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  • 15,000KM to Vdub CampFest – 6 southern African countries

    Our 15,000KM 6 country journey acorss southern Africa, in a Mk1 Golf.

  • Unfair Advantage Podcast: Jamie Orr, Automotive Importer / YouTuber, and The Mystery of the Audi RS2 with the 1.6-liter VIN

    A podcast with George Achorn, for the Audi Club North America. Their Homepage : https://audiclubna.org/unfair-advantage-podcast-jamie-orr-automotive-importer-youtuber-and-the-mystery-of-the-audi-rs2-with-the-1-6-liter-vin/ Links to listen online: Apple : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jamie-orr-automotive-importer-youtuber-brand-ambassador/id1451120278?i=1000547475109 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ICUIeF27suctr5qJUMml5 Google PodCasts : https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83ZDMzM2JhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/MzZiZDM4ZjYtY2RhMy00ZGVkLWJjZjItZjRiODRjYzM3YjAx?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahgKEwi4yI-jwcmCAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQugE

  • L’oe Show 2024 – The Mercury Newspaper

  • The Volkswagen Gewurtz Ketchup Brand in the USA

    Volkswagen Brings a Tatse of Germany to the US with Gewurz Ketchup

  • Volkswagen USA – 75th Anniversary Owner Spotlight

  • Fox 29 Good Morning Live Show

    Hank Flynn from the FOX 29 Good Day show stopped by the warehouse to hang out and chat about the show, cars, and Pottstown – with the cars and work from DSP.Paris and atelier282 getting some well deserved mentions You…

  • #5K to CampFest

    5,000KM ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA IN A Citi Golf “R ish” The annual SA CampFest is likely the biggest event held for enthusiasts of Volkswagen cars in Africa, and definitely the biggest in South Africa. Each year I’m very fortunate to…

  • Volkswagen R-GTI 2006 Concept

    Volkswagen’s R-GTI Concept – unveiled at the SEMA Show in 2006. Back in 2006, Volkswagen’s new facility in California, along with other departments at the company, built and released this wild Golf GTI Concept for the SEMA Show in Las…

  • Volkswagen Corrado Magnum Prototypes

    In late 2013 I was contacted by John K., a member of the VWVortex forums, who had purchased the special prototype vehicles in Germany. He had stored them in the Netherlands, with hopes of importing them to his home in…

  • VW Mk8 Golf GTI BBS – Enthusiast Fleet marketing project

    Volkswagen of America asked me to bring a retro-inspired homage to life, 8 months before the launch of the 8th Generation GTI in the USA.

  • The South African 300hp Citi Golf 5 day Challenge

    Ship a 300hp V6 engine from New York to Johannesburg, fly there with the wheels, buy a car, fully restore it, and drive to the biggest car show in South Africa, all in only 5 days.

  • The Spanish Audi Hearse

    Fly to Spain, buy a Hearse from a Funeral Director, drive it non-stop across Europe, to one of the most infamous race tracks in the world..

  • The Junkyard Harlequin Rescue

    Flying 3,000 miles to rescue a rare car from being crushed in a junkyard, fixing it inside the junkyard, and driving it all the way home - in only 5 days total!

  • Pan-South America in a VW Golf GTI – 22,000km in 3 weeks.

    Crossing all of South America, from Colombia in the North to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego in the South, unsupported in a SEMA Show car, in under 3 weeks.

  • 1996 VW Polo Harlequin

    November 2019 – Donut Media 1996 VW Polo Harlekin Episode

    Donut Media explain the German Market 1996 VW Polo Harlekin that I restored in Holland, after its appearance at the SEMA Show.

  • July 2019 – Womens World Cup Soccer Team Parade – VW Atlas Preparation

    Preparing the vehicles that would tow the floats on the NYC Ticker Tape Parade for the USA Womens Soccer World Cup winning team.

