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Ep 264 UK's Rusty Lees Rock N Roll Beds
Let’s Talk Dubs - April 19, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsRusty Lee Pickering started in the Volkswagen hobby with a bright pink beetle. He couldn't have been more proud to drive that pink beetle in the early 90s. That led to a succession of different Volkswagens to own and always looking to make friends with other VW enthusiasts. When his neighbors ow...
Ep 263 Rick Mortensen Phoenix Bug or Rama Founder
Let’s Talk Dubs - April 13, 2024 17:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsRick Mortensen has been a VW enthusiast for over 50 years. His love started in northern California in the late 60s. Building his first cow look car in the early 70s. He has a love for all things early style col-look.  on this episode we discussed his history moving from Northern California to P...
Ep 262 Roundtable!Clubs, shows, Find Bill’s Bug.
Let’s Talk Dubs - April 05, 2024 04:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsRoundtable! On this podcast, Bill and George discuss YouTube channels, Instagram followers, upcoming events and much much more. Also, Bill finds his Vin number for his original 1963 ragtop beetle that he would like to buy back any help would be much appreciated. We talk about the pr...
Ep 262 Roundtable Clubs shows Find Bills Bug
Let’s Talk Dubs - April 05, 2024 04:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsRoundtable! On this podcast, Bill and George discuss YouTube channels, Instagram followers, upcoming events and much much more. Also, Bill finds his Vin number for his original 1963 ragtop beetle that he would like to buy back any help would be much appreciated. We talk about the pr...
Ep 261 Thump Thump's Jay Townsend
Let’s Talk Dubs - March 29, 2024 02:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratings1990's UK VW Scene. Thump thump is a name synonymous with wild custom out of the park builds from the 90s. Jay Townsend's on this weeks podcast. His eye for style and creativity was exuded in the cars that were built through thump thump. Whether it was custom script where the rear air vents used...
Ep 260 Pat Downs Performance
Let’s Talk Dubs - March 22, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsPat Downs Has been building perfromance motors for the last 35 years. He was the main engine builde rat CB Performance for 30 years. On this episode we discuss what was the reason he left his last emolyer. What life has been like starting your new career in your mid-50s. What his expectation wa...
Ep 259 Oldspeed's Russell Ludwig
Let’s Talk Dubs - March 15, 2024 03:59 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsRussel Ludwig is the owner operator of Oldspeed out of Paramount California. His shop has been in business since the late 80s. Starting as a source of income to get through college it turned into a business that filled a need in the Volkswagen scene. From buying and flipping cars at Pomona and g...
EP 258 T2D Paul Medhurst
Let’s Talk Dubs - March 08, 2024 16:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsIf you've read any issues of Volks World over the past 20 years I'm certain you know the name Paul Medhurst from his early days with the square back they gave him the nickname "Puppy". Setting off early in his days to roam the world his experience was cut short due to lack of funds. After he spe...
Ep 257 Alex Boughen UK Young Gun Home built Show winner
Let’s Talk Dubs - March 01, 2024 03:46 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsIt doesn't always take tons of money to make a showstopper. Alex Boughen and his father are proof of this. Alex having a desire for an air cooled beetle picks up at 1975 1200. The seller says it needs just a little bit of work on a few weekends to get it on the road. Removing the carpet revealed...
Ep256 Alex Boughen UK Young Gun Home built Show winner
Let’s Talk Dubs - March 01, 2024 03:46 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsIt doesn't always take tons of money to make a showstopper. Alex Boughen and his father are proof of this. Alex having a desire for an air cooled beetle picks up at 1975 1200. The seller says it needs just a little bit of work on a few weekends to get it on the road. Removing the carpet revealed...
Texas Vs the World Promoter Clint Cox
Let’s Talk Dubs - February 23, 2024 04:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsThe ultimate VW air-cooled podcast. From history to drag racing, Vintage to rarest of the rare. We hit them all. if you love air-cooled classic Volkswagens then this podcast is for you.
Ep 256 Texas Vs the World Promoter Clint Cox
Let’s Talk Dubs - February 23, 2024 04:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsThe ultimate VW air-cooled podcast. From history to drag racing, Vintage to rarest of the rare. We hit them all. if you love air-cooled classic Volkswagens then this podcast is for you.
Ep 255 Paul Morton VW Trends Contributing photographer & Editor for Auto sound & Security
Let’s Talk Dubs - February 16, 2024 04:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsThe name Paul Morton should ring a bell. Paul is a contributing writer and photographer to the new Vw trends magazine. Paul was also editor of autosound security magazine as well as import racer magazine and co-editor of drifting magazine. His first Volkswagen he bought in 1986 worked on it as l...
Ep 254 Mark Akullian Hot VWs 2024 Cal-look Cover car
Let’s Talk Dubs - February 09, 2024 03:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsIs this the ultimate Cal-look tribute car. The California look with something that started in the late 60s early 70s in Southern California. For the past few decades, there have been lots of tribute cars and some have gone over the top and some have chased every specific detail down to the last ...
Ep 253 BBB 2024 Trip & some 80's game
Let’s Talk Dubs - January 26, 2024 05:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsBuses By The bridge 2024 is a wrap and we talk about the weekend. Bill drove ther & back in a day. George talks about how his bus did with the new IRS conversion. Bob Daniels from the Facebook page Custom VW's of the 80's & 90's. Bob is flying out to Vegas to ride to GNRS & OCTO with Bill in th...
