Photos from events and trips

* New! '08 Hot Rod & Rock Show
* '08 Volksworld Show
* '08 American Car Show
* Pomona 01/08
* Rock a Billy Rod Reunion
* Las Vegas Bugorama
* Fremont Street VW Show

>>More event photos
Featured cars

* My '60 Cabriolet
* My '55 Oval
* Anssi Tarna's KG
* Henry Forsgren's VW Dragster
* Pasi Paavola's Kustom Oval
* Heeba's '61 Cal Looker


>>More featured cars
Parts needed

I'm looking for '56 - '59 armrest plus the bracket that secures the armrest to the door. Neither one of the parts has to be mint one :)

Let me know if you have one for sale; tero_virta@hotmail.com

VW&Porsche Custom Wheel Guide

VW&Porsche Custom Wheel Guide has a mission to list all Volkswagen & Porsche vintage custom wheels known to exist. This site will have several updates along the way whenever new information or pictures is found. Look for the future updates!

Updates:
20.4.2008: Jackman Alumistar
20.4.2008: AEWO wheels
23.5.2007: BWA wheels
23.5.2007: FPS wheels
23.5.2007: Mystery #12 wheels
23.5.2007: Mystery #11 wheels
17.4.2007: AEW wheels
17.4.2007: Cragar wheels
3.1.2007: SRP wheels
3.1.2007: Mystery #10 wheels
3.1.2007: Mystery #9 wheels now identified
22.12.2006: Mystery #8 wheels
28.9.2006: ATS wheels
21.9.2006: Mystery #7 wheels
26.4.2006: Stil-Auto wheels
8.3.2006: Mille Miglia wheels
8.3.2006: Flowers wheels
15.2.2006: DDS wheels
14.12.2005: Gotti wheels for 911

VW Open 2008!

Parts businesses etc I've found useful
Kuplapaja - Number one VW parts source in Finland. Besides brand new parts, Kuplapaja sells cars, engines and second hand parts.
Wolfparts - Swedish restoration parts manufacturer. If you're looking hard to find sheet metal pieces or parts that fit like originals Wolfgang is your man.
Santala Racing - Brakebench and engine tuning service operated by Hannu "Sämpy" Santala. Vast amount of engine building experience and knowledge.
aircooled.fi - Finnish VW parts business specialized in quality hi-performance and restoration parts with affordable prices.
Vammalan Rengaspalvelu - Place to shop those skinny front tyres or whitewalls in Finland.
Autotek - Place to shop tyres and European spec lugs & wheel bolts.
Part Corner - Place to shop those Hot Rod goodies to be used on your VW like Autometers, American Racing wheels etc.
BBT - The source of many of my restoration parts, like TMI interior kits.
Kobus International - I've lost the count of how many times this guy has helped me to locate a cool accessory or missing Cabriolet-only part.
Custom & Speed Parts - Superb engineering, just check out their disc brake kits, torque bars etc.
Bug Box - If I ever buy Type II, I know whom to call to add some attitude to it.

What's new on the blog..

Finnish Cal Look / Custom VW / Aircooled Drag Racing history in http://luftsick.blogspot.com/ among smaller photo updates.


Kobus' Nostalgia VW Corner


Check out Kobus Cantraine's cool webblog featuring VW & Porsche rarities and oddities.

http://kobus.skynetblogs.be

My favourite links
Custom & Speed Parts - Der Autobahn Scrapers Drag Day - Der Autobahn Scrapers Blog - Stefan's Volkswagen sidor - Super VW Magazine - Der Fieser Luftkuhlers - J.Desert - Heimberg - Mr Tolvanen's Old School Pages - El Dub's Nostalgia Site - www.nosedown.de - Luftkraft - The Samba - Der Bahnstormerz - Gutefahrt - Vintage Bus - Cal Look Forum - BBT - Pat - VW Marknad - Blitz Schnell Autos - German Folks VW Club - Der Kleine Torpedo - www.beetlecabrio.be - Kinky Mick's Happy Wheel Shack - Kobus' Nostalgia VW Corner - Bug Box - Bug Box's Blog - Svenne i Kalifornien - Bugshow - Belgian VW & Buggy Club - SilverSoar - DBS Der Benzin Saüfers - WPK Shop - Alejandro Martin's Supercharger.info - Rikki James' UK Samba Page - Resto Wagen UK - Vertigo69 - Amics Escarabats Illes Balears - Schnellfahrer Jøran's Blog - Funkenblitz - JG54 - Greenhearts - Wolfparts - Santala Racing - Sachio Maki - Nick Grant Photography - Hooky's Panel Shop - Frenchy de Houx - Ernst Bernsteiner - Torque of Town
Ilmajäähdytteiset Volkkarit, osat ja palvelut edullisesti sekä joustavasti KUPLAPAJA:sta.
(c)Tero Virta, 1995-2008

Image count: 5000+
Now over 5000 images you don't find elsewhere (except if someone has been nicking them).

Copyright notice:
All feature car and event photos are photographed by me or my contributors to be used in this site. This site has the copyright to the photos and reproducing or copying the images is forbidden.

Thanks:
Without the help and input from following people this site wouldn't be as it is today: Jussi Jyränkö, Kari Alhonen, Jyrki Laune, Pete Siiskonen, Jarkko Orasjärvi, Tomi "Heebah" Asikainen, Kai "Autolanski" Aulankoski, The Mad Scientist, Mikko Heikkilä , Mika Särkelä, Timo Kirkkomäki, Aki Ruohonen, Frederic Peeters, Kobus Cantraine, Öystein Asphjell, Walter Jelinek, Georg Otto, Bob van Heyst, Sebastian Vuorisalo, Bertrand Bilet, Jussi Marimo, Jaska Säilä, GoBug, Jere Tapio, Anssi Tarna, Fabian Dewar, Terry Vaughan, Autohaus-Chris, Jonas Uhland, Demetrius Bergamo, RestoJohnny, Mr.Warehouse, Adam Fiander, Cristophe Knopf, Michel Gaastra, Gerk van der Wal..

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