Usefull links
Cal-look
- Der Kleiner Panzers III - The official website of the Der Kleiner Panzers III Volkswagen Club. A drag racing club often credited with starting and defining the cal-look
- Deano Dyno Soars - Great site about one of the legendy company that started it all back in the day.
- The UK Cal Look Register (Facebook) - Facebook page for UK Cal Look cars (and beyond.....).
- The Cal-Look Lounge - Forum for all those that love the Cal-Look.
- JG54 Greenhearts - A club for hardcore Cal-Look Volkswagens. Cars in the club must run quicker than 15.99 seconds in the 1/4 mile.
Drag racing
- Der Kleiner Panzers III - The official website of the Der Kleiner Panzers III Volkswagen Club. A drag racing club often credited with starting VW drag racing in the US and defining the cal-look.
- The VWDRC - The Volkswagen Drag Racing Club is the UK's longest running VAG group based bracket racing club
- Outlaw Flat Four Drag Racing Club (OFFDRC) - VW based head up drag racing club, with some of the best turned out racing cars in the UK
- JG54 Greenhearts - A club for hardcore Cal-Look Volkswagens. Cars in the club must run quicker than 15.99 seconds in the 1/4 mile.
- SAS Renn-Wagens - A club dedicated to high performance and drag racing vintage volkswagens.
- Cal-Look Drag Day - The California Look Drag Day is a drag racing event based around the spirit of 60’s and 70’s California Cal-Look. It used to be held at Shakespeare County Raceway (Now sadly gone). Hopefully this event will return.
- Santa Pod Raceway - UK Drag strip which hosts the FIA European Drag Racing Championships as well as most VWDRC rounds
- Eurodragster - Website covering all UK drag racing classes.
Parts and services
- Airkewld - Supplier of performance VW parts. Sells good quality brake kits.
- Autocraft Engineering - Quality VW reproduction panels for Beetles and Buses. Very good fit!
- Auto Meter - American supplier of performance gauges, and gauge accessories.
- BEARS Motorsport - Performance gearbox builder and gearbox parts supplier. Also does machine work.
- Bernard Newbury - Car trimmer and parts supplier.
- CB Performance - Performance parts supplier and Turbos!
- Concept Racing - Professional motor sport fabrication, from one off bodies, to roll cages, tanks, intakes and more.
- Cool Air - Mail order suppliers for genuine and reproduction parts.
- Cotsweld - Builder of high quality roll cages and tube chassis cars.
- Custom Coach Trimming - Car trimmer and parts supplier.
- Custom and Commercial - Parts suppliers. Especially good for vintage vehicles.
- Custom and Speed Parts - Genuine and performance parts supplier.
- Double H Restoration - Amazing restoration workshop handling anything from MOT work, mechancial modifications, custom fabrication, to full restoration. I cannot rate Nick and Stevo's work highly enough.
- Eurocarb LTD - Suppliers of spare parts for Dellarto and Webber carburettors.
- Gene Berg - Web site of the legendary Gene Berg. Performance parts supplier.
- GSF Car Parts - Parts supplier for air-cooled and water cooled VW's (as well as Swedish and French cars!).
- Hooky's Panel Shop - Quality VW reproduction panels for Beetles and Karmann Ghias. Very good fit!
- JayCee Enterprises - US based Supplier of Performance VW parts.
- John Maher Racing - Performance engine builder and parts supplier.
- Kaferland - German suppliers of genuine and reproduction parts.
- Karmann Konnection - Parts suppliers. Especially good for vintage vehicles.
- Machine 7 - Parts supplier and wheel specialist.
- Mega-Bug - Comprehensive Air-cooled salvage company.
- Pierside Parts Unlimited - US Supplier of stock and performance volkswagen parts.
- Rapid Rodent Racing - Restoration, modification, and a whole lot more. 100% RRRock.
- Retro Custom - Larry is a very clever guy. Restoration, modification, he can do it all.
- RNJ Motorsport - Engines, roll cages, custom fabrication, RNJ Motorsport can handle it all.
- Ron Lummus Racing - American race car part seller and race car builder.
- Stateside Tuning - Performance engine builder and parts supplier.
- Turbo Thomas - Custom made stainless steel exhausts, from mild to wild!!
- Vintage Speed - Suppliers of stainless exhausts, Dehne electrical gauges and much more.
- VW Heritage - Mail order suppliers for genuine and reproduction parts.
- VW Java - JGE Wheels sellers, as well as fibreglass engine lids and more.
- VW Speed Shop - Performance parts supplier.
- West Coast Metric - US parts supplier, really good for those awkward little parts and seals.
- Wolf Parts - Quality VW reproduction panels for Beetles and Buses. Very good fit!
- Wolfsberg West - US parts supplier, really good for those awkward little parts and seals.
- WRP Paint & Restoration - Paint and bodyshop. Awsome work and great bunch of guys.
Technical articles
- Gene Berg Tech Tips - Gene Berg technical tips on engines and engine builds.
- 6-12 volt Conversions - Article on converting a car from 6 volts to 12 volts including required parts.
- Porsche 5 Speed Gearbox Conversion - Fitting a Porsche 5 speed box into a beetle.
- Narrowing a Beam - Article showing how to narrow a beam, as well as modifying the body for really narrow beams.
- Narrowing a Beam - Article showing how to narrow a beam.
- Installing Drop Spindles - Article showing how to install drop spindles on king and link pin cars.
- Torque Bars - Article on making torque bars, and the benefits of them.
- Modified front steering - Article looking a modified VW front steering.
- Gear Ratio Calculator - Tool for working out gear ratios
- Engine Calculator - Great tool which makes light work of calculating your engine's vital statistics.
- Drag Strip Calculator - Great tool for estimating ET and terminal speeds on the drag strip.
- VW Colour Charts - VW colours by year, including paint codes.
- The History of the VW Beetle (on Parts Geek) - A short history of how the VW Beetle came to be (added for Jason from the Cruizers Car Club, Washington State)
Forums
- Volkszone - Internet Volkswagen related site and chat forum.
- The UK Cal Look Register (Facebook) - Facebook page for UK Cal Look cars (and beyond.....).
- The Cal-Look Lounge - Forum for all those that love the Cal-Look.
- DDK (Die Deutschen Klassiker) - Online classic Porsche fan club and chat forum.
- Pre 67 VW - Site dedicated to pre 67 stock, coachbuilt, and old speed vw's. Good forum for early cars, and good parts for sale.
Magazines
- Volksworld - Europe's best selling air-cooled VW magazine.
- Hot VW's Magazine - American VW Magazine
- Hayburner - UK based magazine written by enthusiasts.
- Airmighty - Magazine based around the European scene.