A Retro Blue VW Van Miraculously Survives Deadly Los Angeles Fire. More. Mark J. Terrill. A VW van sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ...

In travel news this week: the world’s 50 best cities according to Time Out, huge religious festivals in Italy and India, plus the little blue bus that faced down wildfires and is ready to hit ...

Last summer he sold the van to Weinraub, 29, who designs surf and skate boards under the Vibrant Boards brand. Martin makes carbon fiber surfboards under Starlite.

Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly LA fire: ‘It makes no sense' Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 on a flat spot up the ...

Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire ripped ...

Retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Palisades fire: ‘It makes no sense' Two days before the Palisades fire erupted, Preston Martin parked the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 on a flat spot up ...

On Jan. 5 the friends drove to go surfing with the van, which Weinraub calls Azul — Spanish for “blue.” Afterward Martin parked it on a flat spot up the hill from her apartment by the Getty ...