EP 252 Boyz in tha Hood. William Noguera & Robert VW Kidd
Let’s Talk Dubs - January 19, 2024 04:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsOn this episode we discuss the early days in La Puente California. Buggs Buddies founding member William Noguera comes on the podcast with Robert Vw Kidd and they discuss the late 70s early 80s VW seen in Southern California. With a heavy Latin influence the origins of the LA style seems to begi...
EP 251 Mid-west VW guys & Sick Summer Drag & Drive with Chuck Fryer & Prescott Phillips
Let’s Talk Dubs - January 12, 2024 04:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsWith recent podcast being about Drag & Drive events some of the original guys have been doing drag & Drive events in the Midwest have reached out to me. Prescott Phillips and Chuck Fryer respectively the beer Panzer and the corn panzer have been running Midwest Drive events for years. Both Stre...
Ep 250 Eric Lussier one of the original EMPI Collectors
Let’s Talk Dubs - January 05, 2024 16:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsEver wonder who's the guy on www.Thesamba.com with the super expensive original or NOS EMPI stuff. Wonder no more on today's podcast we've got Eric Lussier former VW collector, now owner of 2nd Avenue scooters in Phoenix Arizona. Eric is one of the original Pomona isle hounds that used to snatc...
Ep 249 Karmann Konnection Ritchie King (El Ritchie)
Let’s Talk Dubs - December 29, 2023 06:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsThe ultimate VW air-cooled podcast. From history to drag racing, Vintage to rarest of the rare. We hit them all. if you love air-cooled classic Volkswagens then this podcast is for you.
Ep 248 VW on the Power Tour and more
Let’s Talk Dubs - December 22, 2023 03:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsBill discusses his Power Tour experience. What you should do if you decide to do the power tour and the good and bad of it. George and Bill discuss a letter that we received critiquing the one crazy weekend. It goes over some positives but more negatives than anything else and we address all the...
Ep 247 Jeff Lain with Kaddie Shack
Let’s Talk Dubs - December 15, 2023 09:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsMore power on a budget? Kadron carburetors (The Brazillian Solex) have always been known for being the bottom level carburetor. Jeff Lane wirh Kaddie Shack will change your mind about that he's put down plenty of quarter mile passes that have been super fast and he got into tuning and dealing wi...
Ep 246 Icon Pistons Trevor Cleveland
Let’s Talk Dubs - December 08, 2023 05:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsOn this podcast we discussed piston technology and manufacturing. Trevor Cleveland with iKON brand pistons (manufactured by United Engine and Machine one of America's largest piston manufactures) Gives us the lowdown on pistons. We discussed the anatomy of a piston and the technology. We also ge...
Ep 245 2 Guys 1 race Death week
Let’s Talk Dubs - December 01, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsDriving your Volkswagen is the most fun. One of the greatest experiences I've ever had was driving my Volkswagen in competition against other cars. This weeks episode is about the only Volkswagen that was in 2023's sick the magazine death week. It's a weeklong road trip that goes from track to t...
Ep 244 Jeff Patterson Type 4 Revolution
Let’s Talk Dubs - November 24, 2023 21:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsJeff Patterson is with Type 4 Revoulution. Hes your east coast type 4 guy. WIth a back ground in the military being trained in helicopeter manitinance. His love for working on VWs comes from a need to fix his own cars. He loves type 4 engines. We discuss the type 4 engine pros & cons. While stat...
EP 243 T3HQ Mario Steinhauser
Let’s Talk Dubs - November 17, 2023 23:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsType 3's are a special VW, and the people committed to them area just as unique. Mario Steinhauser has had type 3HQ since 1991. An avid type three enthusiast he found a love for these cars at a young age. Realizing how difficult parts were to get in a few great opportunities he was able to start...
Ep 242 UK Drag Racing Legend john Brewster
Let’s Talk Dubs - November 10, 2023 16:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsDrag racing in the United Kingdom with Volkswagens started in the late 70s early 80s. A lot of guys from the day are still around and we were able to track down one of them for today's podcast. John Brewster got into Volkswagens in the mid-70s eventually working for auto carava a VW restoration ...
Ep 241 UK's Chris Godding 1973 Ghia
Let’s Talk Dubs - November 03, 2023 15:52 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsChris Goddin is from Wales England the wet part of the country. Chris and his son Zach are podcast listeners we started talking & he showed me his car. His 1973 Karmann Ghia is spectacualr. The imprssive part of this car is he built it all himslef. Its an example of what hard work & dedicatin ca...
Ep 240 Rob O'Rourke's Amazing type 34
Let’s Talk Dubs - October 27, 2023 23:44 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsWhen you see a Type 34 Ghia they are a work of art. When this Italian designed car meets an interior to match, You get the Ghia we have here. Rob "Rourky" O'rourke is a man with an eye for style. He's raised in the trade of coach trimming (2nd generation). His father started the business and he ...
Ep 239 Game Changer 1952 Split window Randy Gates
Let’s Talk Dubs - October 20, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsThere are cars that inspire other peoples cars to be built, with out the people that build those cars that wouldnt happen. Randy Gates is the man behind several cars that have infulenced the VW scene. First his 1957 23 Window bus that graced the cover of Hot VWs in 2003. Then his 1952 Split wind...
Ep 238 One crazy Weekend Wrap up show
Let’s Talk Dubs - October 13, 2023 23:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 298 ratingsThis episode is a round table about the One Crazy Weekend. The people on this podcast are Andy Finch UK (Spikes Restoration) Russell Ritchie Scottland (Gasser Garage) Johnny Osmondson US Worlds fasetest street bug, George Tsagrinos US (the Wagen). If youve never been to the One Crazy Weekend. Th...
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