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Danny Corrigan has been around Volkswagens since he was 16, when a dropped valve led him back to a local VW shop and an offer that changed everything: help tear the engine down and put it back together, and the repair would be free. He ended up working there on and off until he was 25. In Season 2, Episode 7 of VW Garage Talk, Craig sits down with Danny of Northwest Dub Ventures to talk about the Volkswagens, people, trips and projects that have shaped his life in the hobby. At the center of the conversation is Bill, Danny’s 1958 Volkswagen panel Bus. Once the 1996 Jerome Jamboree raffle Bus, Bill has since been transformed into what Danny calls his “Underlander,” a purpose-built VW camper that has traveled roughly 26,000 miles in the past few years. Danny shares how every trip has influenced another modification, from the interior and camping setup to heat, storage, Safari windows and a custom sliding cab divider. We also get into his 1953 ragtop Beetle, his wife’s Oval, VW metalwork, growing up around the Pacific Northwest Volkswagen scene, family camping in a Vanagon, learning from people like Bob Norton and meeting Gary Emery as a teenager. We also talk about Northwest Dub Ventures, why Danny started sharing his VW projects and travels online, Larry the Crow, helping other Volkswagen owners, roadside breakdowns, and why the VW community continues to mean so much to all of us. There’s a lot of Volkswagen history packed into this conversation, but like most episodes of VW Garage Talk, the cars lead us back to the people who helped along the way. Watch VW Garage Talk Season 2 Episode 7 with Danny Corrigan of Northwest Dub Ventures. ...and while you're at it, go follow NW Dub Ventures on YouTube New episodes of VW Garage Talk air every other week.

For more than 20 years, Greg and I have been buying and selling Volkswagens from each other, swapping parts, helping each other out, and crossing paths throughout the Florida VW community.For this episode of VW Garage Talk, we finally sit down in Greg’s garage and look back at where his Volkswagen story started and where it has taken him.We talk about learning mechanics early, rescuing abandoned VWs, finding old “honey holes,” daily driving a Squareback, junkyard engine swaps, building cars with his kids, family camping in a ’77 Bus, saving an Oval Beetle, and even getting back a VW chassis he had sold years earlier.There’s also a lot of conversation about the people who helped us learn along the way, how much the internet changed finding and saving old Volkswagens, and why the Florida VW community is still such a big part of both of our lives.This is exactly what VW Garage Talk is about. Old Volkswagens, old friends, and the stories that come with both.

Chad says he was basically born into Volkswagens. His mom traveled the country in a Westy, visited the Volkswagen factory in Germany, and even watched a new Beetle go down the assembly line.

What happens after decades in the Volkswagen hobby and more than 60 VWs owned?For this episode of VW Garage Talk, I’m hanging out with my friend Jeff in his Florida garage, surrounded by cars and decades of stories.Jeff has owned roughly 125 vehicles, including around 67 Volkswagens, and his VW history goes all the way back to growing up around Beetles in Pennsylvania. We talk about how his dad helped spark the obsession, buying and fixing Volkswagens before the internet made parts and information easy to find, and how that interest eventually turned into some seriously interesting cars.We get into his long-term Karmann Ghia restoration, early VW history, rare parts, stock restorations, Brazilian Buses, his son carrying on the hobby, and why preserving original details matters to him.And because garage conversations rarely stay on one subject, we also get into some of the unusual vehicles Jeff has owned over the years, including a rare Falcon-bodied VW and even a WWII-era amphibious DUKW.We also talk about something every Florida classic-car owner thinks about: hurricanes, flooding, insurance, garage storage, and protecting cars after Jeff’s garage took on more than two feet of water.This episode is exactly what VW Garage Talk is about. Pulling up a chair, looking around the garage, and hearing the stories behind the cars and the people who keep them alive.In this episode:Growing up around Volkswagens in PennsylvaniaOwning roughly 67 VWs over the yearsBeetles, Buses, Things and Karmann GhiasRestoring and researching an early Karmann GhiaWhy Jeff prefers stock Volkswagen restorationsRare VW parts and pre-internet restoration researchHis Brazilian VW BusPassing VW knowledge to the next generationFlorida hurricane flooding and protecting collector carsVW shows and communityThe unusual Falcon VWOwning and driving a WWII amphibious DUKWThe Volkswagens Jeff would still like to ownIf you’ve owned Volkswagens for years, have a project sitting in the garage, or simply enjoy hearing how other people found their way into this community, there’s a lot to relate to in this conversation.Tell us in the comments: What Volkswagen have you owned that you wish you still had?🎙️ VW Garage Talk is produced by BrewDub and available on YouTube and your favorite podcast platforms.#VWGarageTalk #ClassicVW #Volkswagen #AircooledVW #VintageVW #KarmannGhia #VWBus #VWBeetle #VolkswagenCommunity

Shane and Emilie have shared many Volkswagens over the years, and they’ve got the stories to go with them.