(Cebrina Martin via AP) Martin purchased the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 somewhat on a whim sometime around his junior year studying mechanical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

(Macy DiCenso via AP) Preston Martin poses for a photo in front of his VW van on Aug. 21, 2022 in Irvine, Calif. (Cebrina Martin via AP) Martin purchased the 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 somewhat on a whim ...

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 ...