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In this edition

Welcome to the mag
I had a Cabriolet as my first car. Not because I was

Get them in the diary
Here’s a list of show dates to keep you going for the next few months…

Cab Club celebrates its 40th
It seems quite fitting doesn’t it, that in the year

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Still Doin’ It
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Karmann Get Topless!
It’s 70 years since Karmann started cutting the tops off Beetles to put the wind in the hair of a grateful world. To kick of this special commemorative issue, here are VolksWorld’s bite-sized nuggets of information from its many decades that might come as a surprise…

RED HOT RESTO
Paul recalls catching up with Rune Lutsi at Spa Francorchamps where he found out all about this cool ‘63 Cabriolet – just one of the 100-or-so VWs Rune has owned since his VW obsession began…

New parts from Paruzzi
Without the correct clamping ring or bracket you can’t

TREASURE HUNTING
Sold as a wreck on ebay by Drew Pritchard 11 years ago, David Anthony scoured the globe for the right parts to bring this rare RHD ‘62 Cabbie back to factory fresh condition

OG Cal Style
Originally modified in the USA back in the 1980s by a pioneer of the Cal Style movement, this Cabriolet has been brought bang up to date here in the UK at the hands of paint guru, Andy Finch

SECOND COMING
Graham Edgecombe has owned this superb 1302 LS Cabriolet since 1992, and has undertaken not one but two full restorations in the last 27 years to bring it up to the show-worthy standard you see here

THE LAMBOURNE IDENTITY
When Chris Lambourne chanced upon a classified ad for a one-owner ‘59 Karmann Cabriolet Beetle he jumped at the chance to pick up what would prove to be the perfect summer cruiser…

Bus wonderland
Rain or shine, it doesn’t matter… Bus fans have been meeting in February since 2011 to enjoy the Winter OCTO Meet. And having made the trip over, we discovered the 2019 get-together had some cool surprises in store…

Show stoppers
VolksWorld Art Editor and ace snapper Andy Saunders was on the ground at Sandown Park to grab some of the sights that you might well have missed. Here’s just some of the highlights…

Next month..
Here’s what’s coming up in the August issue of VolksWorld, on sale Friday 28 June 2019

Totally floored
Kind of Cabriolet-related, if you’ve got a leaky hood, worn rubber seal or a hole somewhere inevitably your floorpan will go rusty. This is how to make it look pretty again…

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Top class!
Former VW Motoring editor, Robin Wager, explains why fitting a Cabriolet hood is probably best left to an expert