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Live @ Five : Wednesday 5pm July 9th Live @ Five : Wednesday 5pm July 9th
VW Gewürz Ketchup getting picked up in Wolfsburg, VW Gewürz Ketchup getting picked up in Wolfsburg, Deutschland in preparation for @loeshowofficial on Labor Day weekend, late August, in Pottstown PA USA.
GTi Stig-ish at the Nürburgring last week (as wor GTi Stig-ish at the Nürburgring last week (as worn by Sander, the man himself from VW Marketing 😅😂🥰). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, there is a Volkswagen Gewurtz ketchup mascot costume sitting in a warehouse somewhere, and I dearly want it 😂😂
4Motion VR6 Mk4 rescued from a junkyard ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We just bought the car with hopes to get it running properly again for the Golf Challenge 2026 - a trip to the desert in Morocco - with last years trip featured in this months @pvw_mag issue 📘 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @vwgolfchallenge ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The little Mk4 was mainly in there due to a rear wheel bearing being completely shot, along with a whole bunch of other normal vacuum leaks, broken sway bar end links, rusty broken wing, and completely bald tires. But in good news, it did start and move, and already has a @millteksport cat back exhaust system installed ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oils & Additives : @liqui_moly_uk Steering and mounts and bushings and other hardware : @meyle_parts Filters : @hengst.filtration Tires : @landsailtires @landsail_tyres
What a photo dump! It was the VAG Nation Reloaded What a photo dump! It was the VAG Nation Reloaded show in Belgium on Sunday. It was tough leaving the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race for the end, but the show was 100% worth it ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Held in a business park north of Brussels, it is an invitational show with 97% Volkswagen group cars, coming from Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany, UK, and further afield. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kristof and the team put on the definition of a chilled out high-quality gathering 👏❤️
Nürburgring 24h party with @24h_nbr_hatzenbach 😅🍻
All-Wheel-Drive wide body Beetle competing in the All-Wheel-Drive wide body Beetle competing in the Nürburgring 24 hour - to benefit building schools in Africa 😍
Our Top 10 nerd out on the GTi 50th - we spoke to Our Top 10 nerd out on the GTi 50th - we spoke to the team of engineers behind this MQB ‘parts bin special’. ⠀ 1) There’s a LOT of engineering love under the body - special suspension geometry, parts seen on the Clubsport S, upgraded spring rates, the strongest strut mounts in the group, etc ⠀⠀ 2) Unsprung weight - we think around 17lbs removed due to the wheels and tires. ⠀ 3) Speaking of tires - the ones on this car are not the final version, the ‘real’ ones are specific to VW and possibly this model. They will have a special mark as the special OE Porsche tires have. ⠀⠀ 4) RED SEAT BELTS! We yell this because very specifically the project leader said this was a direct throwback to the Mk3 Jubilee Edition. That’s cool and we appreciate you Sir. ⠀⠀ 5) That seat material pattern. Enough said. ⠀⠀ 6) Small details with in a short period of time - the red pedals surprised us, but we dig ‘em. The black door pull handles (probably have a fancy name, “charcoal nightfall” or something but yeah). ⠀⠀ 7) That short period of time.. reportedly about one year, from when the 50th anniversary was decided, during which time the engineering and chassis team went to work so that it wasn’t just cosmetic changes. ⠀⠀ 8) Gloss black and stickers… not overly done, but enough that you notice. The Mk3 had red stripes on the door trims. The Mk5 had special wheels and lips. We’re not mad it’s relatively subtle. ⠀⠀ 9) Horsepower is up - still slightly below the Golf R, but the engineering and passion the team spoke of was clear, and we trust they made the best balance for the chassis which is what our number 9 is. They cared, they really cared.. Especially based on the result..: ⠀⠀⠀ 10) This car is faster than any production Golf R, Clubsport S, or anything else factory for sale VW on the ‘Ring. With the same driver. The Clubsport S was special. It had less doors, less seats, it was extreme. This one ‘just’ had the 50th Performance Package. That’s pretty cool. ⠀⠀⠀ And as a bonus - we heard a secret sauce thing about the record lap… the back seats were folded down. Why? Apparently it lowers the centre of gravity. Smart…!
World Premiere of the 2026 GTi 50th Anniversary - World Premiere of the 2026 GTi 50th Anniversary - fastest production @volkswagen around the Nürburgring at the hands of @benny_leuchter 🎂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Price? Don’t know. Markets it’s going to? Don’t know. Front wheel drive? Yes.special wheels, and other things? Yes! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s faster than an R or a Clubsport S around the ring - would you buy one based on that?
Super clean and simple at first look - it was almo Super clean and simple at first look - it was almost possible to walk past and not notice this French Mk2 at @vwdays_official that has so many great details. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The grey RECARO seats, the supercharged VR6 with all black engine, the custom badging, clean pop-out windows - it got better the longer you looked 😍
Après la pluie, le beau temps / after every storm Après la pluie, le beau temps / after every storm, there is a rainbow. 💙🤍❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There was a storm tonight before the VW Days show in France, when the show was setting up, with everyone seemingly safe and secure afterwards. I hope everyone is as dry and unaffected as possible. There will be some tidying and more tomorrow, but that is another day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Well done to the organisers and staff and everyone who helped in the wind and rain. It felt like proper solidarity and warmth. I hope you can get some sleep, and know we will all help as much as possible tomorrow (…later today, it’s almost 4am now..). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We will see everyone in a few hours from now at the show. If you see anyone not using a tent or with some repairs, give them an extra high five or hug. For us, the booth is fine, the trailer may need some small repairs. We are very grateful for that, and we have offered another company that they can share our booth this weekend as their tent was damaged. We, I, hope they will still be able to enjoy the weekend with great friends and great cars. And we fully expect to see lots of people having a great time - the party was still going in the camp site around 3am. 👏❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Scroll for some Goodwood Circuit greatness from th Scroll for some Goodwood Circuit greatness from the Players Classic show last weekend - some of our top spots of Germanic hardware, with some others mixed in for good measure 😍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @players_shows ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #œ #fcpeuro #playersclassic #bmw #mercedes #porsche #vw #audi #goodwood #goodwoodcircuit
