghias, show politics, and the future of classic Volkswagen events. --- Would you like a shorter version for podcast platforms that have character limits (like Spotify or Apple Podcasts)? use Code LTD10 for 10% off your order
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Ep 318 Why VW Cooling Technology Needed an Upgrade – Andrig Miller’s Quest for Better Air-Cooled Performance
05/30/2025
Ep 318 Why VW Cooling Technology Needed an Upgrade – Andrig Miller’s Quest for Better Air-Cooled Performance
In the world of classic VW technology, innovation often comes from the enthusiasts—not the factory. That’s exactly the case with Andrig Miller of Andrig’s Air Cooled Technology, who took it upon himself to improve one of the most overlooked components in air-cooled Volkswagen engines: the cooling fan. In this episode of Let’s Talk Dubs, we dive deep into the development of a new **high-efficiency VW cooling fan** engineered for lower drag and increased airflow at low RPM. We cover how Andrig tackled the age-old challenge of VW fan efficiency, the science behind airflow and thermal management, and the process of prototyping and testing to meet performance goals. If you're passionate about air-cooled VW engine performance upgrades, cooling system innovation, or just love hearing how modern tech is pushing vintage VWs forward, this one’s for you. Use Discount code LTD10 for 10% off on your purchase on Rosswulf website.
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Ep 317 Mike Gleclker bus collector @Vintage_Volkswagens, Highroofs single cabs & Deluxe's
05/23/2025
Ep 317 Mike Gleclker bus collector @Vintage_Volkswagens, Highroofs single cabs & Deluxe's
Mike Gleckler hails from Carmichael California. A lifelong VW enthusuest. He first got into Volkswagens at the age of 15. His Instagram handle is @vintage_volkswagens has over 3800 posts and 44.6K followers. Check out his IG for some cool vintage Volkswagne content. On this episode we talk about his bus collection. His 1967 Deluxe Bus and the story behind it. Also his 1954 Barndoor era Single cab pick up. His 1967 HighRoof "Clinomobil". He has an afinnity for Highroofs by the way he ownes 2 of them. And his 1965 Highroof his dad cruises. We also discuss his instagram page and how its helped him connect with other VW enthusiests around the world. use Code LTD10 for a discount
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Ep 316 Wild shooting at a VW show and more
05/16/2025
Ep 316 Wild shooting at a VW show and more
Its been a crazy few weeks in the VW scene. The celebration of life for Bob Lacost at the Canyon RV park was disrupted by a shooting. An argument turns into a person with mental health issues, he runs his truck into some people, then gets out of his truck and starts firing off 10 rounds and hits 2 people. We play the news report. The sad passing of VW family, Stanley Ford and we tell you about when the celebration of life will take place. He will be missed. Then the Anaheim Hills Murder suicide of Marco and Allison Gurrero. Its been a crazy couple of weeks. If your troubled with mental health issues PLEASE GET SOME HELP. Life is too precious to lose. We also discuss what George is working on at the shop and much more. Enjoy use LTD10 for 10% off your purchase
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Ep 315 Custom Type 4 Heads Gerald Klaus
05/09/2025
Ep 315 Custom Type 4 Heads Gerald Klaus
Gerald Klaus: From German Roots to High-Performance Innovation Born in Germany and raised in the world of Volkswagens, Gerald Klaus grew up under the influence of his father, Rolf Klaus—a respected VW performance builder and parts manufacturer. With a split-window Beetle in the garage and a legacy of tuning engines for German enthusiasts, Gerald's path was set early. Armed with a degree in metallurgy and hands-on experience in industrial foundries, Gerald combined his technical expertise with his lifelong passion for Volkswagens to take on an ambitious challenge: designing and manufacturing his own performance cylinder heads. In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Type 4 performance, exploring the science behind metallurgy, cooling, and airflow—and how Gerald's innovative designs address the shortcomings of traditional heads. Whether you're a hardcore VW builder or just love stories of passion meeting engineering, this episode is packed with insights into what makes a great performance head—and the dedication it takes to create one from scratch. use code LTD10 for 10% off parts
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Ep 314 Wayne Callahan 60 What
05/02/2025
Ep 314 Wayne Callahan 60 What
This is the story of a guy who just wanted his bug restored. Wayne Callahan bought a 1968 Beetle brand new and had that car still to this day after years of it sitting in storage and he wanted to find a good restoration shop. he talked to a few people and ended up taking it down to Type One Restoration in Tempe Arizona. With his mindset, determined to do his bug back to all original, so he could just cruise it around and enjoy it. Things took a turn when Wayne spent a day at the grand national roadster show and saw in one building some of the most iconic Volkswagens ever built. From that moment forward, Wayne knew he needed a really cool hot Rod VW. luckily he picked the right shop to begin with Type One Restorations does some of them sophisticated modifications to Volkswagens that cross platforms with hot rods and Volkswagens and really bridges the gap to build some very unique cars. Buddy & his team over there knocked it completely out of the park they went from a zenith Blue to a custom mix of an Azure blue split window color changing it from a 68 visually to making you question what year it is the custom touches in and out of this Beetle are completely over the top. It was a few year process to get it back but well worth the wait! Now Wayne has his brand new beetle back in his hands and it's cooler and better than anything he's ever had in his life. Talk about the best way to pay tribute and restore, a car that means so much to you. It's a great story and it's an unbelievable car.
