Hey, John. What drew you to the world of performance cars, and how did you get started in this passion? What was your first car?
I started out owning and restoring air-cooled VWs — modifying them, as there was always a quest to go faster. Water-cooled VWs were a natural progression, and once turbos came along, that opened up a whole new world of possibilities.
My first ever car was a 1974 1303s Beetle, which I drove for about a year before taking it apart to restore it. However, my first daily driver was a UK import 1989 Golf GTI 16V. Being young and naive, I thought I had something quick. I loved that car and tried a few times to buy it back, but it was never for sale (until recently, but I was already well down the path with my current one).
I’m into all kinds of cars and have owned or still own American V8s and Porsches, but VWs have always been there in one way or another.
Why did you choose this car to build?
Having built quite a few Mk2 Golfs and Jettas for others over the years
