The Retro Journal
Welcome to The Retro Journal — a space for car lovers, first-car dreamers, and nostalgia-fuelled rebuilds. We share buying guides, build stories, and the kind of advice you wish you’d had the first time around!
Affordable Style on the Rise
If you’re buying your first car—or thinking about upgrading your first for something with more punch—don’t settle for bland.
Can’t find the right one? We’ll find it for you.
Love the idea of owning a standout classic car—but don’t have the time to scroll listings, call sellers, or risk wasting money on the wrong one?
How to Convince your parents, this is the car!
Let’s be honest—when you tell your parents you want a classic car as your first car, the reactions can range from raised eyebrows to outright panic.
Arnie, My First Classic: A 1972 VW Beetle
It all started in 1998. I was young, broke, and totally obsessed with air-cooled Volkswagens. That’s when I found him— 1972 VW Beetle .
How a 1966 VW Splitty Became the Ultimate Wedding Photo Booth
In 2012, an imported a 1966 VW Split Screen Campervan from overseas. It needed everything. The interior was bare, the wiring a mess, the paint tired—but underneath, it had something special.
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