From his early beginings in metal shop class. Jack started manufacturing parts in the 80's. Opening Jay Cee enterprises and making a name for himself in the VW world. Jack has had a passion for the VW racing world. Starting out street racing, after the death of 2 close friends he decided to hit the track. From there the records started falling. Hes an 8 time NHRA record holder. Buiding JayCee to the point where it was purchasd by the largest VW aftermarket company in the world. His Terminator Ca...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Buggs Buddies was the original East LAVW club .A car club founded in east LA by the Chacon brothers. William Noguera was the Sgt. At arms. We briefly spoke about him on the podcast with VW Kidd. Wiliam is an author, Artist, podcaster & Co Host on Deathrow diaries a podcast from deathrow. He was one of the originators of the cal-style look with its origins in Low-Riding influanced VW Buggs. Mostly Rag tops or convertables. William liked them fast. He was hired on to work at Mikeys Precision V...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 18 min
If youve been on instagram you have seen Lizard aka Richard Mercado. Hes full of energy and he always has a lot going on. Hear his story on how he got started and how its going. He does everythig from tune ups to restorations. Located in Downey Ca. His collection of cars is impressive. a good listen Support our sponsors https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html https://rosswulf.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com...
Jul 22, 2022•25 min
Rob Mullner is the new VP of Marketing for EMPi we sit down talk about his intoduction to the VW scene. How it copares to the other european car market, His thoughts on the VW scene as a whole. What plans does EMPI have for the future of the Ari cooled VW scene. Bill also does a bonus update on project stats a little Barrett Jackson talk & whats happening with the follwing projects. Future Shock, Type 34 Ghia, Rag Chop, Carbon Cab, Bullrun Bus, & Mock 11.
Jul 15, 2022•42 min
Lee Bushaw put it down when he showed up He debut his Bug in 2005 and received the coveted DKP award during the VW classic weekend with his super clean 58 beetle. Lee then went on to devistate the compitetion on the track. Known for ripping wheelies in this clean bug hes not afraid to drive it hard. We discuss the build ans the engine details. How & why he decided to build the engine. The swap for the orginal car & much more. Its a great listen. Lee is proof you can build a super clean V...
Jul 08, 2022•47 min
Out of central Florida comes Vintage Air Cooled Parts. Bryan got into the hobby at a young age and a car accidnet side tracked him for a few years. Dipping into the min-truck scene for a bit. Then back to VWs. A compnay started by a couple of VW enthisiest that decided during the lockdown that they should start a VW parts company. First product was the foot rest with dimple dyes. The company starts from there going on to make several parts. The custom touch is what sets them a part from the comp...
Jul 01, 2022•57 min
This year in Europe there are two big shows happening the first one is Hessisch Oldendorf . The second show the following weekend is European bug in. European Buggin is the premier event in Europe for the custom VW crowd. Held in Chimay Belgium they turn the streets into a dragstrip the parking and camping areas into a large rave and swap meet spaces. It is absolutely an event to behold. One of the best things out there is the gas or garage set up. Vintage gassers and drag cars from early Volksw...
Jun 24, 2022•58 min
At the VW Classic this year tons of cars showed up for the first time. One of those I caught up with was the Jetta Bus that was featured in Hot VWs recently. Greg Sloma is a hadcore VW enthusiest. He was a born & bread Chevy guy. His son wanted a VW. From that point on he fell in love with the people in the scene. His 1965 VW bus that has been merged with a 2008 Jetta. Its a top notch job. His attention to detail and the quality of the build speaks for itself. Its a great bus & a great s...
Jun 17, 2022•32 min
Robert VW kid earned his nick name being one of the young guns hanging out with 2nd Gen of Buggs Buddies. With his 66 Pegali bug on alloys & convertible decklid. We talk about the early LA VW scene that has a huge lowrider influence. From Cal-Style to logo'ed cars. Cruising Whitter Boulivard & building your cars for the girls. its a bit of early VW history in LA.
