Unbeknownst to the great unwashed, this car’s sale will be a rare referendum, and watching it play out in real time in a public setting will be informative—but only for those who know the backstory, ...

Except for the wider-than-stock rear tires, custom seats and sundry interior flourishes, it looks like just another '56 VW—that is, until you lift the hood and find that the opposed four has been ...