The Culture  /  Volkswagen  /  1970s

VW Farm

Bill & Michael Flocke

Words Matt Wood Photography Nathan Duff

Front of a dark, weathered Volkswagen Kombi with a rusted VW badge.

Work hardened hands gesticulate, hands that have spent decades grasping spanners, pistons and panels, fingerprint whorls traced by oil and grease. They never cease moving, punctuating conversation, chopping for emphasis.

The enthusiasm Bill Flocke has for his work is immediately apparent. As a renowned VW specialist there would be few who could claim the amount of Kombi experience that Bill has accrued over the decades.

Abandoned Kombis among trees, backlit by low sun.

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