VW, Retro and LA Wildfire

Retro Baby-Blue VW Van Really Survive LA Wildfire? Here's the Truth
The image quickly became a "beacon of hope" for some in the wake of Los Angeles' deadly January 2025 wildfires.
Internet stunned over retro VW miraculously surviving wildfire
CNN’s Erin Burnett talks to the owner of a 1970’s blue Volkswagen that somehow managed to survive the Palisades fire despite surrounding homes and cars being reduced to rubble.
A retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire
A surprising photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers across the world.
Retro blue VW van survives deadly Los Angeles Fire, becomes symbol of hope
When the Palisades fire tore through a Malibu neighborhood, reducing homes and cars to rubble, Preston Martin assumed the retro blue Volkswagen van he once lived in during college was lost. But
VW van somehow survives deadly Los Angeles fire: A 'beacon of hope'
A retro Volkswagen van has inadvertently become a “beacon of hope” for Los Angeles area residents as they start to pick up the pieces.
Video: This Classic Blue Type II Volkswagen Bus is a Los Angeles Fire Survivor
The above photo of a retro blue VW bus that miraculously survived the deadly Los Angeles fires has been circulating around the internet with many viewers questioning the integrity of the photo. It’s difficult to believe that the walls of flames which engulfed entire mountains and destroyed neighborhoods and the lives of thousands spared
Retro VW van miraculously survives Palisades Fire
Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the Volkswagen van near the Getty Villa.
Absolute Miracle: Classic Volkswagen Microbus Survives Los Angeles Wildfires Devastation
With the raging wildfires in Southern California, not only homes and businesses but also cars have been burning to the ground. That’s why the sight of a bright blue classic Volkswagen Microbus parked in the middle of a Malibu neighborhood that was completely destroyed has shocked and amazed so many,
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Classic Volkswagen Beetle survives Palisades Fire amidst destroyed homes
Amid the unbelievable destruction left behind by the Palisades Fire, a Volkswagen Beetle that was in the middle of the flames is still intact.
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Mystery as retro VW Camper survives LA fires that destroyed everything around it
Settled in the hills of Malibu, her retro 1977 blue Volkswagen Type 2 sat in the streets as flames quickly engulfed everything around it. Days later, her friend Preston Martin, 24 - who she ...
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A retro blue VW bus miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles wildfires: 'Beacon of hope'
LOS ANGELES -- Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen bus he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades ...
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Incredible image captures unscathed retro VW campervan nestled amongst 'apocalyptic' LA fire ruins
Shocking new images from the fire-ravaged streets of Los Angeles show a retro blue VW van owned by Preston Martin ...