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| Fiona parked up in the day visitor car park with her new yellow headlight lenses. As usual she behaved impeccably and never missed a beat on the return trip to the Just Kampers open day. |
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| This gorgeous 1970 convertible Beetle looked stunning in the sunshine. This Bug had some Porsche 356 parts including the front side lights, and leather bonnet straps. |
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| The 356 accessories continued onto the rear of this lovely beetle. The tail lights, single air vent in the deck lid and again the leather check straps. This really was a unique looking beetle that Volkswagen and Porsche should have produced together. |
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| A nice variety of buses parked up outside the Just Kampers premises. |
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| This gorgeous Mango and white split screen belonged to a trader at the open day, and it looked great. It had a very slight patina paint scheme which always looks good on an early split screen bus. |
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| Lovely camping interior in the mango bus, I did like that awning, and the way it attaches to the bus, I just wish someone would design some thing similar for a bay window. (hint, hint JK) |
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| A 1962 French VéloSolex SS2200. The idea for a motorised bicycle was conceived during world war 2, and marketed just after the war in 1946, with over 8 million of these little 49cc bicycles being sold between 1946 - 1988. |
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| 'Beetlelink' had a couple of vehicles on display including this pastel blue early beetle. This company carry out restorations, repairs and servicing on beetles and this is one of the many cars they have worked on. |
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| This 1981 peppermint green and white T25 looked fantastic in the summer sunshine. I did like the smooth clean lines the colour scheme gave this camper. |
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| Another T25 this time a 1983 model in bright orange with a turret style pop top. This really was a nice clean bus and the whitewall tyres were a nice addition which suited the overall look. |
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| A lovely turquoise 1969 early bay with a cool looking Union Jack painted on the front clip. |
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| This lovely 1968 early bay looked great in it's original paint and sitting at original height. This bus had some serious patina, which seems to be all the rage at the moment. |
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| I must admit I do like the side profile of an early bay that has not been lowered. I often wish mine wasn't lowered as it would be so much more practical, I have a bench seat in my cab and if I have three people in the front whilst driving, the tyres rub the arches.! |
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| This is how to go glamping Volkswagen style. This gorgeous 2014 'Doubleback' T5 has the extending extra rear section that slides out to provide extra space.The matching windbreaks add a nice touch of class. |
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| This gorgeous 1972 early bay looked great in the morning sun with it's colour coded curtains and pop top cover. Another bus which looks to be about stock height, and looking good. |
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| I did like this thermal windscreen cover on this 1965 split screen, which is colour coded to match the bus and the awning. These thermal covers are a good investment and help to keep some heat in the bus and the eyes add a touch of humour. |
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| This lovely 1978 Westfalia late bay looked very clean. I did like the 12v fairy lights around the pop top, it's one way of making your bay stand out and easy to find at night. |
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| This bright yellow 1971 early bay looked great in the morning sunshine. The colour combination of bright yellow and white with the whitewall tyre's helped make this bus stand out. The super straight body panels give an almost perfect reflection. |
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| Another colour coded fun eyes insulated thermal screen cover, this time on a lovely looking orange and white 1979 T4. |
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| A very small selection of the buses parked up in the weekend camping field. The variety and styles of buses at the open day was immense. |
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| Walking around the the camping field I spotted these two and thought it would look quite good and rather 'arty' as a photo, so I took a picture.! |
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| I didn't notice at the time but having just looked at this photo of a lovely 1972 late bay, I noticed the swage line around the bottom of the door? I have no idea why it is there but it doesn't detract from the gorgeous looks of this bay window. |
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| A stunning orange and white 1965 split screen bus with some awesome retro flower power curtains. The white bumpers and wheels contrast the bright yellow paint perfectly. |
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| This light turquoise 1970 early bay looked great with its colour coded striped pop top. This was a nice, clean straight bus that unusually had the roof painted the same colour as the body, which actually worked really well. |
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| This 1966 23 window split screen samba was absolutely gorgeous. Finished in a lovely coat of white over green paint, with chrome bumpers twin roof racks and what look like Fuchs wheels (although I could be wrong). |
