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VolksWorld

Sep 01 2026
Magazine

VolksWorld is Britain's best-selling magazine dedicated to the whole air-cooled VW scene and a must-buy for all fans of the legendary vehicles, particularly the iconic Beetle. VolksWorld takes pride in going to extraordinary lengths to bring its readers the most outstanding and fascinating features packed full of the very best photography and information that cannot be found anywhere else.

Keepin' your cool • Oil. Check. Fan belt. Check. But don't stop there. Check your fuel lines, and your tyres, too

VolksWorld

STARTER MOTOR • Email your news, thoughts, opinions and products to VolksWorld.ed@kelsey.co.uk

DOUBLE TAKE • Most VW fans can spot a 21-window Samba a mile off, but there’s something about Ray Thom’s ’66 that makes it one of the rarest Splits you’ll ever encounter

TEXAS MOJITO • A Meyers Manx from The Lone Star State reborn in the Loiret region of France

CAL HAND LUKE • Luke Pronk’s budget-built late model Cal Looker proves passion still counts for more than money in the world of VWs

Karmann perfection • We pay a return visit to Kristof Maes’ garage in Belgium, this time to ogle his sympathetically restored Lowlight Ghia. She’s a beaut alright

SLAM BAM thank you ma’am • Air is all around us, but hydros are a rarer beast. Allow us to present Dave Gill’s slammed Westy

STEEL DOIN IT ! • This isn’t the first hand built car we’ve featured from Yumos Garage in Indonesia, but it’s another first for the creative and highly skilled company

CRANK AND GRIND • A handful of individuals helped shape the VW tuning industry in the 1960s, and Tom Lieb was one of them. We caught up with him to hear the story of Scat Enterprises

Low, and go • If you’re of a certain age and want to drive a lowered Bus without permanently gritted teeth, here are some recommendations, based on personal experience

Game, set and driving • The board game that taught Germany how to driving

Open minded • VolksWorld Insurance industry expert, Dave Youngs, clears up a bit of convertible confusion

GLOBETROTTING • The internet has made the world a smaller place, and sometimes it pays to look further afield

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English