Category: People

Chandrin is a Volkswagen Nerd.  He was born in 1303S!  Not only that he’s an Automotive Development Engineer with over 20 years knowledge and experience gained from working with OEMs and developing devious personal projects of his own.  He’s there to tickle Dubsta’s creative zones to optimise creativity in a robust manner!

Role

The Oracle

Vehicle(s)

Polo TDI SE

Polo BlueMotion

Mk2 Golf GTI 16V

Mk3 Golf GTI 16V

Mk6 Golf GTI Edition 35

Mk7 Golf GTI Clubsport S

Mk8 Golf GTI Clubsport 45  

What’s he all about?

What’s your ultimate Volkswagen to own?

A Veyron let’s not kid ourselves, it is a Volkswagen in all but name.  Technological ‘Tour de Force’ that upstaged all the specialist Supercar manufacturers.  Let it be known the maker of the humble Beetle did this and then some!   Conceived in the core boardroom of Wolfsburg and born free on the sacred tarmac of Ehra-Lessian!

To you what makes a build?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  This is very emotive to the individual.  However, I like builds that demonstrate credibility, continuity, functionality and form.  Not just for show.  You should be able to live with the build and robustly so.

What Inspires you?

Well-engineered products whatever they are.  They must function reliably it’s the reason I became an engineer.

Why are you involved in Dubsta?

I met Ryan through the love and passion for Volkswagens.   He introduced me to Dubsta brand and I absolutely love it.

What’s Dubsta  about for you?

It’s the human side to the Dubsta cars.  The people behind them and their feelings and emotions that were the driving force for their vehicles to become Dubsta icons.

Role

Designer.

Wayne brings over 30 years of graphic design experience to the brand. Not only that, he’s worked in the exhibition and events industries for around 20 years. He’s there to support Ryan and help drive the brand forward.

Vehicle(s)

• Chocolate T6

What’s he all about?

What’s your ultimate VW to own?

A Scirocco GT from the 90s? A Type III Notchback from the 70s? Yes both of those please. But the ultimate for me is a Karmann Ghia from the 60s, so that’s my dream VW driveway.

To you, what makes a build?

Being individual. It’s those little touches personal to the owner. Those things that are hard to spot but when you do, you think, “that’s clever”… and more often than not, those are the things you remember about a build.

What inspires you?

Creativity. I love creating something from nothing. It’s why I do what I do.

Why are you involved in Dubsta?

I instantly liked the brand from the first time someone drove past me rocking a big Dubsta logo across the back of their T5. Then when I came in and had a chat with Ryan, we both knew we could work together to make this thing bigger and better.

What’s Dubsta about for you?

I love meeting the people that pop in, talking to them about their cars and vans, seeing how much they’ve put into making them their own. It’s more about the people than the vehicles!

Role

The Boss.

Ryan’s role is broad and varied. He’s the man behind Dubsta. From designing the original logo and building the website, to being behind the social media accounts, he’s built the Dubsta brand from scratch and even designed and fitted the original retro stripes Dubsta is famous for.

Marketing, Sales, Design, Quality, Construction, Fit outs, Maintenance and day to day running of the business all sit under Ryan’s role.

Vehicle(s)

• Dubsta 001
• Dubsta 003

What’s he all about?

What’s your ultimate VW to own?

With so many to choose from? Jeez. I think the ultimate is the brazilian built SP2. The lines of that thing are just exquisite and some of the renders of wide body ones that have been floating about make an already beautiful thing very very desirable. There’s so many others I’d like to own as well though.

To you, what makes a build?

For me, it begins with wheels and stance. That old thing of making it look fast when it’s stood still has always worked for me. Serious rims, ideally staggered make me smile. I like low with a slight rake, not low low necessarily. Mine are always regularly used so I need practicality as well as stance. Of course I’m willing to test the boundaries though.

What inspires you?

There’s a question. I’m inspired by so many things. I like details, I like subtlety, I like discretion I guess I’m inspired by style. It’s not what’s done, it’s how it’s done. So to answer the original question, I’m inspired by designers, artists, film, photography, nature, human interaction, communication. I can’t answer this one with one thing, the answer is everything.

Why are you involved in Dubsta?

Basically, I love creating stuff and tinkering with motors. Dubsta gives me all that and I get to meet nice people along the way.

What’s Dubsta about for you?

Ok, for me, Dubsta is about cool rides and decent people. It’s more than that too, it’s about genuinely being decent, decent to other people, decent to the environment, just decent.