How EAA Keeps Those VWs Running

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Key Takeaways:

  • EAA utilizes a critical and growing fleet of modified VW Beetles for transportation at AirVenture Oshkosh.
  • The fleet has expanded to over 40 vehicles, serving as an essential part of the show's logistics network.
  • A 2017 video by AVweb intern Ashley Anglisano, featuring Gary Doehling, details the history and maintenance requirements of these important vehicles.
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You don’t have to hang around AirVenture at Oshkosh long to spot one of EAA’s modified VW Beetles. And boy has the fleet grown. What started with a few love-bugs has since grown to over 40 of them, and they’ve become critical to EAA’s show transportation network. AVweb’s intern Ashley Anglisano looked at the history and maintenance requirements of the fleet with Gary Doehling and prepared this short video from AirVenture 2017.

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