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Rebuilding a 1900cc T25 Waterboxer Engine.
Some behind the scenes action of the VW Engine Company.
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Who's who
Sam
The one that knows what he's doing
When Sam isn't fixing George and Charlie's cars, he's building turnkey solutions for the VW Engine Company.
His car, Eleanor, is his pride and joy and Sam plan is to one day drift Eleanor across the UK!
Charlie
The Pretty Boy
"It's okay, I'll pay someone to do it" is often a phrase you'll hear Charlie say. Charlie's bank has owned a number of cars over the years including a Mustang, Porsche Cayman and a Fiat 500 Abarth.
Charlie's in the process of getting Sam to restore his Volksrod.
George
Bless him he tries...
George has 0 experience with cars and 0 mechanical knowledge.
He decided to start learning on a 1970 MG Midget named Reggie. Unfortunately for Reggie, George is often found using the wrong tool and finding the hardest way to do something, he is also prone to buying incorrect parts leaving Sam with a pretty horrific job to do.
Paul
The Godfather
Some say that if you rub a VW badge hard enough Paul will appear.
Others say that where there's petrol there's Paul. All we know is that he's forgotten more about cars then we've ever learnt.
He's the Guru, mentor and token old guy of the group.
The Rat n Retro team naturally have lots of plans for the future - think a Hoonigans/Top Gear (not the shit one) lovechild. With that disturbing image in mind, the team are doing alot "behind the scenes" to get products and events ready to start bringing our community of misfits together.
If all goes well, we're aiming to start launching the Rat n Retro brand properly in 2021. Until then, fill in the form below and we'll keep you updated when we get our shit together. Or check out our Instagram page to keep updated on our projects, cars and other jackass-ery.
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The VW Engine Company are no ordinary Classic VW Air Cooled and Water Cooled specialist.
Established in 1979 and proudly family run to this day they have been specialising in reconditioning and building engines for Classic Aircooled & Watercooled vehicles.
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Calli is a published photographer based across Kent and Essex.
A petrol head since birth, Calli understands and can capture the unique personality of every car she photographs.