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| This gorgeous 1966 split screen bus was the first vehicle you saw as you entered the show room. I believe this very unique split was built at Larry's workshop for Sony to be used as a promotional vehicle. |
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| Very trick side and roof opening make this bus very unique. The design and build quality of this bus was amazing |
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| This bus was so nice, the dark grey reflection from that super straight body was close to perfection. The narrowed front beam, the twin roof racks and the cosmic wheels just helped to make this split screen so desirable. |
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| A lovely 1972 MK1 GP buggy finished in a very retro gold colour. This buggy has had a very comprehensive restoration where every part was either painted, polished or chromed. |
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| All the time consuming detailing that took place on this restoration was certainly worth it, as this buggy looked fantastic. I was told by my mate Andrew (who is somewhat of a buggy expert) that is was very rare to see a GP body with the moulded in engine cover still in tact. Most of the engine covers ( the protruding section where the number plate is attached on this one) have been removed to allow easier access to the engine. |
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| A lovely 1972 cal look Beetle that has had a full body off restoration. As you would expect this Bug was immaculate and has even been on display inside at the Volksworld Show. |
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| This gorgeous Beetle had some neat touches such as the chrome Empi vent trim which are as rare as, well... chrome Empi vent trim.! |
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| Larry, the owner of 'Retro Custom' owns this very rare 1953 Zwitter which was found in a barn in Sweden. The Zwitter is a sort of hybrid between the split oval and the oval Beetle. The Zwitters had the split oval rear window but many features incorporated in the later 'oval' such as chrome trim instead of aluminium and different bumpers and lights. |
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| This gorgeous car has been severely lowered and now runs on 5" narrowed beam with chrome 5 spoke wheels. The paintwork is original which has just been polished. You can check out the Retro Custom facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/RetroCustom?fref=ts |
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| This 181 Kurierwagen was stunning in it's green gloss paint. The 181 (LHD) is a 2 wheel drive off road vehicle developed with the help of the West German Army from 1968 onwards. The right hand drive European version is called the 182 Trekker, while the U.S. version is called 'The Thing'. |
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| This 181 looked great from every angle, I did like those huge off road tyres. The Trekker utilises a type 1 Karmann Ghia floor pan, and the rear swing axle suspension from the (then) discontinued split screen transporter. |
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| This lovely clean and straight 1970 Karmann Ghia looked stunning under the show room lights. This KG has the semi-automatic gear box that was only available from 1968 onwards. |
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| The Karmann Ghia really is a classic in the Volkswagen family and this gorgeous blue Ghia attracted a lot of admiring looks all weekend. |
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| My good friend and fellow Outcast VW Club member Claude, was invited to take his very clean and shiny 1960 split screen kombi down to display inside the dealership showroom. |
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| Claude's kombi looking great inside the show -room. The dealership put plastic sheets down under the engines of all the display vehicles inside the showroom to protect the floor from any oil drops. I had a look on Saturday after- noon and not one of the plastic sheets, under any of the vehicles had any oil drops on it. ! |
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| The new dealership showroom was all white and looked clinically clean, which in a way made all the classic air cooled VW's look even better as there was nothing to distract the eye of the admiring public and customers. |
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| The Karmann Ghia and Claude's Kombi. The KG belongs to a guy called Sav, who is a long time friend of Andrew who came down on the Saturday in his beach buggy. |
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| My '69 bay parked outside the dealership as she isn't clean and shiny enough to get a spot inside,but that's OK because she was parked right next to the road, enticing the public into the showroom. |
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| Another photo of 'Fiona' parked up right outside the entrance doors to the Lancaster dealership. My bay was the first classic air cooled vehicle the general public saw as they entered the building. |
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| Outcast VW Club member Sam, popped over on the Friday in his 1969 off road Beetle. When I say Sam popped over, I do mean popped over, he was staying at his Dad's place which is just opposite the showroom.! |
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| This 1973 crossover bay window looked simply stunning in it's silver over purple paint. This is another of Larry's customers vehicles. |
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| This bay really is a show bus, the body and paint were immaculate. The interior with the satellite TV was gorgeous, in fact everything on this bus was 'just right'. |
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| On the Saturday Andrew came over in his lovely metallic purple beach buggy. Andrew is a member of The House of Dub VW Club. |
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| Andrew has recently had this re-built to a very high standard and looks amazing even though it is un-usually dirty(!) but I think we can make allowances as it is November and Andrew had just been across the other side of the County to take part in a VW photoshoot with the Wolfsburg Weed Huggers VW Club. |
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| Andrew is just about to leave, the sun is going down and the temperature is dropping fast. You have to be a special sort of person to drive a beach buggy in the U.K. in November, and I am definitely not that type of person. |
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| Kevin and hid family came along in their 1990 Mk2 GTI Golf. As they pulled up in their totally immaculate classic they were asked by Lancaster VW if they would like to display their car in front of the showroom. |
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| The Mk2 GTI is a true classic and when they are as clean and tidy as this one, they just have to be displayed under the classic VW logo. So that was the grand opening of Lancaster Volkswagen in Aylesbury. Overall a very pleasant couple of day's with some really nice VW's and some extremely nice people, including all the staff at Lancaster VW who were very friendly and sociable. To be honest I wasn't sure what to expect as I've never attended a dealership opening before, it wasn't the normal VW show or event we normally attend but it was still very enjoyable. Claude and I were chatting to Larry the PR person at Lancaster Volkswagen and they were talking about an open day next year but with a lot more classic VW's and other attractions to boost the visitor numbers. I have a feeling this is an event that the Outcast VW club could well get involved with, maybe we could have the Outcast VW club open day at Lancaster VW on the same day? |
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