There are cars that inspire other peoples cars to be built, with out the people that build those cars that wouldnt happen. Randy Gates is the man behind several cars that have infulenced the VW scene. First his 1957 23 Window bus that graced the cover of Hot VWs in 2003. Then his 1952 Split window bug that was built by Buddy Hale in Tempe Az. This car most certanly had a huge impact on the VW scene as a whole. It definitely had that impact on me. The azure blue 1952 crotch cooler split window was a perfect example of a Calle car done right. With all of the signature signs of Buddy Hale mild the paint custom fab shift light and line lock on the column two special viewing windows for the rear shift tunnel. This was one of the first cars that buddy put extra detail in to show off a lot of his extra fab work. This car when it hit the scene was legendary and raise the bar for a bunch of other vehicles. It's hard to say the exact influence this vehicle had on the scene but this podcast goes into the story behind building it and one man's approach to building his dream car. Randy has a history that goes back to the early 70s growing up in Southern California there was no shortage of cool VW's out there that lit his fire that burned and reignited in the 2000s. His 67 stock Bug then his 57' 23 window bus onto the split window and more Randy's owned in his life over 40 Volkswagens. A great podcast and a good listen .

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