BACK WITH A cherry

After a 20-year hiatus, Andy Green has bought back into the VW scene, and is now enjoying making an old show car his own

Words: Gordie Woollacott

“I always knew I wanted to get back into an air-cooled car again, I just didn’t anticipate the gap being 20 years” If you had been out of the VW scene for over 20 years, how would you plan your triumphant return? After all, 20 years is a long time. Fashions change, music changes, styles change and, let’s face it, you’ve probably changed, too. The only thing that remains constant is Newcastle United still haven’t won a trophy (forgive me, I know full well that air-cooled Volkswagens and football have never mixed, but it doesn’t stop me trying!). Oh, and air-cooled VWs remain consummately cool. You could jump right in with a fully restored, ‘all the hard work done’ car, or you could find a project and quickly remember why…

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VolksWorld (Digital) - 1 Issue, April/May 2025

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