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Bill & George are hyped for the VW classic Weekend. It kicks off Thursday night with the VW Trends founders party. Friday afternoon wirth Pierside parts open house Followed by DKP cruise night at Main St in Garden Grove. Satruday is OCTO in the AM then RVA Show then an open house at ISP West. Sunday is the VW classic at the Orange County Fairgrounds. We talk about what George has been up to at his shop & What Bill has broken or destroyed.
Jun 02, 2022•52 min
The Berlin Buick was at the grand national roadster show in the gathering of Hot VWs display. It is by far one of the nicest done mid-engine conversions I have seen. The quality of the build the fit & finish as well as the body mods that have been done to such a high level. it's a car that must be seen to appreciate. Look at pictures Here Support the podcast, register for one crazy weekend or find out what we are all about https://www.letstalkdubs.com sponsors https://vwtrendsmagazine.com ht...
May 27, 2022•54 min
On a previous episode wth Andy Finch from Spike Vintage Restoration. Andy obtained his dream car. Dennis Hydes Ghia. The pink ghia in Colin Burnham book. When he gets his dream car his plan is just get it runnig & drive it. When he starts to go through the car it goes off the rails in a quick fashion. Challenged with preserve or re-do Andy is in a tough spot. Find out all of the details on what happens when you get your dream car and its not exactly what you thought.
May 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Dave Conklin is a VW & Porsche journalist & enthusiest. Started when he was just a kid at the young age of 13. His 1969 bug was the first car project wiht his father. Finding a hot VWs magazine in 1980 he was hooked on the cal-look since. He helped moderate the Cal-look top 10 fastest cars. Since then its been a wild ride with his VW story. Find ut what its like to be a cal-look guy in the mid-west.
May 13, 2022•1 hr 40 min
Bill has disappeared for the last 2 months. On this podcast, we find out where he’s been. Abducted by aliens? Taken by Big foot? Mexican prison. Find out here.
May 11, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Lance Mcdonald & Marty Salerno have been good friends for quite a few years. What do you get when you want to stand out at the drag strip? How about a Type 34 Ghia? Now thats cool! Marty & Lance with MAS motorsports have been campaining this car since the car througout the county since the 90's. Sitting down at the Grand national Roadster Show we get the scoop on this incedible race car. It is for sure one to behold. great guys and a great story.
Mar 03, 2022•28 min
This episode we catch up with Burly Burlile. We discuss the Cal-Look Diagram. The 32 Duce kit for the VW he designed. The story of how it got away then he bought it back and who owns it now. We also talk about Mexican beetles. Driving a brand new air cooled VW. Lots of history here.
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Russell Ritchie is the name, collecting & preserving VW history is the game! He's been a committed enthusiast since he was a small lad in Scotland. Seeing Herbie the love bug in the theater with his father lit the fuse that has evolved in to what is now an intense passion for the VW hobby & history. From the pages of the magazine to real life. He and his team of VW friends have restored & preserved some of the most Iconic Gasser & Drag racing VWs from the 60's and on. This passio...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min
The "Big window Zwitter" 1967 Beetle is a transition year before VW released the all new 1968 Beetle. This year is one of the most coveted Cal-Look beetles. There are over 25 changes that are one year only. We enlist "Frenchy" Dehoux & Dean 'Deano" Kirsten. These 2 guys love 1967 beetles and we walk through the one year only items. Its a great listen. So sit down get in and buckle up your lobster-claw seatbelt and fins out what makes the 1967 Beetle so special.
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 53 min
Karstan & Maxine are a high energy couple that have traveled the "Loop" in Austrailia. You can find them on instagram Here. Karstan being a V-dub enthusiest met Maxine and its been a whirwind since. find out that its like to take off for a year and live out of your VW Bus. The highs & the lows but mostly good time & irriplacable memories. Also the ocasional roadside repiars. They have a new youtube channel out here https://www.youtube.com/c/KarstanAndMaxine/videos And now they have b...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Clyde Berg is the youngest of the 3 Berg brothers. He started in the shop when he was 6 years old tearing down engines. He eventually moved into the head shop. Porting heads is his specialty. We talk about growing up in the Berg family. How it was to work with Gene. The trial and error of drag racing. Some of the work on head development & experiments. The early days of being at the track.