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Ep 313 VW Beetle Spotters guide
04/26/2025
Ep 313 VW Beetle Spotters guide
On this episode I am under the weather but I break down for you the big window Beatles from 1958 to 1967. The main differences we start by breaking them down in the three categories 58 to 1961 1962 to 1964 and the third category 1965 to 1967. We discussed the details and differences between these. It's a short one this week but a lot of information. I hope you enjoy it.
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EP 312 Nicole Johnsons Detour from Youtube
04/18/2025
EP 312 Nicole Johnsons Detour from Youtube
Nicole Johnson has a lot of Motorsports experience and she's got an excellent YouTube channel called Nicole Johnson's detour. You probably have seen one of the videos her most popular is a 500 horse powered Subaru sleeper Bug. That video, her first one has over 10 million views. Since then she's built a Youtube channel where she seeks out unique cars to feature on her show, her motto is "I wanna drive everything". Last week (if you subscribed her channel parentheses which you should), you would've seen Zorba the Ghia featured on Nicole Johnson's Detour. My 1964 type 34 Karmann Ghia. This week we talked to Nicole and get all of her history. She actually raced 1600cc cars at one time. We talk about the process it takes to film the videos the way she looks for cars and trying to build a unique channel on YouTube. Lots of cool talk and if you're interested automotive shows this is a great one to listen to. Nicole also is known for her racing monster trucks for monster jam. She was a driver for the Scooby Doo monster truck. With a long history and rock, crawling, and offloading how she got selected to do that was pretty awesome. Go subscribe to her YouTube channel today it's worth it. Nicole Johnson, Monster Truck Pilot, King of the hammers winner, Car lover & youtuber
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Ep 311 VW builder Jason Lindquist
04/11/2025
Ep 311 VW builder Jason Lindquist
Jason Lindquist hales out of the northern California area. He's known for preserving and finding low mileage original Volkswagens, that's his passion. For other people he does restorations and preservations for them as well. Several Volkswagens he's built have been displayed throughout other peoples collections. When it comes to getting down to the details, that's where Jason really comes to the table. His attention to detail and understanding of midyear changes at Volkswagen from seats, seam locations to switches, knobs, heater vents, and all of the details in between he really drills down on the differences year by year and even midyear changes of just about any year of classic Volkswagen on this episode, we geek out a little bit and start splitting hairs on some of the differences in the 60s vehicles in them of thems. It's a great lesson if you're a geek and you like Volkswagen detail stuff this is your podcast.
