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Bringing an Air-cooled T3 Back to Life
I am not ashamed to admit that 13 years ago when I first started getting in to old Kombis, the T3 I thought was really quite lame, boring and boxy....

Rust Repairs to 1972 Poptop Camper
We were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to help restore this beautiful solid 72 lowlight Kombi. At first glance it looked very solid. On closer inspection we found some nasties lurking behind the paint. Overall it's still one of the best we've seen in a while but being 50+ years old it's hard to escape rust.

Rust Prevention for your Beloved Classic VW Kombi
So let's talk about rust prevention.
Rust pretty well has to be the biggest fear most Kombi owners have. We get asked all the time. What can I do t...

Kombi Restoration of Floyd
The restoration on Floyd has been an extensive process. We went above and beyond bringing this one to life for the customer.
Floyd started as a 19...

Restoration and Rust Repairs of VW Kombi Deluxe Microbus
Righteous Kombis have been lucky to have the opportunity to transform Ginger into the bus she deserves to be.
Our customer came to us wanting to r...

Dirty Fuel Tanks a Common Problem for the T3
Over the past 3-4 years of working on T3's we have found the we have dealt with many issues related to dirty fuel and most of these have stemmed fr...

Electric Beetle Prime Position at The Hunter Innovation Festival
Our little Electric Beetle now all finished is proving to be an attention grabber. Standing in prime position on the steps of the town hall in Newc...

VW Beetle Electric Conversion
Exciting things are happening at Righteous Kombis! We have wanted to do an electric conversion on a Beetle or a Kombi for some time. We have now be...

The 1973 T2 Baywindow that has been everywhere around the world adventuring!
Narla has had a pretty unique and special life so far, that I think a lot of people will find interesting! She has been further than most of us at ...

The 1975 Volkswagen Kombi, Ricky PART 1
Ricky on his way home
Ricky the 1975 Kombi has been in the Righteous Kombis shop for a long time now, undergoing a full restoration.
We, as well a...

How much is a Kombi Worth? The value of a pre-purchase inspection.
We get a lot of enquiries from proud Kombi owners who are ready to part with their pride and joy. Often they would like to know how much they are w...

VW Split Screen Kombi Container Van
VW Split Screen Kombi container van the other day. I don't think many of these came to Australia - but I have seen a few pictures of ones overseas ...

Finding a VW Graveyard
We stumbled across a VW graveyard on the weekend! It was very cool, with heaps of old VW Beetles, and a few Bay Window Kombis, Splitscreens and Typ...

The 1977 Kombi Microbus, Harold.
3 Months ago, we purchased 10 Kombis from Steve Muller of Kombi Rescue in Sydney. One of these was a 77 Deluxe microbus that had some panel damage ...

