Shot by Corey C

With everything from shiny split window bugs, to hammered single cab bay window buses, and an out door supermarket of new and used parts to pick up, this years P.I.R. Volkswagen show and swap meet fits perfectly with the definition of the word variety. Continue Reading »

Shot by J.Winfrey

I know I know you’ve probably seen this car in a magazine before. But, we felt there was more to this car than it’s first feature. It has been a few years since then and it has seen two different owners after it left Steve Pierces hands. Continue Reading »

“American cars, traditional low riders (pre hundred spokes), traditional Hot Rods and shit like that,” is how Jake described his background to me. “This isn’t your normal 20 year old,” was what I was thinking in the back of my mind during the tour of his garage. This 66’ is Jake’s first Volkswagen. It was originally owned by one of his close friends who drove it stock height through their high school years. One day, during winter on the way home from school his buddy lost control and slid into a guardrail. With the hood tweaked Jake’s friend “damned” the car and didn’t want to drive it anymore and so it sat in his driveway for a year. Soon later, Jake’s buddy planned moving to Hawaii and asked if Jake would like to buy it for $500 bucks. He always liked the bug so he picked it up and drove it stock for three weeks and realized that he couldn’t drive anything that wasn’t hammered…the chopping and welding began. Continue Reading »