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.
Built not bought • "All the cars featured in VolksWorld cost a fortune." Think again…
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FULL CIRCLE • 29 years after it first appeared in VolksWorld, Dave Lawlor’s custom Bug is back, but this time it’s a whole different animal
SCORCHED EARTH • Darren Hills’ latest Baja Bug is a full-size tribute to Tamiya’s iconic Sand Scorcher, but with a twist
Project perfect • Shane Lawlor and his son, Shea, took advantage of the Covid lockdowns to bring this long forgotten ’72 Bay back to life
PUMPKIN EXPRESS • Needing a break from an ambitious V6 Ghia project, John Daly bought a restored VW Thing, which offered the perfect foundation for a fast, dependable street car
THE MISSING PIECE • From a rough internet find, this 1960 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet has emerged as the perfect cruiser to soak up the Florida sunshine
LE Bug SHOW • The weekend of 8-10 August, 2025 marked the 30th edition of Le Bug Show, and boy, was it ever a weekend to remember
Cooler than a frozen cucumber • Anyone who’s into old VW Buses, or just anything old, will tell you original logos always make things cooler. The Jaehn Panel Van is proof
CLEMENTINE Crush • This 1200 Bug has been built solely for the ride, but it’s got enough tricks up its sleeve to stand out in a crowd, too
Halls of plenty • It all started at Wolfsburg, but the VW legacy owes just as much to its sister plant at Hannover. Here’s how it came to be
PASSING PLACE • The originator of the Baja Bug has left us, but his legacy lives on