Social Club

A plea for help on social media was all that was needed to kickstart Steve Robinson’s dormant project, and the end result is a home build of the highest calibre

Words Gordie Woollacott

It’s likely Somerset will never shake its stereotype of tractors and cider, and probably for good reason! You can’t beat a cold, crisp Thatcher’s on a hot, sunny day. And it tastes even better if you’re sitting on a tractor. But it’s not all apple orchards and combine harvesters, real people do exist there. How else would you explain Glastonbury? In some more progressive parts, I’m told they even have the internet. We know for a fact they have it in Yeovil, home town of Steve Robinson, because the owner and builder of this classy 1972 custom Bug made good use of the world wide web when researching his build, and recruiting would-be assistants. “Social media really helped make it happen,” he says. “After appealing to a local club called…

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