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Ep 310 The Devin with Read Kerlin
04/04/2025
Ep 310 The Devin with Read Kerlin
One thing I love about the VW world is there's never a dull moment and there's always something new. For example, the Devin this is the first time I've ever seen this car was at a type three rally meet up in front of ISP West that's when I got to meet Reid Kerlin . Reid is the owner of this Devin 295. It's called the Devon 295 because it cost $295 back in the day it was a kit car that was made for multiple different chassis for the ultimate enthusiast that wanted to build their own sports car on this podcast we get into some of the history of the Devin as well as Read's personal history in the VW scene. He's a great guy and this car is even cooler. Like most of us with his life, starting in a Volkswagen that his parents owned and loving the car itself with the pursuit to find something unique. He stumbled across this Devin. It's a very cool car one of the few that has a type three motor in it has a matter fact it's the only one that he knows of the registry is keeping track of some of these, but Bill Devin, who started the company in 1954 wasn't very good at keep records. You could even buy stuff from him up until not long before his passing a true innovator always looking to help the sports car enthusiast DIYer. https://www.letstalkdubs.com/blog/ep-310-the-devon-w-read-kerlin
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Ep 309 VW guy turned to Porsche guy John Benton (Benton Performance)
03/21/2025
Ep 309 VW guy turned to Porsche guy John Benton (Benton Performance)
Buying a car before he could drive was the best thing that could ever happen to a 14-year-old kid. Hopping on his bike and taking a carburetor to the local German mechanic to get some understanding of how to make things work, changed his life. I met John Benton at the EMPI open house last year. He built a 1641 cc motor with 48 IDs and came in there and ripped it wide open to 7000 RPMs and put out some impressive horsepower numbers 160 hp for a 1641 when I interviewed him he came across as your typical old-school Vw legend. He owns a shop called Benton Performance and he's been busy for the past few decades working on Porsche's 356s 912s and 911s. He's a charismatic guy with a great attitude and a love for classic air cooled cars. His story about how he got an Volkswagens and how that evolved eventually into working on Porsche. I think if you meet him, you definitely know he's a get it done kind of guy but he likes to have fun. If you're ever in Anaheim, look up Benton Peformance, and go check them out. code LTD10 for 10% off on all purchases https://thelufthaus.com
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Ep 308 Chase the impossible Type 3 Pedro Sainz
03/14/2025
Ep 308 Chase the impossible Type 3 Pedro Sainz
Pedro Sainz is one of the most obsessed type three builders that there is. Starting with his notchback a chance meeting at the first Nona meeting with Lee Hedges as friends they pushed each other to build their cars as original as possible. From that point forward, Peter was on a mission to restore cars, not only did he restore cars, but he also built roof racks Pedro's roof racks as a matter of fact. Some of those popular wood slat roof racks made in southern California in the early 2000s his first project was razor. The second one was a 1968 automatic type 34. Then he went on to build his Pacific blue 62 which once that early car was complete which is difficult to do end of itself. He looked for something even more difficult. How about if I build a replica of the prototype convertible to an exact specification. His commitment as a builder is unmatched by enthusiast this is not his full-time job. He's a cabinet maker by trade. It's a great story about a skateboarder from Tijuana Mexico, that his love for Volkswagens and his desire to create things with his hands evolved in so many cars and building so many racks for people even on to custom making interior kits that are exact replicas of the original factory. When you talk about playing the game that's Pedro. He's in it until the end.
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Ep 307 80's builds what did it cost BITD?
03/07/2025
Ep 307 80's builds what did it cost BITD?
This year's One crazy weekend is going to be debuting quite a few 80s cars. 80s tribute cars are back and on this episode. We discussed what it took to build and back then what was the condition you found them in and what level did those people restore them. We also hop in a Time Machine and check prices back then versus now to see what the difference was building cars back in the 80s. It's a fun podcast.
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EP 306 Bob Lacoste Re-mastered
02/28/2025
EP 306 Bob Lacoste Re-mastered
On this episode, Bill discusses going to the diecast super convention what that experience was like and also being a member of DBK and meeting Bob Lacoste. The majority of this podcast is a remastered version of my original interview with Bob Lacoste from the Compound. Bob was always a super detail oriented guy who had an immense knowledge for everything Volkswagen. He was super hype type three guy and could tell you just about everything about every accessory made for type threes and then some. His quality workmanship was top-notch and he was a main factor behind the Dbk cars coming out so clean. Rest in peace Bob.
