Terrill captured an image that would go viral as a "beacon of hope" — an apparently unscathed, baby-blue, retro Volkswagen van parked on a street amongst the burnt rubble of a Malibu ...

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 ...

When the Palisades fire tore through a Malibu neighborhood, reducing homes and cars to rubble, Preston Martin assumed the retro blue Volkswagen van he once lived in during college was lost.

LOS ANGELES -- Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen bus he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades ...

(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) Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he ...