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| I did like this 1990 T25 crew cab pick up. I'm not sure if it was a syncro version or not but it did look good. I do like the 'off road' style of Volkswagen regardless of which model. |
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| This gorgeous green 1967 beetle looked great parked up. I do like that colour which looks similar to Pacific Blue. I did like the chrome towel rail bumpers and roof rack which always look good on an early beetle. |
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| This really was a nice straight bug with a lovely coat of paint. The BRM (I think) wheels looked made for this car and suit it perfectly. |
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| WOW, this 1981 T25 crew cab must surely be riding on air suspension to sit that low. The RAT look of this double cab suited it's low stance. |
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| This really did stand out, you can see just how low this old workhorse sits from this angle. I don't know what make those wheels are but they suit this very low bus. |
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| Friends of mine, Arron and Robyn were at the show and they camped over the weekend in their gorgeous 1960 split screen. The front facing photo I took of their bus didn't come out for some reason so I pinched one of Robyn's photos. (Hope you don't mind Robyn?) |
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| This really is a stunning bus that they have named 'Sammy'. This bus is finished to an almost a show standard, and no expense is spared in keeping Sammy on the road and in this condition. |
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| High or low, how do you like your bus to sit? However you like your Volkswagen you'll be sure to find it at the Dub Freeze show. |
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| This very cool retro looking 1972 bay caught my eye. I just love those old skool stripes and the high stance on this late bay. The alloy mesh visor and chrome 5 spoke wheels were nice additions to this lovely bay window. |
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| This 1969 early bay looked like a nice clean and straight bus. Finished in red with a white roof this bus really was a good example. |
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| The '69 looks to be riding at stock height which I like, and I think looking at it, it could be a U.S. import... |
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| How nice is this pre-1963 split screen panel van? It's finished in a satin baby blue colour, including the roof and looks gorgeous. The painted banded steel wheels help make this van look tough. The full length roof rack was a nice accessory. |
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| This lovely van looked so clean and the body panels were so straight. This really was a nice looking split screen van. |
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| This photo gives you an idea of the diversity of Volkswagen's to be seen at Dub Freeze. Whether your into show winning standard vehicles or bugs and buses that have the RAT look, you'll find them all parked up within the grounds of the show. |
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| I have a real liking for panel vans and this 1964 split screen caught my eye. It looks as though it's been lowered slightly and running polished Fuchs style wheels. The dove blue (I think) paint looked gorgeous as did the blue perspex in the cab doors. This really was a perfectly straight van. The chrome headlight grilles add the finishing touch. |
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| You can see just how straight this lovely panel van actually is. The clear tail light lenses give the back end a clean crisp look. |
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| The blue tinted rear window, the 3 bow roof rack and clear tail light lenses all help to make this van unique. |
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| One of the vehicles up for sale at Dub Freeze was this 1970 U.S. import. This was imported from San Diego and used to be a military sea- lift command vehicle. |
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| Extra vents in the lower quarter panel, I'm not sure why though...? |
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| This bus had a current M.O.T. and a fully rebuilt engine. It also had many new parts including, battery, lights and carburettor. I did like the stencil on the tailgate, " 45 MPH MAX". This bus could be yours for £10,000 ($14,200 approx) |
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| Painted and shiny or patina'd and dull, whatever you tastes, you'll be sure to find it at this great weekend show in Staffordshire. |
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| This gorgeous 1964 21 window samba looked gorgeous in it's perfect white over baby blue paint. The BRM wheels suit the overall look of this lovely old split screen. |
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| This bus has had a lot of work carried out on it over the years including many new panels, a new rag top, headliner and paint to mention just a few. This lovely samba was up for sale for £35,000 ($48,657 approx) |
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| Another bus for sale was this gorgeous patina'd 1970 early bay. It's a U.S. import and has been registered in the U.K. and has a current M.O.T. |
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| This early bay did look quite solid. It has a strong 1.6 engine and all the brake pipes have been replaced. It also has U.K, lights fitted. This bus could be yours for £8000 ($11,200 approx) |
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| This stunning 1966 sundial split screen was immaculate. This bus is another U.S import this time from Arizona which means it's going to be nice and solid underneath. |
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| This really was a nice bus, the body was perfectly straight and the paint was flawless. This bus has had many new parts including, brakes, shocks, fuel lines and filter, clutch and cable. All this for price of £20,750 ($29,000 approx) |