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Ep 305 David Craig grass valley Bugs for you
02/22/2025
Ep 305 David Craig grass valley Bugs for you
David Craig is one of those guys that is behind the scenes most of the time. Originally starting as Volkswagen shop bugs for you in grass Valley California. David went on to partner with people like Rich Kimball on some of the early treasure hunts with him. Together they went through Mexico at old VW shops going through vintage inventory bagging it all up and bringing it back to the states. With a background in the garment industry, he started making T-shirts with cool, logos and sayings like endangered species and what's your type 12 or three. Eventually to getting into Battles with Volkswagen legal team he decided it was too big of a risk eventually getting into licensing business and manufacturing products for people with being connected with manufactures overseas. He was able to make lots of cool things that some of those are pretty collectible today it's a cool story to hear from a guy behind the scenes, but it's been responsible for a lot of stuff in the 80s and 90s that you saw or put on your Volkswagen. Check out his website for some really cool products use promo code LTD10 for a disocunt
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EP 304 THE BUG BOX Walter Jelinek
02/14/2025
EP 304 THE BUG BOX Walter Jelinek
Sometimes you meet people that have been in the scene so long that the effect that they've had and the cars they've built ripple on for quite a while. That's the case with Walter Jelinek. Walter started the Bug box in 1994 but his story starts before that. As a kid in Germany, seeing a lot of cool Volkswagens and stumbling across his first Vw trans magazine that got him hooked. Then Walter has been known for constantly doing something unique and different from one of the first original patina cars the Lindy Bus to re-creating a full-size version of the sand scorcher an RC car built by Tamaya in the 80s. He's been recognized in the hobby in Europe for quite a few years. Then onto to build some of the Atwater buses finding three that exist. These were very unique tourist version VW buses that had extended roofs with plexiglass panels. Owning a restoration shop for several years and then finally having to take a break after a few years the scene brought him back, not wanting to have a big shop again. He currently manages and facilitates peoples restorations in his one man shop. He's constantly onto new endeavors, finding challenges that are very difficult with the commitment to quality to make some of the best parts on the market. His page razor skin makes the replacement lower rocker panels for type 34 gears that are almost an exact match. If you want it done right you've got to use the bug box, as now he focuses mainly on original restorations and real unique cars. He still accustomed guy at heart. This is a long one because there's a lot of history here. use code LTD10 for 10% off
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Ep 303 Round table This summer show season GNRS, Diesel Heaters and more
02/07/2025
Ep 303 Round table This summer show season GNRS, Diesel Heaters and more
On this episode, Bill and George discussed this summer's show season. The Vw revival what's that all about and is it going to emulate the VW classic weekend. I give my thoughts on the difference between the two and what me from an out-of-towners perspective really enjoyed about the original classic Vw weekend. We also discussed the new VW's magazines some surprises that we've seen in there are things changing in the scene? Hopefully so a little more variety is never a bad thing. Bill takes Zorba to the roadster show for the granddaddy drive-in having his car compete against 1000 other cars outdoors and let's see the results also George recaps buses by the bridge diesel heater before and after and more fun stuff to chat about on this weeks episode
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Ep 302 Buyer beware! Auctions Private sales & Brazilians
01/31/2025
Ep 302 Buyer beware! Auctions Private sales & Brazilians
On this weeks episode we discuss some buyers guide topics. Also, the cars that have gone through Barrett Jackson recently and how that's going to affect the current market and future market of particular models specifically the $85,000 notchback. Show updates for this summer, East Coast, West Coast and UK. And what's the deal with Brazilian buses or Brazilian cars in general. We discuss what to expect when you buy a car from Brazil. Why the cars in Brazil are the way that they are. And is there really a free lunch where you can get a 23 window or a double cab for half price, and it meets your expectations? All this on an exciting episode with Bill & Tory Alonzo we also discussed a few Facebook posts that are going down a rabbit hole all in good fun. See you this weekend at the Grand National Roadster Show.
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Ep 301 Notch 1500 Simon Kelley
01/24/2025
Ep 301 Notch 1500 Simon Kelley
This podcast is an amazing story of how someone who is on a different path gets put into a trajectory that changes everything that they do. Simon Kelley's that man, world traveler, living life with a passion to discover things find himself in Thailand one day and then begins to manufacture rubber. It's a long sort of story and you get to hear all the details on this podcast. Our passion Vw hobby ends up, finding opportunities for us to be a part of it in multiple ways. And it just starts with one car and a vision. With Simmons early history working for defense contractors specializing in radar equipment. He still gets pulled to that vehicle of the most basic type the VW, getting fascinated early with threes was his problem. In the early days it was a lonely road to walk before type three became super cool but he stuck it out and now he supplies in manufactures so much for the type three hobby it's awesome a great guy cool story and buckle up. I
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EP 300 Tony Hunter ELIMINATOR Bug 87' VW Trends Cover car
