Adonis, the owner, builder and VW enthusiast tells us its story. Because the classic Beetle has a rear-mounted flat-4 engine, the natural candidate for an engine transplant is Subaru. So this is ...

Franz Xavier Reimspiess refined the design work, and, just like that, the iconic "prototype 1" (the basis for what would become the VW Beetle) flat-four engine was born. Though it came with some ...