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| This lovely1972 Variant (Square back) looked solid enough and pretty much original but the paintwork was just starting to show it's age, so why did I take a photo of this '72 classic ? |
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| Because it had a really neat 'swan' bonnet mascot. I've never seen one of these before but I thought it looked so good and unique on the old VW. |
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| BruteBox had this old cycle on display. I did like the modification they had made with the addition of a drinks cabinet within the frame. |
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| A close up of the custom drinks cabinet... well cycling can be a thirsty pastime you know. |
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| This 1965 split screen was gorgeous, I saw this a few years ago at the Camperjam show, and it still looks as good now as it did back then. |
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| A very unusual colour combination. I remember the faint chequered design on the upper body and how cool it looked. |
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| It's all about the detailing, just like the swan bonnet mascot on the white square back from earlier, this splitty had a plastic toy rat tucked away under the U.S spec towel rail bumper. |
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| This really is a nice looking bus from every angle. The full length roof rack compliments the overall look. |
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| The all red U.S. style rear light lenses look great against the patina orange and brown body. |
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| This 1971 Beetle caught my eye, for no particular reason. Maybe it was the colour or maybe the 'big and little' tyre combo... I don't really know why but I did like it. |
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| Looking a bit RAT this 1967 split screen deluxe panel van looked cool. I did like the Maltese cross painted onto the lens of the cyclopes light. |
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| The guy's that came up to the show in this cool looking buggy were pure hardcore. Remember this is still February in the U.K. and the daily temperature only just gets above freezing. |
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| This was a nice looking buggy, with what looked like a two tone (purple and green) body wrap in a carbon fibre design. I used to have a suit in this colour, but that's a story for another day. |
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| The interior is, as all buggies are very sparse. Mind you, when you're exposed to the elements the less electrical components you have to get wet and go wrong, the better. |
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| This 1982 T25 looked cool with it's distressed paint job, and the angle of the camber on those wheels had to be seen to be believed. (my photo's do not really show the true camber) |
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| A lovely clean and straight '66 split screen in white over blue. This was a really nice clean and straight bus. |
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| Looking as though it just came out of the VW showroom in 1964 was this gorgeous notch back.This model is also known as the type 31. |
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| Simply stunning, it looked totally original and in such good condition for a 51 year car. |
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| A good looking deluxe '67 early bay in blue. This bus has been lowered and running on OG painted steel wheels. |
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| A nice pair of blue '66's. A gorgeous light blue Beetle with gorgeous chrome 5 spoke wheels and a darker blue type 3 fast back on Fuchs wheels. |
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| Take your pick, as the saying goes 'Get your kicks in a '66'. well OK the song lyric was 'get your kicks on route 66' but it was close. I just noticed a light blue fast back on the left.. where did that come from? |
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| This 1969 / 70 early bay crew cab pick up was ultra nice. OK it was very RAT looking but the potential this bus has is huge. All the panels were present and surprisingly straight. |
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| And yes, it could also do with a really good wash to get rid of the moss that was growing on the window rubbers... |
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| But just have a look at it from the front. A coat of paint, polish those Radar wheels and give the canvas cover a good clean and you have a show winner all day long. |
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| This stunning 1963 deluxe beetle was for sale outside the main hall. It has had a partial restoration in the past and finished to a very high standard. |
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| New floor pans, heater channels, wings and a new wiring loom are just a few of the resto mods. Finished in the gorgeous Turkis (L380) colour and running on steel wheels, and how much was the seller asking for this beauty? A mere £7000 ($10,760 approx) |
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| Another vehicle for sale was this lovely 1967 Karmann Ghia finished in bright red with a white roof. |
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| This U.S spec KG really was immaculate and up for sale for £9500 ($14,603 approx) |
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| This 1972 fast back was immaculate. Under the bonnet was cleaner than most of the other VW's bodywork. You can see the standard of the finish on the underside of the bonnet. |
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| This army T25 crew cab had a 1.8 Golf engine fitted was also up for sale at a modest £2650 ($4,073 approx). I'm not sure about the fibre- glass rear cover as it seems to overhang the body by a good 6 inches. But that aside, this looks to be a bargain, even though it was being sold with the stock wheels fitted. |
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| This lovely white Porsche 912 was up for sale, there wasn't many details on the car, except for the price... £27,000 ($41, 506 approx) |
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| This early 1960's cabriolet beetle in pastel yellow looked ultra cool as it cruised past us. The highly polished Empi 5 spoke wheels and the front and rear chrome towel rail bumpers complimented the paint perfectly. |
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| This 1986 T25 Syncro looked the business with it's huge tyres and high riding stance. I did like the quad spot lights on the roof. |
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| This Type 181 Kurierwagen or as it is more commonly known, the Trekker was slammed on the deck and finished in an army green paint scheme. |
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| Running on Fuchs rims this 1972 type 181 was one cool ride. Again, you have to be a hardcore VW enthusiast to drive this in February. |
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| The LHD versions are known as a 181, and a RHD version is know as a 182. That trick gear stick looked pure old skool and it suited the car. |
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| Walking around the make shift campsite I bumped into Aaron and Robyn who I met for the first time at the beginning of the month at the House of Dub VW Club monthly meet. |
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| Apparently they had been there all weekend camping in their lovely pre '63 split screen, that I've heard doesn't have any form of night heating, you're both very brave guys, I hope you had a good time. |
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| This early 1960's beetle looked so cool in that mango (sort of) colour and with the ski's on the back just cruising around the site. |
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| Another T25 Syncro this time a crew cab pick up version. I was very impressed with the performance of Kevin's crew cab on the way to the show, so if this crew cab goes half as well over the dirt, then that's going to be an amazing ride... and a lot of fun. |
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| This lovely 1961 double door split screen panel van is for sale, it has a 2276cc motor and has some Roo (kangaroo) bars on the front and a cool cyclopes light on the roof. The price is £16,000 ($24,681 approx). I do like panel vans, regardless of what model they are., and this one was no exception. So that was my 2 part review of Dub Freeze 2015 with just a very small selection of the vehicles that attended the show. This was my first time attending this show, but I can safely say it will not be my last. A very well laid out show, plenty of traders selling all manor of things and a very impressive turn out in the public car park, with hundreds of VW's both air cooled and water cooled. There were plenty of places to eat and drink and overall it was a really great show. Many thanks to Kevin for the ride up in his crew cab pick up, and I'm well impressed with it's performance, certainly a lot quicker and a lot warmer than my microbus. ! Thanks again mate. If you missed part 1, simply go to 'My Blog Archive' at the top left of this page. |