01/18/2025
EP 300 Tony Hunter ELIMINATOR Bug 87' VW Trends Cover car
The 1980's was a time when pop culture influenced the car scene. Nowhere better was this exemplified than the "Eliminator Bug" built by Tony Hunter out of Loganville, Georgia. Imagine being 18 years old and having your car on the cover of a nationally published magazine. Being one of the first guys from the southeast to get the cover of magazine and to have your girlfriend on that cover as well. Talk about living the dream! That is Tony Hunter's VW story. VW magazines have mostly been featuring the west coast scene, especially in the 1980s. Tony's "Eliminator Bug" broke that ceiling. Listen to the story of building your first car and getting so many accolades then selling it after showing it for several years. Where is it now? You'll hear all about that on this episode. m
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Ep 299 CORY MAC BRIAN WATTS VWF
01/10/2025
Ep 299 CORY MAC BRIAN WATTS VWF
On this weeks episode, let's talk dubs. We do a sit down with Cory Mac and Brian Watts two of the three promoters for the Vegas world finals. We discussed the evolution of this event, how they feel it turned out, and also will there be a Vegas world finals 2025. How the new classes went their experience with the track and also participation from people all over the world. If you love drag racing and Volkswagens, then this is a great podcast to listen to to get a lot of information about Volkswagen drag racing in Las Vegas. This event took place to Las Vegas motor Speedway December 7, 2024 and it was the first of hopefully many more Volkswagen dragracing events to happen. Subscribe to his channel and support Suppot our sponsors
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Ep 298 FULL CUSTOM IAN ROUSSEL
12/27/2024
Ep 298 FULL CUSTOM IAN ROUSSEL
an Roussel is a passionate VW enthusiast, artist, hot rod builder, and a true jack-of-all-trades. If something stays still long enough, Ian will find a way to transform it into something extraordinary—often with a creative nod to hot rods. Fans of the show Full Custom Garage will recognize Ian as the master builder behind some of the wildest custom car creations out there. Known for his unorthodox approach, Ian doesn’t follow traditional rules. Instead, he uses his imagination and resourcefulness to turn everyday, overlooked materials into unique automotive masterpieces. In our conversation, we explored what inspired Ian to move to the West Coast, his first impressions upon arriving, and the driving forces behind some of his most memorable builds. Now that Full Custom Garage has ended, Ian continues to share his artistry on his YouTube channel, Full Custom Ian. As a VW enthusiast through and through—and a creative soul who builds without fear of judgment—Ian deserves the support of our community. Be sure to check out his channel, subscribe, and show him some love. Ian is one of us, and his dedication to freedom and artistic expression is truly inspiring. Keep doing your thing, Ian! Subscribe to his channel and support Suppot our sponsors MAGAZINE COVERS
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Episode 297: The Life and Speed of Drag Racer Tom Simon
12/20/2024
Episode 297: The Life and Speed of Drag Racer Tom Simon
In this episode of *Let’s Talk Dubs*, we sit down with Tom Simon, an iconic figure in the world of drag racing and a long-time enthusiast of classic Volkswagens. Tom shares his incredible journey, from early days in the racing scene to the challenges and triumphs of competing on and off the track. We delve into the technical secrets behind building a high-performance VW drag car, the evolution of racing culture, and Tom’s personal insights into what it means to live a life of speed. If you’re a fan of VWs, racing, or the stories of legends who push boundaries, this episode is a must-listen.
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Ep 296 Vegas World Finals talk with Adam Wik Vito & Michael With BDRA
12/13/2024
Ep 296 Vegas World Finals talk with Adam Wik Vito & Michael With BDRA
On this weeks episode, we discussed the Vegas world finals drag racing. I bring on Adam Wik to get a drag racers perspective on how the event went down and his impressions. Also, I give my thoughts and two cents on the dragracing community what they can do to come together and also what's gonna happen now that Irwindale is gone. After that, we get on the microphone from world finals in Las Vegas and discuss drag racing in Belgium with the Belgian drag racing Association representatives. We sit down with Vito Versluys and Michael Spiessens. Vito runs a Drag bug that's running quite fast into the tens second-quarter mile. We get how they started and how the Belgian drag racing Association came about. Also what it's like to race in Belgium versus what we have here in the US. cool guys, great story good podcast.
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Ep 295 Shooting Cool Videos with vegasmicahg
12/06/2024
Ep 295 Shooting Cool Videos with vegasmicahg
This weekend coming up is the Vegas world finals drag racing at the Las Vegas motor Speedway. We discuss a little bit of that toward the end of the podcast but we spent some time talking about the new video that Bill and @VegasMicahG. just put out on the crew cab, a.k.a. the carbon cab. Micha does some pretty rad videos and I really like his style so we decided to collaborate on shooting a cool video for the carbon cab. Some rolling shots driving through Vegas as well as the story and the build process of it and what went on I've had to request for some wal spot make sure you watch this video on your Hi-Rez TV. It shot in a cinematic format so it should come across really cool. Also hoping to be able to interview a lot of W. drag racers this weekend at the Las Vegas motor Speedway for the Vegas world finals I know there are people coming from Austria, Hawaii, belgium, England, and much much more looking forward to a good drag race weekend here. Make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel link below so if I live stream, you'll be there with us.
