Josh Davies: My Dad worked with Andy, we moved to the USA because of VWs. Herbie, Vanagon Syncro S8E5

About this episode

Josh Davies shares memories of his father and their family's journey from Wales to the USA, highlighting their love for VW cars.

Send us Fan Mail Josh Davies joins us from the USA to talk about his Dad, Richard Davies, who Andy worked with for over ten years at Heritage Parts Centre. Richard was a brilliant guy, hugely knowledgeable, and stoically lived with Cancer for 20 years before it finally caught up with him. Josh recalls his Dad having a Herbie VW Beetle when he was young and growing up in Wales. They moved to USA for Josh's Dads work, In Colorado, Josh and his Dad would go for a drive, with cl...

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Gregory, Jon Recknell

Guest: Josh Davies

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• family
• automotive history
• personal stories
• cancer journey

Keywords

• VW
• Herbie
• Beetle
• family
• cancer
• nostalgia
• automotive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heritage Parts Centre

Products: Herbie VW Beetle

Places: USA, Wales, Colorado

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