Bug-Ins Forever; VW drag day pays tribute to Beetles of yesteryear.
AutoWeek, October, 2002 by Vaughn, Mark
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Byline: MARK VAUGHN Somewhere between the rise of the import racer and the fall of the muscle car there exists in the timeline of many a car enthusiast a black hole. What was happening in that period after the last 'Cuda and before the first kid put a Japan-market turbo on a Honda Civic? Custom vans? No, it was the era of the great Bug-In.
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From 1973 to 1983 (though there was some activity before and after), the role of the hot rod was filled by the humble and ubiquitous Volkswagen Beetle. Beetles were inexpensive and easy to work on, and kids who wanted to go fast but didn't ...
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