“There is magic in that van,” Martin, 24, said Tuesday in an interview with AP. “It makes no sense why this happened. It should have been toasted, but here we are.” ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

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A VW van sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) This photo provided by Macy DiCenso shows Megan Krystle Weinraub as she stands with her dog Bodi in ...

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Last summer he sold the van to Weinraub, 29, who designs surf and skate boards under the Vibrant Boards brand. Martin makes carbon fiber surfboards under Starlite.

A retro blue VW van miraculously survives deadly Los Angeles fire . Jan. 14, 2025 at 1:45 pm Updated Jan. 14, 2025 at 2:57 pm . By . Janie Har.