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Ep 294 Cory Mac's Race of Champion in Las Vegas with Brian Watts
11/30/2024
Ep 294 Cory Mac's Race of Champion in Las Vegas with Brian Watts
This year December 7th is the first Cory Mac's Vegas world finals. Putting on a drag racing event is no small feat. Las Vegas motor Speedway is one of the premier tracks on the West Coast and to put on a Volkswagen event. There is a special thing. We have Brian Watts on the podcast today the promoter for this event and we discuss some of the details with, this car show Swap meet and drag race event. Without events like this, what happens to our hobby my suggestion is to promote and support these events. For more information click the links below. We also discuss with Jorge some of the One crazy weekend changes for this following year as well as the link for room reservations for 2025 for One crazy weekend.
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Ep 293 The VW 1500 Type 3 History
11/22/2024
Ep 293 The VW 1500 Type 3 History
On this episode, we discussed the history of the type three 1500 better known in the US by the models the square back, the notchback and the type 34 ghia were never officially imported to the United States. This podcast will give you a summarized history of VW's purpose behind designing the type three 1500 the reasoning behind it and what went into producing this car. In addition to those fun facts, you'll also get to hear a lot of specific details that make the type three different than the type one also, stumbles across a bunch of reviews that he's never read from overseas and goes through a half dozen reviews so if you never heard your shot out, you'll get your shot out today. So if you love VW history, you will love this podcast.
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Ep 292 Oldest Type 34 Karmann Ghia Restored with Lee Hedges
11/07/2024
Ep 292 Oldest Type 34 Karmann Ghia Restored with Lee Hedges
Restoring the oldest type 34 Karmann Ghia. In this month hot VW's December 2024 check out Lee Hedges oldest type 34 Ghia fully restored. It's the 11th Type 34 ever produced. This is the in-depth interview for tons of detail on the uniqueness of an early 1962 type 34 Ghia. These cars are really unique to begin with, but this one's even more special, being the first handful that came off the assembly line there were lots of other really unique parts and pieces for this car that make it very special. Who better to own it than Lee Hedges who is the foremost expert of type 34 Ghia has started the registry years and years ago and a guy who , He's helped the hobby in such a massive way and we always learn something when we talk to Lee Hedges
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Ep 291 The Binz double cab story with special guest Chris Vuckovic
11/01/2024
Ep 291 The Binz double cab story with special guest Chris Vuckovic
The binz all right double cab is kind of a mystery mostly produced from 57 to 59. The first Sales literature shows up as a special order for Volkswagen in 1953. On this podcast we go through the story of the Binz double cab, the purpose that ignited the creation and a lot of the details and history that went along with this pick up truck that was built essentially for two years. Now there may be more out there that we're built from 53 to 57. None that are on the registry at this point for more information go to the links below. Also, we interviewed my friend and special guest Chris Vuchovic and hear the story of how he purchased his two bins double caps one being a 1957 one being one being in 1958 one being in 1959 Volkswagen went onto produce the double cab in 1959 as the first production year. It's a pretty cool story and thanks to my listener for requesting this history. If you have any history you'd like to hear, or hit me up on Facebook and reach out to me through the website www.let’stalkdubs.com
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Ep 290 Brian Hyerstay 8.43 / 1680cc fastest VW powered G Dragster
10/25/2024
Ep 290 Brian Hyerstay 8.43 / 1680cc fastest VW powered G Dragster
Brian Hyerstay G Dragster has a 1680cc engine revs to over 10,000 RPM & has a best ET of 8.43. And thats with NO POWER ADDERS. Brian has been involed n VWs since his first Bug in the early 70's. Since then hes raced his 1962 Beetle that hes owned since then. He then switcehd over to a Manx buggy for drag racing. When he reched the pinnacle of that, he bought a used G-Dragster and started his journey up the ranks of Competition Eliminator. His 1680 CC has custom builr cylinder heads, an overhead cam, fuel injection, all off of a stock case. Hes racked up over 20 Wally's the covedted NHRA award for any racer. Brian is pusing the envelope with this 1680cc engine. He also ha a 1977 348 RWH street beetle in all stock trim. Can you say SLEEPER. Come meet him December 7th at the World Finals in Las Vegas.
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