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| This really was a lovely bus, I don't know what engine size this bus had but I'm guessing by the size of that exhaust, it wasn't the standard 1600cc. |
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| The interior of the samba was just as immaculate as the exterior. I'm always amazed when I see interiors like this, how do they keep it so clean?? |
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| A dove blue (?) panel van parked up next to a brilliant white beetle. The open day camping field definitely had a relaxed chilled feel to it. |
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| This early bay was simply gorgeous. The colour scheme, the ride height, the white wall tyres, everything was just right. |
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| Fiona, my trusty 1969 microbus parked up enjoying the sunshine next to a big brown new T5 with pop top in the day visitor car park field. |
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| Just in case anyone was in any doubt where they were, there was a huge inflatable caricature of the Just Kampers man just outside their huge well stocked warehouse. |
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| Just Kampers celebrated their 25th Anniversary with a coast to coast road trip across the U.S.A. in a 1972 Westfalia, Kerry and Mark drove this lovely bus from Los Angeles to New York via, San Francisco, Ely, Denver, Dodge City, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and on to New York. A trip of 4278 miles. |
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| The bus is now up for sale with a price tag of £22,950. The price may seem a little steep but then this bus is in top condition as you expect being supported by Just Kampers. The engine is a 2 litre type 4 unit which will easily keep up with modern day traffic and will happily cruise at 70 mph. |
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| The lovely Westfalia interior is in really good condition and looks complete. These interiors are getting hard to find in this condition. |
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| Just a random photo of the weekend camping field, which was quite big and with plenty of room for all the vehicles. There was also plenty of nice clean toilets and showers available. |
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| This cool Union Jack design on the spare wheel hub cap was a neat touch which caught my eye. |
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| A gorgeous 1970 Westfalia finished in what looks a pearl white colour (although I could be wrong) and in all original condition and even sitting at the original height. |
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| This U.S. import looked stunning with it's lovely paint and the painted steel wheels. This early bay really was immaculate. |
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| This lovely white over sky blue late bay looked super straight and solid parked up in the day visitors field. Again another stock height bay, I really do think not being lowered is the way to go now-a-days. |
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| This stunning bright orange late bay crew cab pick up looked awesome, with it's super shiny paint and contrasting bright white wheels and bumpers. |
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| Again, another straight and solid looking bus that is a testament to the owners hard work in getting the crew cab to this condition. |
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| The rear of the crew cab had some neat metal fabrication in the form of the VW sign on the tail gate. |
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| Another late bay crew cab this time painted in a lovely patina'd dove blue (I think) colour. This 1974 model has windows in the rear cab section and a cool logo'd cover for the pick up bed. |
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| These pick ups are so versatile and are used for many uses, including allowing family members to get in the back to shelter from the blistering summer sunshine. |
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| The retro colour scheme of chocolate brown and orange is very 1970's but doesn't it look good on this late bay. This really was a nice looking bus. |
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| A nice photo of Fiona's rear end and the cool reflection of all my stickers on my rear side window reflecting onto the side of the blue T25 parked up next to me. |
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| This off road Beetle was probably my favourite vehicle at the open day. It belongs to a woman called Fiona Easterby who purchased the car in California and after shipping to the U.K it underwent the off road modifications you see here. |
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| All the body modifications were made with the longest journey in mind that this 1969 Beetle would ever take. Off road tyres, roll cage, extra fuel storage, roof rack all give a clue as to the sort of journey this will doing. |
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| Fiona and her American non driver companion Rica, drove overland from the U.K. to Singapore. A journey close to 22,000 miles. And even on the first day of the journey, whilst still in the U.K they broke down, so was this an sign of things to come? Fiona was saying that in deepest India she hit a boulder which damaged the sump so badly they had to top up the oil every 20 minutes until they found somewhere to get the sump repaired. |
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| Inside this off road Beetle the trim is sparse to say the least. Fiona is quite the intrepid explorer as she has also bought an old Beetle for £99 then drove it across the Sahara desert! Since then she has driven a Nissan Micra to Mongolia and a Fiat Panda around Italy. Then came the epic journey in a Beetle to Singapore, described by many as the ultimate motoring adventure. Since then she has driven a borrowed BMW E46 M3 around Wales and to the Netherlands, toured frozen Icelandic roads in a Nissan Micra and was lucky enough to drive Ferrari's in Norway and Denmark.. and what did you do today? |
