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1947 Volkswagen Beetle – Plain-Flavoured Pretzel – 168
Stark utility is the overriding impression when you first see Ivan Fuller’s 1947 Volkswagen, the oldest Beetle in New Zealand When Ivan turned the tiny key, pulled the choke (Luftclapper) knob on the...
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VW Corrado – Corrada Coral – 187
For VW, the sports car market has always seemed to be a blind alley. However, blind alleys don’t have to be dark and dingy. In the case of the VW Corrado it was more a pleasant cul-de-sac Volkswagen...
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1966 Splitscreen VW Kombi – Klassik – 199
Is there a more iconic classic commercial world-wide than what we have come to know as the VW Kombi? It doesn’t matter where you go in the world, the USA, UK, continental Europe, Australia or New...
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Volkswagen Beetle – Beetlemania! – 208
A few weeks ago, Ashley spent a day with members of the Waikato and Auckland Volkswagen Clubs to learn about their hobby — Volkswagens and, in particular, Beetles In preparation for this article the...
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1957 VW Karmann-Ghia-Corvair – Top Ghia – 222
Originally built by famed Kiwi grass-track and hill climb specialist, Doug Bremner, this stylish coupe now goes as well as it looks The Karmann-Ghia’s origins are somewhat clouded by myth, hearsay and...
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1965 and 1967 VW Kombi – Kombined Experience – 239
That was an apt introduction to Kombined Experience, a company owned by Phil and Joanne Haslemore that caters predominantly for weddings and corporate promotions. So why Kombi vans, I hear you ask?...
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1971 VW Beetle – Sentimental Journey – 246
Sentimental value can be attached to anything from an inherited item passed on from a loved one to a photograph of a child’s first footsteps – indeed, there may be absolutely no monetary value...
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