FAIRMONT — While the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is usually documenting state history, center officials made a bit of their own history this week.
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The rear of Porter Stilesâ souped-up 1968 VW Beetle. The rear hood had to be re-fitted to accommodate the larger, faster Subaru engine.
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
The engine bay had to be cut out for the new block to fit inside and the exhaust system is all custom as well.
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
Porter Stiles next to his prize-winning beetle. Last weekend, he won third place in the compact custom class at the World of Wheels show in Pittsburgh.
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
WHITE HALL â Porter Stiles loves to go fast.
Stiles has been behind the wheel of fast cars since the 1960s, and he just won third place in the compact custom class at the World of Wheels in Pittsburgh with a souped-up â68 Volkswagen Beetle last weekend.