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Sam Mebane

Sam Mebane

Air-cooled Volkswagen expert and content creator at JBugs; founder of father-son restoration videos on YouTube helping VW enthusiasts maintain classic vehicles.

Jun 19, 2026

15:01
Mm-hmm.
15:01
Um, so, uh, the old owner, he had actually come from the healthcare industry.
15:06
He was, you know, very successful, and up to the point where he could buy, uh, California Pacific.
15:11
Uh, but he saw the dot-com thing blowing up and realized that, hey, if I can get, uh, get into an industry, get in ground level, and get products selling online, then, you know, I should have, uh, a very successful business.
15:29
Um, uh, and history at this point tells us that he was correct.
15:33
Uh, and that's a half the reason why he bought JBugs, was to get a shorter dot-com name, because whether it be Pacific Bugs or California Pacific or California Pacific VW, which I think was actually our first website, um, he wanted something shorter, and JBugs just fit the bill perfectly.
15:50
So that's why it's now JBugs.com.

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41:11
Where did you get your experience on building engines? Because it's a pretty bold move that you're rolling up into this EMPI Engine Battle building motors, so, uh, w- when did you start building motors, and, and, uh, how's that been for you?

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