Jan 29, 2022•2 hr 1 min
In the land down under they do 2 things the right way. BMX & VW's proof of that is Clint Millar. Pro BMX rider turned BMX mogul. He was hooked on VWs before he ad enough money to pay attention. Sacrificing his favorite VW to go BMX around the world served its purpose but he needed to fill that void and he did. His cup runnith over with dope VWs he's a big type 3 guy favoring squarbacks, rabbits, Kombis, brasilias & frids. With an Idea and determination he started a BMX company from scrat...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Danny Gabbard is a Master metal fabricator. Cutting his teeth in So cal welding steel flares on 80's Porsches. His VW passion has had him specialize in making Tools & parts for the VW community. From door pin tools to hand built replacement sheet metal. He's the guy that did the steel deck lids with the Empi scoop. Check out his parts on www.thesamba.com
Jan 14, 2022•2 hr 14 min
Suspension is a very touchy subject. There are many different schools of thought. Charles Adams with KiniTech is man behind the Atomwrek. They make rear raise & lower plates that are fully adjustable. New spring plates that allow you to raise & lower your car without compromising the ride. Their roller bearing retainers stop wheel hop & help your hi-po VW hook up. We discuss his history & how he uses his engineering knowledge to make better performing suspension parts. We also ta...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Bill, George & Stephen discuss this last year. What we learned from the guests and what shows we went to. Also we discuss the new engine Stephen is having built for his 67 VW Bus. He heard on the podcast about the Fi-tec EFI system from AJ sims. We see how that went. And Bill earns some merit badges. George gets combative. Some of the guest we had on this year. Lance Armstrong, Brian Erra, Rick Meredith, Tory Alonzo, Steve Noll, Tom Slider, Scott sain, Lucas Hand, Andy Finch, Dave Gruntvig, ...
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Bob Ellis is from Manistee Michigan. His home shop Der Vintage Werks has restored & preserved a lot of Volkswagen of Americas collection of air cooled vars. He was also involved with the 1964 Beetle "Max" campaign. There was also some crossover with VW of Canada.
Dec 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min
James Sopher is an Ohio VW enthusiasts who is committed to the hobby. From way back in high school till today. He has been involved in the Ohio scene for quite a while He also puts on the "bug infestation" VW show at Geneva at the lake. We also talk about finding cars in Ohio and what the scene is like in the mid-west. Car show FB Page
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 20 min
The name Duane Mayer may sound familiar. That would be because he was on the TV show about Boyd Coddingotn's shop named American Hot Rods. Why is he on Lets talk Dubs? Well, Duane just finished a 1967 bug that has been tastefully done to cruise the highways of Wisconsin. We discuss how the build compared to building a traditional hot rod. What were his challenges building a VW. How he met Boyd. How much Boyd charged him for a build back in 1984. How he ended up moving to California from Wisconsi...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Lind Bjornsen is the Columnist for Hot VWs Transporter Talk. He is an avid bus collector and super enthusiest to say the least. With a collection of buses of about 9. His most collectable is his famous SüdFunk Bus. a 1950 VW "Barndoor" bus. One of the oldest buses on the road today. And on the road he goes. With Porsche 356 brakes & engine this bus is no slow poke. This is one of the oldest buses in original paint. topics vary from collectibles to rarity and everything in between. Podcast sp...
Dec 04, 2021•2 hr
Its our 150th episode. Bill & George update on current projects. We discuss evaporust liquid rust remover. Lowering your VW which way we think we like best. wheel tire and stance questions. Perfomace upgrades for stock engines. Should you bench bleed your master cylinder. what oil should you use on your Volkswagen. and more good VW talk. Rosswulf lower pulley nut Subscribe today https://vwtrendsmagazine.com https://www.letstalkdubs.com/store.html...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Go fund me page here Michael Squier is a Film maker from Southern California. While searching for a fun project during Covid times he picked up a Baja. Little did he know that "Sunrise one Baja" would put him on a path he didn't expect. The car transcends the hobby by the previous owners history building this Baja with his father. He felt inspired to create a movie about the history of the Baja Bug. This film will cover the history of the Baja and its effects on the off roading hobby. its a grea...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 32 min
