Arctic Air-Cooled VWs

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza on Int'l Airport Rd.
2025-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Anchorage) | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Until further notice, AACVW club meetings are every third Tuesday, currently @ Guido’s Pizza on Int’l Airport Rd. We hope to see you there! Check here to see if that changes.
The next meeting will be on April 22 @ 7:00 pm.
Photos are up of the 2024 Family Reunion, check them out on our Photo Gallery page.

Next Club Meeting @ Habitat for Humanity Restore
2025-05-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Habitat for Humanity Restore, 1200 West Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, AK, 99503, United States
Our monthly membership meeting IS tomorrow, Tuesday 5/20/2025 officially starting at 630 (show up early!)
Last month (if you were able to make it), we handed out the safety check forms, we will have these again and do a walk around on each vehicle, all in good spirit, look for fire extinguishers, working lights, and other things, like tires pressure, look to see how many oil drips we can SPOT and for serious safety things like actual fuel leaks.All are welcomed and encouraged to join us, we’ll meet at the Habitat for Humanity Restore (Address 1200 West Northern Lights Blvd.)

Safety check
Talk About Family Reunion
Camping Trip Friday starting at @ 12pm SATURDAY, and wrapping up on Sunday @11am, then clean up and leave.

Then we’ll cruise on out to Tastee Freez around 7 PM!
Questions, call Eddie Hoecher (907)952-1147 If I’m not driving I’ll try and answer!

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Arctic Air-cooled Volkswagens
www.ArcticAircooledVWs.comAACVW’s PO BOX:
3705 Arctic Blvd #1300
Anchorage, Alaska 99503″LIKE” and follow us on Facebook!

Volkswagen Family Reunion @ Dimond Center Mall
2025-06-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Dimond Center, 800 E Dimond Blvd, Anchorage, AK, 99515, United States
We invite you to join us for the 20th annual Volkswagen Family Reunion car show on June 14th, 2005, from 10-3, at Dimond Center Mall’s SE parking lot, outside of H&M’s entrance, with awards given at 3pm. Click here for photos of last year’s show!
A HUGE amount of thanks to Dimond Center Mall for hosting our event, and handling participant perks!
Help hungry pets in Anchorage: bring donations of dog and cat food for The Normandy Project – www.pawsatthetable.org.

MSSRA Mirror Lake Solstice Rumble!
2025-06-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Anchorage
Midnight Street Rod Associtaion (MSSRA) has personally invited AACVW’s to the Mirror Lake Summer Solstice Car Show, Potluck, and BBQ! This Friday June 20th, from 6pm to 9pm!
So in lieu of our annual monthly membership meeting this June, we encourage you to drive your car out to Mirror Lake, a perfect RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE meetup for everyone!

Flyer attached for reference, They open up the green grass area for the classics to park and relax, this is a really good show to get to know each other! Bring a dish, fruits, or veggies, salads, or desserts! And have a good time!

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza on Int'l Airport Rd.
2025-07-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Until further notice, AACVW club meetings are every third Tuesday, currently @ Guido’s Pizza on Int’l Airport Rd. We hope to see you there! Check here to see if that changes.
The next meeting will be on July 22 @ 7:00 pm.
Photos are up of the 2024 Family Reunion, check them out on our Photo Gallery page.

Next Club Meeting - AACVW's POKER RUN!
2025-08-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Downtown Anchorage Viewpoint
Tonights the AACVW’s POKER RUN!

Flyer attached (we will have these available for handout at the start of the Run tonight!)

This will be a planned event, starting off where PostMark Drive and Northern Lights Blvd meet, called Airport Park.
This is where the first card will be handed out, and then we will learn a little bit about aviation along the way.
Join us rain or shine, if* it is raining too hard, there is a possibility of bypassing the cruise and driving directly to the end destination @ Tikahtnu Red Robin.*

Be sure to top off your tank prior, and expect about an hour and a half drive through Anchorage, perhaps even to places you’ve never drove (laid rubber to the road) before, this will all be on Anchorage roads, and only dirt will be the parking lot at Airport Park (DT Anchorage View Point).
We look forward to seeing you out there THIS TUESDAY EVENING (08/19/2025) starting off (show up early) around 6:30 PM!
Address we’ll be meeting up at:
Downtown Anchorage Viewpoint, Anchorage, AK 99502
https://maps.app.goo.gl/72yQ7QJ1hL4jWSFk9

President AACVW’s,
Eddie Hoecher
(907)952-1147

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza on Int'l Airport Rd.
2025-09-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Until further notice, AACVW club meetings are every third Tuesday, currently @ Guido’s Pizza on Int’l Airport Rd. We hope to see you there! Check here to see if that changes.
The next meeting will be on September 23 @ 7:00 pm.
Photos are up of the 2024 Family Reunion, check them out on our Photo Gallery page.

