Over the years, I've become a fan of vintage VW's.  Specifically, The Thing.  Necessity has driven me to learn about how to work on these old cars, and it turns out to be fun and easy. 

My car, Scrappy.

Great forums:

• The Samba
• Shop Talk Forums

SF Bay Area VW clubs:

• BLTN  (Better Late Than Never)
  
• NAG  (Norcal Aircooled Group)