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| Regular readers will know I just love panel vans and this 1965 U.S. imported panel was gorgeous. The body was perfectly straight and painted in a lovely white over blue colour scheme. |
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| This really was a nice straight panel van, as this photo shows. This bus was running a stock 1500 single port motor and stock wheels. This van was up for sale for £18,000 ($25,000 approx) |
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| A pair of early 1960's split screen buses parked up. Similar in age but so different in every other aspect. The good thing about this show is the great mix of Volkswagen's all parked together. |
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| This super bright green and white 1967 split screen was another vehicle for sale. This bus was stunning and finished to a show standard. |
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| I didn't find out much about this gorgeous split screen, but looking at the pictures you can tell no expense was spared on building this bus. |
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| It had twin roof racks, a 2 bow and a 3 bow which looked great and polished Fuchs style wheels. This bus was up for sale for £29,950 ($41,600 approx) |
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| This lovely 1975 bay window looked nice. It really was clean and tidy. The tinted side windows suited the white over blue paint scheme on this bus. |
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| This 1969 deluxe bus was another U.S. import and had the tell tale U.S. patina.There wasn't much info about the bus but it looked like a typical solid U.S. import. |
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| The patina looked good so I assume the bus came from a sunny state in the U.S. It did need some TLC but for £10,000 ($14,000 approx) you could do a lot worse and it does have the RAT look which is all the rage at the moment. |
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| This cool looking yellow type 3 (fastback) was nice and clean. It's a rare automatic model with centre line drag alloy wheels. It was resprayed a while back and has a few rust spots starting to come through, but that doesn't matter. |
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| The interior was pretty much standard and in a really nice condition. The alloy mesh visor and roof rack were some nice additions. This T3 was up for sale for £5,250 ono ($7,200 approx) |
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| This lovely looking 1966 split has the RAT look and it looked great. The rough looking body and the patina paint made this bus stand out. I did like the cyclops light on the cab roof. |
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| It's all about the small details and this '66 had some nice touches such as the chequered design in the headlights and the hard to find 'Michelin man' on the towel rail bumper. |
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| The all red rear light lenses along with the 3 bow roof rack, with ladder suit this old bus perfectly. |
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| Heading back to the car park I saw this gorgeous 1969 cherry red beetle parked up. This really was a nice and clean looking bug. I did like the single yellow spotlight which was a nice addition as were the classic BRM wheels. |
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| The body panels on this old bug were perfectly straight and the deep red paint gave off an almost perfect reflection. Another nice addition was the small chrome fog light tucked under the bumper. |
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| This 2001 T4 caught my eye and I thought it looked great. It looks as though it has been wrapped in an oak flooring effect vehicle wrap, and the result looked fantastic. |
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| A close up showing the detail. This really was a nice looking T4. Even if vehicle wrapping isn't your thing, you have to admit it looks cool. |
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| The whole vehicle had been wrapped in the wood effect and I did like this look. It certainly stood out amongst the other 100 or so T4's parked up in the overflow car park. |
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| OK I was trying to be artistic in this profile photo on a lovely 1960's beetle. I don't think the photo worked that well, but I did like this car. |
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| Now this 1969 /1970 high top early bay really was nice. I do like these high tops, I know they aren't to everyone taste but personally Id' have one tomorrow if I could. This bus also had a narrowed front beam judging by how far the front wheels are tucked under the cab. |
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| The angle of this photo shows just how nice the high top bays really are. I liked the fact that it wasn't painted and shiny, but it just looked like a nice honest high top bus. |
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| Spot my camouflage T4, that was quite easy eh? and I thought camouflage was supposed to hide things (!). You can see from this photo just how many water cooled T4's / T5's were parked up in the overflow car park. I didn't have time, nor the space on my blog to photograph every vehicle, suffice to say I did have good look around and there was no end of nice looking vehicles both air and water cooled. So that was my 2 part review of the 2016 Dub Freeze show. Once again it was a fantastic show, and very well attended, in fact maybe too well as the grounds of Bingley Hall were packed with hundreds upon hundreds of Volkswagen's, and so was the massive overflow car park. The show had loads to do all day and plenty to see. If you missed this show and plan to go next year, my advise would be to get there early on the Sunday or even camp over on the Saturday night. |
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