About Us:

While this DoubleCab and the other VW vehicles that we own belong to us as a family, this narrative has to be about me personally. While my wife is extremely patient about my need for a VW, she is not really a "car" person.

My children, on the other hand, seem to have inherited my love of VW. It must be a part of the gene pool. My son's "ideal" car is either a VW Squareback or Notchback. Both kids will probably drive a water cooled VW when they leave [hopefully - some day] for school.

Like many people. I learned to drive in a Volkswagen. That started my love of all things VW.

Those who know me will tell you that I love to tell stories. I will try not to bore you with too many stories in the general narrative of the body of this web site. If I have a story that I think may be of interest or simply want to tell, I will include an underlined link in the narrative. If you want to read the story, click on the underlined link and a popup will tell you more of the story.

I lived in Arizona when I learned to drive. I had a friend with a 1966 VW Beetle. We had a great time in that VW. We worked with a crop duster. So we occasionally ran that old VW on 120 octane airplane gas. But the motor lasted most of the summer. Another friend had a Tiger Sunbeam. We also ran that car on the airplane gas. What a ride!

I then lived in Germany from when I was 17 until I was 20 years old. During that time, I drove the usual assortment of old Mercedes and BMWs as well as a Karmann Ghia, several 356 and 911 Porsches, various Beetles, and a 1963 VW bus. We lived on a military base so I drove whatever I could borrow. The pilots were young and had "a need for speed". So they usually had fun cars that they would let me use. One of my high school teachers had an actual Ferrari 250 GTO. I didn't get to drive that car, but I got a ride. The sound of the engine was amazing.

After I returned to the US to continue my college, I could usually buy an old VW Beetle with a blown engine for about $100, salvage a working VW engine from another wrecked VW for less than $100, and then, sitting on the ground with only a floor jack and a pair of jack stands, merge the 2. I would then be able to sell the now working VW to another college student for about $500. The profits from these sales kept me solvent throughout college - provided spending money for pizza and beer.

While I was in college, I had a 1973 Chevy Vega GT. I bought it brand new. I also had a Karmann Ghia and a 1968 Beetle. I also worked at a VW dealership selling new and used Volkswagens, Audis, and Subarus. This was during the change from the Beetle to the Rabbit. Working at the dealership, you usually drove whatever had gas.

Once I got out of college, I drove an assortment of old, used "American Iron" cars. I finally reached the point where I was able to purchase a new car - a 1978 Rabbit Diesel. When that original Rabbit got to about 100,000 miles, I traded it in on a 1982 Rabbit Diesel.

After those VWs, I did without a VW for quite a long time. I worked a diverse assortment of jobs, got married, had children, and started a company. During these years, I drove an eclectic assortment of cars. I had 2 Chevy Caprice wagons [complete with wood grain of the sides], a Chevy Caprice sedan, a Volvo, an Olds Cutlass, and old Toyota Corona, a 1974 Caddy Eldorado, and a 1962 Caddy 4 door hardtop.

Then one day, as I was looking through the paper, I saw an ad for a 1974 Karmann Ghia convertible. My wife and I went to see it. It was a very solid, no rust convertible. The only challenge was that it had been re-painted. Not a good job. They changed the color from red to white - but didn't bother to spray the door jams, around the hood and trunk, etc. None-the-less, we brought that Ghia home. We still have the Ghia. You can read its story here.

Next up was a 1979 Super Beetle convertible. The Super Beetle has been sold. But you can read all about that here.

Finally up was this 1968 DoubleCab. There is a tab under the Our DoubleCab section telling the DoubleCab story.

What will the future bring in the way of VWs into our life? Who knows.

I have a number of VW cars and trucks that I would love to own. If and when depends on a number of factors.

One of the main factors is money - of course! The other main factor is my wife's [rapidly dwindling] patience. You can read about my VW "wants" under the Our DoubleCab menu in the section of this web site titled [very cleverly, I might add] Our Dream Vehicles.

Thank You!
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Thank you also for participating and sending in the photos and stories of your VW trucks.

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