Author: Susan Anderson
Dubscope – Time to Make the Trophies for the Low Down in Dub Town VW Show
VW Show [NOTE: Vertical because it’s a Periscope – but we hear we can now do landscape, so we’ll do that next time. Also, this was recorded with a live Periscope audience. You can’t see their comments and hearts, so our responses may make you question our sanity. Not to worry – not losing all…
1968 VW Beetle Restoration – Willie Gets Shrunk
VW Beetle Restoration [NOTE: It’s vertical because it’s a Periscope!] Blasted Good We’re checking in on the Airkooled Kustoms shop this morning to watch Spook shrinking metal on Willie, Kaden’s Bug. The Bug is back from blast. The first thing we do when we get vehicles back is to shoot them in sealer to prevent…
Classic Car Restorations in Progress
Classic Car Restorations in Progress Here’s a video tour of one of the classic car restorations underway at Airkooled Kustoms this week. Here you’ll see the luscious Fergie’s 1969 Ghia, nicknamed Sex and Candy, which is up on the lift. Even her pan is sleek and sexy – and you’ll get a glimpse of her 15″…
VW Shop Hazel Green – Walk Around
VW Shop Hazel Green Join us for a walkthrough of what’s on the floor at the Airkooled Kustoms VW shop – or at least what’s on the floor on the way to Miss Mabel. Spook’s been busy installing her headliner: clip, snip, stretch, repeat. Engine’s in, too. Think she’ll be ready for the Ultimate VW Build-Off…
VW Squareback Maintenance Run – and a personal look at the shop
VW Squareback Maintenance Run If you spend any time in Huntsville, AL, it won’t be long before you have an orange VW Squareback sighting. For folks living out just a bit east of the city, out towards Gurley, Robin and Greg Cox’s Square has even served as a navigation landmark – at least when they…
Custom VW Bus Restoration – RDC
Custom VW Bus Restoration See what’s new on this custom VW bus restoration at Airkooled Kustoms. This 1961 VW Double Cab is our client Ron’s second full restoration project with the shop. He and his wife are also the proud owners of Bumble Bee, a gorgeous ride that was featured in a recent Aircooled Classics…
VW Body and Chassis Mating (Not what you might think)
1959 VW Beetle Project So, how do you put a 1959 VW Beetle back together again after taking it apart down to the tiniest component? And how do you do it without nicking about 183 hours’ worth of glassy, glossy paint finish (to date – not finished with the finish yet!)? Oh, and let’s do…
Ultimate VW Build-Off 2015 | Crazy Uncle Floyd Celebrates His Birthday with Miss Mabel
Ultimate VW Build-Off 2015 We caught up with Crazy Uncle Floyd recently – here’s what he says about his work on our 1959 VW Beetle Ragtop, Miss Mabel. I’m having a great time at work. Just about everything I do at work is fun, but some things are better than others. The shop is competing…
The Tale of a 1961 Volkswagen Double Cab, Some Serious Grinding, and a Chicken Tax
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_line_height=”2em” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] What do a 1961 Volkswagen Double Cab and a grinding tattooed man have to do with chickens? [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_line_height=”2em” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”][/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_line_height=”2em” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Watch and read to learn a little something about the 1961 Volkswagen Double Cab.…
