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VolksWorld

Oct 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.

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VolksWorld

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

Quality streeter • Dave Bridge’s Ghia has been a long time in the making, but the end result is a beautiful, well-considered, show-standard driver

FULL CIRCLE BAJA • How a childhood holiday snap sparked a fascination that has lasted more than 40 years, and a case of history repeating itself in Essex

A STITCH IN TIME • How a classic VW restoration re-wrote my career...

PACIFIC preservation • The air-cooled VW crowd loves a Westfalia, but there are other well-equipped campers out there, including the less common Riviera conversion. Paul Best’s ’66 is one of the best of them

A LIFE IN PROVENCE • Frenchman, JC Grangeon is back behind the wheel of a Ghia, this time with classic motorsport events in his sights

STANDARD procedure • Denis Riffont’s ’67 began as a humble Sparkäfer but, after two and a half years’ work at home, this base Bug is anything but ordinary

PRETTY THINGS • Seven decades on, this elegant slice of Italian styling wrapped around dependable Beetle mechanicals remains one of the most rewarding ways into air-cooled VW ownership. Here’s what to consider before you buy one

VW yearbook • Every successful story has a turning point and, for Volkswagen, 1948 proved to be just that

Remote control • Some of the finest miniature VWs came from Japan, and this characterful electric Beetle is one of our favourites

More than just a car • VolksWorld Insurance industry expert, Dave Youngs, on the wider value of the VW community

TRIBUTE ACT • On show at EB-I this year was an innocuous ’66 Beetle with a UK number plate, but if you knew, you knew…

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English