Re-appearing act

Angie and Jack DiGiacomo’s ’66 CAL DUB starred in Colin Burnham’s influential 1986 VW book. Their son, Jack junior, made it his mission to track down the family treasure…

Words and pics: Stephan Szantai 1980’s

1987 was a pivotal year for the British VW scene, thanks in great part to the launch of VolksWorld and the hundreds of slammed, pastel-coloured, air-cooled VWs that seemed to come from nowhere and began prowling the streets. But where did they all come from? Well, some of their owners found inspiration in articles published by our (then) sister publication, Custom Car, as well as Street Machine, going as far back as the early 1980s. Another huge catalyst came in the shape of a book simply titled Air-Cooled Volkswagens, written by former Street Machine technical editor, Colin Burnham. It was released in the UK in 1986, but revolved in great part around California’s VW lifestyle. Readers wore out the book’s 128 pages (I now I did) and many enthusiasts can…

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