Once in a while, a project car comes along that shakes the Volkswagen scene and at the VW Classic in California in 2013, Jason Smith's '63 Ghia coupe equipped with 19" rims and a 600bhp turbocharged 2443cc motor was one of the cars to steal the show! It was truly spectacular! This '63 coupe was not entirely new to the West Coast scene, having already debuted at the Sacramento Bugorama a few years ago. Back then it featured Radar style rims, a turbocharged 2387cc motor and a race inspired two tone paint job. It made quite a statement and won the Best Engineered award at the event. However, Jason was not entirely satisfied with several details and so he took a beautiful show winning feature car and rebuilt it for the second time! As you do...

    

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