Native Customs

Custom Cars Examined in their Native Environment

Bubble Gun Treffen - The Perfect Wrap Up to Brazil

January 25, 2017 by Ben Wesley

To say that Bubble Gun Treffen is large is understatement. While I thought the Low Latam Aero meet from earlier was big, BGT was massive. Hotels were sold out weeks in advance, and lines of rejected cars radiated outwards a half mile in every direction.

Brazilian Car Culture and the Government

December 14, 2016 by Ben Wesley

One of the defining facets of Brazilian Car Culture is the dominance of Volkswagen in the aftermarket scene. However, like most things in Brazil, this culture owes itself not to some special feature of Volkswagens, but to the Brazilian Government.