Blue Beetle, Winding RoadMy first car was a blue 1973 VW Beetle, which I purchased when I graduated high school in the early 90s. Ive had an affinity for VWs ever since and was inspired to paint a classic Volkswagen. I collected a handful of source photos from archive. org but I knew it had to be this one as soon as I saw it. Most of my work is based on my own photos, but this photograph by Ralph Ackerman* had exactly the vintage feel I was imagining. Id had the idea to