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza on Int'l Airport Rd.
2025-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Until further notice, AACVW club meetings are every third Tuesday, currently @ Guido’s Pizza on Int’l Airport Rd. We hope to see you there! Check here to see if that changes.
The next meeting will be on October 21 @ 7:00 pm.
Photos are up of the 2024 Family Reunion, check them out on our Photo Gallery page.

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza on Int'l Airport Rd.
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Do you want to be a part of AACVW board? What would you like to see become of this air-cooled VW club?!
Do you want to help take it to the next level, have ideas, of what we can become? Join us at our monthly membership meeting for our annual election.
Positions we elect for are Club President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, members at large.
This next meeting is Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 starting @ 7pm.
Join us @ Guidos!
We may also have guests from MSSRA joining us such as the President of MSSRA, and maybe even the President of Antique Auto Mushers too boot!
I think good things the potential for good things happening in the coming year are abound!
We look forward to seeing you there we’ll cover shortly a year in review, and talk about the Christmas “Holiday” party.
President AACVW’s,
Eddie Hoecher
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Until further notice, AACVW club meetings are every third Tuesday, currently @ Guido’s Pizza on Int’l Airport Rd. We hope to see you there! Check here to see if that changes.
Our Christmas party will be next month, details coming soon.
Photos are up of the 2024 Family Reunion, check them out on our Photo Gallery page.

Club Holiday Party - 7:00 pm @ Guido's Pizza!
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Our club holiday party will be be at Guido’s Pizza on 12/9/25 at 7:00.

Arctic Aircooled Volkswagens hopes you had a great holiday weekend as we jump fast into December 1st, ready or not!
…And with this being said, we (AACVW’s) will be hosting our annual holiday party and gift exchange. We are proud to have MSSRA, and some other clubs join us at the party!
So bring something car related you’d like to exchange or gift up to $40 limit and play along! If you bring something you get a ticket to play! And please bring the family out as well so they can play too if they bring a wrapped gift!

Otherwise just join us because we’re fun, and cool, no business outside of helping me welcome your new crew for 2026!President AACVW’s
Eddie Hoecher
Vice President AACVW’s
Chad Wilts

Secretary
Annamaria DiCola

Treasurer
Vacant (Filled by President until position is filled)Webmaster
Jeff Carlisle

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza on Int'l Airport Rd.
2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Between the winds, snow, cold, and wild weather I trust everyone has faired well.
The good news, day light is slowly climbing back, and with that our coming year is underway!
Our first meeting will be at Guidos starting @ 7pm on Tuesday 01-20-2026!
IS your 2026 calendar needing ink?! Get your markers out!
Remember, the third Tuesday of every month @ 7pm we will have a monthly membership meeting locations are to be determined.
June 20th, 2026 10-3pm AACVW’s 21st Annual Family Reunion @ The Dimond Center Mall!
This month we will be discussing what everyones TOP project for 2026 will be, where they are at and what their game plan is.

What is happening right now in the Volkswagen World? Arctic Air Cooled Vw’s is proud to have members representing us @ “Busses by the Bridge”
So here’s to safe travels and many great memories, for Casey, Tim, Richard P., Gary, Tiffany, and Hadley!
Not sure what Busses by the bridge is take a sneek peak here: “Buses By The Bridge” in 2026 refers to the annual gathering for Volkswagen bus enthusiasts, happening January 15-18, 2026, at Lake Havasu State Park in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, featuring camping, vendors, music, and VW culture centered around the iconic London Bridge area. Attendees bring their classic VW buses for a laid-back desert campout, with the event focusing on vintage air-cooled VWs.

Here’s a video from the years in the past of the line up.
Busses by the Bridge

President AACVW’s,
Eddie Hoecher
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Arctic Air-cooled Volkswagens
www.ArcticAircooledVWs.com
AACVW’s PO BOX:
3705 Arctic Blvd #1300
Anchorage, Alaska 99503″LIKE” and follow us on Facebook!

Next Club Meeting @ Guido's Pizza
2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Guido’s Pizza, 549 W International Airport Rd., Anchorage, Anchorage, 99518
Join AACVWS for our monthly membership meeting! This Tuesday.
When: This Tuesday – Feb, 17th, 2026 7PM
Where: Guidos
What: Volkswagen Love got a fun story about your Volkswagen? Why you love it, how you got it, or something about it?

Join as we share the little things about our passion for these old cars!
I’ll start off with a car quote that I remember coming across once,

“There is in our love of well-crafted, half-useless, money-losing things a comforting denial of that mechanistic universe so beloved of modern behaviorists. It’s hard to tell if we like these old cars because they have soul, or because they help us to have one.” -Peter Egan