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| I remember seeing this trick grey Syncro at the Volksworld show earlier this year and it still looks as good now. The smoke in the background is the B.B.Q. just getting going, which I just might have to sample later. |
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| The iconic shape of the Volkswagen Beetle has such a gorgeous flowing body design, as this blue 1967 model shows. This bug looks all original which is always good to see. |
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| This lovely 1970 U.S. import early pop top bay looked fantastic in it's white over red paint scheme. I did like the colour coded painted steel wheels with the chrome hub caps. |
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| An all original bus in good condition is just as nice as a slammed bus with fancy wheels as this '70 proves. I liked the all red U.S. rear light lenses on this bus which blended into the shiny red paintwork. |
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| Talking of a nice original buses, this 1970 early pop top bay looked great in it's white over beige paint. Again painted steel wheels with chrome hubcaps is all you need to have a very desirable bus. |
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| I did like the 2 bow roof rack which provides that little bit extra storage space and the contrasting red check retro curtains. |
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| A 1970 type 3 variant, which is more commonly known as the 'Squareback' which is actually the name given to this model for the U.S. market. This T3 looked really solid and looked like it still had the original paint, and it looked lovely. |
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| A couple of buses parked up in the JK camping field. A lovely yellow and white pop top bay and a red and white split screen. The body work looked a bit flimsy on the splitty so I'm guessing it must be one of those South American imports!! |
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| Talking of South American imports this lovely 1971 bay looked gorgeous in it's deep red and white paint with matching pop top, but hang on what's with all those side windows.... |
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| This Brazilian built kombi has the front end of the post 1968 German T2 bay bus married to the back three-fourths of the original split screen bus. Personally I think it looks fantastic. |
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| The T25's are growing on me and I'm starting to like them more and more and looking at this 1989 model it's easy to see why. It really is a nice bus with decent heating and plenty of mph for a good cruising speed and it looks great. |
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| Regular readers of my blog will know i have a "thing" for panel vans, and this lowered 1967 split screen panel ticked all the right boxes. |
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| This really was a nice straight van painted in a gorgeous colour scheme of British racing green and white. |
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| I noticed this quotation on a number plate on a bus parked up in the day visitor car park, it's a sentiment that I think every Volkswagen owner across the world can relate to at some point. |
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| It's around midday and the open day has only been open for 2 hours and the place is packed with visitors enjoying the sunshine at the Just Kampers site. |
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| A gorgeous pre 1963 split screen in a lovely white over blue colour scheme. The matching colour coded bra on the front helps stop stone chips from damaging the paintwork. |
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| This really is a nice looking bus that is so clean and so straight considering it's 50+ years old. |
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| The interior of the bus is just as nice as the exterior. I would be afraid to use it in case I got some dirty marks on that lovely cream upholstery. |
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| A nice decal hand painted onto the side of a vehicle, but can you guess what vehicle? |
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| Well I'm guessing you didn't say a PT Cruiser. This vehicle belonged to one of the numerous traders at the open day. I can't remember exactly what they were selling but I'd imagine it was something with hand painted designs. |
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| Just Kampers had erected a small marque and this was full of JK products at discounted prices. As I was making my way into the marque to grab myself some bargains I noticed this gorgeous 1965 white over blue split screen making it's way into the show field. |
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| Heading home West bound on the M25 London orbital motorway I followed this lovely mint green Beetle, I'm not sure if they had also been to the Just Kampers open day or not, but this bug did look nice in the glorious summer sunshine. So that was the Just Kampers Open Day for 2015. It was the first time I had attended this event and I didn't really know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was very well attended, with many camping over the whole weekend. There were plenty of clean toilets available and numerous catering vendors on site. But the main attraction had to be the discounted stock lines in the pop up marquee, I for one grabbed myself some bargains on the day. This is an event I will attend again next year, and if you can make it down, I recommend you do too, you will not be disappointed. |
