’62 I/GAS RACER
“Stripped down to a paltry 1092lb, the car raced in the I/Gas class at tracks on the east coast”
We’ve managed to convince James Russell to once again open up his incredible garage to us. I know, the things we do in the name of bringing you the best VWs in the world!
For this visit, our gaze is firmly planted on Small Wonder. Once just an innocent Beetle running around in 1962, the car was transformed three years later into one person’s idea of the ultimate racing machine. The process behind it is unimaginable in today’s corporate-driven world, but during the late 1960s, Volkswagen dealers in the States were independent companies, and didn’t have to worry too much
