Oktoberfest Auto Show at Ontario Volkswagen Ontario Volkswagen's 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Auto Show was a huge success! The 2018 event brought out V-Dubs from old to new and, of course, they were driven by the owners/lovers of them. I've always known VW as a quality German import vehicle with a serious cult-like following. But working with Ontario VW this past year I've developed a completely new appreciation for the brand and its followers. They all love Volkswagen - seriously. But there's a fun-loving division amongst the devotees. That main division being; are you air-cooled or water-cooled? If you missed the event we'll take you back there in this on-site podcast recorded live during the event. And be sure to make next year's event at Ontario VW - great people, great cars, great time and oh yeah - great giveaways too! ***Transcription*** Recording date – October 28, 2018, in Ontario, CA The People's Car Show Jimmy Willhide: Volkswagen was always a part of that history, you couldn't talk to anybody and not mention a Volkswagen because guaranteed somebody had one. Everybody's in love with the car. They're all there to hang out, and they're having a good time. We wanted to express our gratitude to our folks that buy Volkswagens, service Volkswagens, in love with the Volkswagen brand. Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States, Southern California. Tom Smith here. And I am. We are. You and me and a whole bunch of other people are out at Ontario Volkswagen in the Los Angeles suburb of Ontario, California for the second annual 2018 style Ontario Volkswagen Oktoberfest. And joining me is Volkswagen guru - Volkswagen resident guru - of Ontario Volkswagen, Jimmy "VW" Willhide. Jimmy Willhide, ladies and gentlemen. Tom Smith: Obviously as you can hear by the background noise, this is a...live podcast is a complete oxymoron, right? Jimmy Willhide: Sure. Tom Smith: Because a podcast is never live. Jimmy Willhide: Right. Tom Smith: Although with YouTube Live and Facebook Live we probably could do a live podcast. Maybe we'll do that one of these days. Jimmy Willhide: Yeah. Tom Smith: In this case, we are outside. You can hear the music in the background, and we are here at the Oktoberfest auto show which Mr. Willhide is one of the key organizers of. Jimmy Willhide: Yes. Yeah, we try to set up a really nice show for everybody to come out and enjoy the day, see some really cool cars from different generations and have some food and drinks and hang out and talk to new and interesting people and their cars. Volkswagen Beetle Tom Smith: And we've been doing quite a bit of that, and actually we've already started talking about the actual event that we're here for. So, I think we just dive into that. Jimmy Willhide: Sure. Tom Smith: We're also going to talk about the history of the Volkswagen Beetle. Jimmy Willhide: Yes. Tom Smith: Because really everything, it all started with the Beetle. Right? Jimmy Willhide: Yeah, it pretty much started with the Beetle for the U.S. You had a five [inaudible 00:02:05] two-door car that everybody could afford. Tom Smith: But the Beetle started as the "people's car" in what year was it? [crosstalk 00:02:17] Jimmy Willhide: Was it 1934? That would be right after World War II? Tom Smith: And that was the first car that Volkswagen, right? That was it. Jimmy Willhide: Yeah, that was the first car I believe introduced to the U.S.
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