Ep 362 Bills European vacation with Andy Finch

Ep 362 Bills European vacation with Andy Finch

From Lets Talk Dubs Classic The Classic VW podcast by Bill Tsagrinos

June 5, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

Bill Tsagrinos discusses his upcoming European road trip with guest Andy Finch, focusing on Volkswagen events and car culture.

The 2026 VW show season is officially underway, and Bill is gearing up for one of the biggest Volkswagen adventures of the year. Before heading overseas, Bill will be taking the legendary Type 34 Karmann Ghia "Zorba" to two major events: Luft Zeigen on June 13th and the EMPI 70th Anniversary Celebration on June 20th . From there, the journey continues across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom, where he'll pick up the famous orange Katastrophenschutz Bus and begin an epic European road trip. The route will take Bill and friends from the UK across the Netherlands and into Germany for the world-famous Hessisch Oldendorf Volkswagen Treffen , one of the most significant vintage VW events on the planet. After Germany, the adventure continues through Europe before arriving in Belgium for the legendary European Bug-In at Chimay , where thousands of air-cooled Volkswagen enthusiasts gather each year. Joining Bill this week is longtime friend and VW builder Andy Finch , who shares the details of the upcoming trip, the planning involved in driving a classic Volkswagen across multiple countries, and some of the incredible destinations, collections, and VW enthusiasts they'll be visiting…

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Host: Bill Tsagrinos

Guest: Andy Finch

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Mentioned in this episode

Products: Type 34 Karmann Ghia, Katastrophenschutz Bus

Places: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium

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