PVW x Players Classic @ Goodwood Circuit, England PVW x Players Classic @ Goodwood Circuit, England 🧡 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re here, stop by and grab a free show postcard if you’d like one. We’ve also got all new merch, if you’re into that sort of thing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Red Mk2 : @t5mith_ Bronze Mk1 : @sycworx Grey Mk2 : Editor Elliott @elliottdukeroberts Grey Polo Mk2 : @alexgrant_uk ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On site alongside 100s of great cars and owners, and company friends including : @blackfishgraphics @kenwooduk / @kw_suspension / @meguiarsuk / @millteksport / @rotiformuk @rotiform / and more ❤️
⏩️ @xs_carnight photo dump from Klagenfurt am ⏩️ @xs_carnight photo dump from Klagenfurt am Wörthersee - Friday night excitement at the east end of the Lake. Scroll for a first batch of VW + Audi photos.. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ History lesson - this weekend is the traditional Ascension holiday in Germany and Austria etc. This was also the traditional weekend for the GTI Treffen in Reifnitz, Wörthersee. That was last held in 2019, and hasn’t come back since. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ XS is a print magazine, and also a car show brand. And they’ve done many car shows in and around Wörthersee (Lake Wörth) normally a week or so before the GTi Treffen. So now they’re back, and the GTi Treffen isn’t. But so are we and a whole lot of other cars. It’s Wörthersee, just a bit different and not the GTI Treffen at all, and we’re happy to be here for it.
BANNED + €1,000 strafe / fine 😳😓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Legal in Netherlands, but a couple of days in Wörthersee and this Mk2 Golf doesn’t have its Dutch license plates anymore, so it can’t drive at the lake. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Owner : @gio__mk2 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is, and has been, a common tactic by the local Polizei for many years, but it seems to be becoming much more common, and on much cleaner cars. No speeding or driving tickets issued on this one, only for those three faults. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What’s the worst part in your opinion? The €1,000, the number plates gone with those hassles, or not being able to drive this beautiful car at the beautiful lake?
Lovely @vag_nation_official meeting at the Café-B Lovely @vag_nation_official meeting at the Café-Bar Adrianos “Schwarze Luft” in Pörtschach am Wörthersee 🇧🇪 🇦🇹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Please tag the owners if you know them 😘
The Static Dog Van RS4 25th Anniversary… spotted The Static Dog Van RS4 25th Anniversary… spotted at Wörthersee 💙 For tax purposes this is not a wagon, it’s a van - complete with rear seat delete. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s a nuance of the Belgium vehicle registration laws, and it’s made this 25th Anniversary edition of the Audi RS4 even more cool in my honest opinion. So by being classed as a van, it qualifies for a lower tax rate, and rather than transporting tools or just for making deliveries, its rear seats have made way for a platform which holds the dog bed for Quattro, the owners beloved and perfectly named K9. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As well as featuring static ride height - no, not air-ride suspension - using @gepfeffert coilovers, it’s riding on MB wheels which were originally one piece made to look like 3-piece, but now cut apart and made into real multi-piece wheels. That’s all part of what the owner does at his company MAQ in Belgium. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With the original Alcantara steering wheel, blue lighting and stitching that makes up part of the 25th package, the interior didn’t need much else, but the colour matched roof box on the outside is a perfectly executed touch. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While the USA did get the bigger brother RS6, it didn’t get this RS4. Do you think the smaller and slightly lower cost option would have been a hit, as a wagon or as possibly the worlds best dog van? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Owner : @maqracing
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“Please don’t give me a ticket, bro”.. 2018 “Please don’t give me a ticket, bro”.. 2018 Wörthersee in Reifnitz on @orf TV when the South African Citi Golf did *not* pass the Austrian TÜV inspection 🧐 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2018 Wörthersee in Reifnitz im @orf TV, als der Südafrikanische Citi Golf die österreichische TÜV-Prüfung *nicht* bestand 🧐
The famous Wörthersee GTI event in Austria isn’ The famous Wörthersee GTI event in Austria isn’t officially back, but we’re here for the various meetings this week, starting at the famous Mischkulning Eni fuel station in Velden. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There’s no official GTI Treffen, and Volkswagen Corporate don’t have anything setup, but there’s lots of great VW cars joined by all the big Euro marques hanging out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Totally blatant advert : Planning a summer road trip yourself, and need parts in the USA? The FCP Euro Gear Up and Go sale ends tonight at midnight EST. Go grab some parts! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Wörthersee meetings this week continue through Saturday - with the big XS Car Night on Friday, and Gepfeffert on Saturday. We’re here for all of them 🥰
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