Volkswagen has been thinking about bringing a compact pickup truck to the U.S., and it might want to hurry up. Custom car body outfit Smyth Performance has unveiled a conversion kit to turn a VW New ...

Inexpensive, small pickup trucks used to be everywhere in the US, whether they were from Japanese brands like Datsun or Toyota, the truly weird Subaru Brat or even from Europe with the Volkswagen ...

rough around the edges, our 2003 Volkswagen Jetta is back on the road in its new ute form thanks to the Smyth Performance kit. I’ve taken a break from working on it and have been enjoying driving it ...

Smyth essentially conducts a trunk-ectomy on a Jetta sedan, also removing the rear doors. If this sounds like a hassle that's going to be more trouble than it's worth, consider that the conversion ...

There are vast swaths of the internet dedicated to weird car builds, but Smyth has been making it easy for people to construct wacky vehicles for years. The company's "ute" truck conversion kits guide ...

If you’ve ever owned a Volkswagen Beetle, new or old, there’s a great chance you found yourself woefully underprepared to carry anything bigger than a stack of Jefferson Airplane records. A shop by ...

We, and you, are constantly lamenting the absence of a good, small, fuel-efficient pickup truck in the U.S. market. Quit whining and take matters, and a Sawzall, into your own hands, with this Smyth ...

The kits largely involve bolt-on assemblies and can be finished in a few weekends if you're looking for a fun project. The Beetle-amino bundle includes fiberglass fenders, a bulkhead with rear window, ...

Today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Beetle pickup has a clean title as confirmed by its Carfax. That means its custom booty was crafted not as the result of an accident, but just because. Let's ...