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.
Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Palisades fire: ‘It makes no sense'
A surprising AP photograph of an undamaged Volkswagen van surrounded by destruction from a Los Angeles wildfire has astonished viewers.
Retro blue VW van stands defiant after miraculously surviving the deadly Los Angeles wildfires
A RETRO blue VW van stands defiant after miraculously surviving the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. Stunned former owner Preston Martin, 24, assumed the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 van had been consumed
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 Bus That Survived L.A. Wildfires Is Fueling a Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theorists claim blue objects that make it through infernos, like this Volkswagen, are evidence of something sinister.
Retro VW van miraculously survives Palisades Fire
Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the Volkswagen van near the Getty Villa.
A retro VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire
The van’s owner was stunned to find that the vehicle survived in a neighborhood that was later destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
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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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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 ...