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| This super low 1981 T25 crew cab was, err.. low. This awesome double cab had the RAT look which suited it perfectly and looked great. |
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| I didn't find out much about this, but I did hear it arrive into the venue, and whatever motor it had mounted in the back judging by the noise it made, it was big. |
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| In the bed on the double cab, it had wood slats and a unique petrol tank made from and old beer barrel. |
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| Neil, a mate of mine entered his 1997 T4 in the show and shine, and won a prize! Neil is a member of 'Dunstable Dubbers' VW club and his T4 has an old skool Hot Rod theme to it, from the red painted steel wheels to the red scallops down the side of the body. |
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| Neil's T4 sits low and those tyres mounted on banded steel wheels are tucked up in the arches. The colour matched roof rack is a nice touch. This is also Neil's work van. |
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| The hot rod style louvres are polished item's originally designed for a boat ( I think) but they do look pretty cool on Neil's T4. |
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| My camouflaged 1999 T4 parked next to a clean looking 1980 Westfalia T25 in the day visitor car park. |
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| This gorgeous 1967 green beetle also entered the show and shine. I'm not sure of the name of the colour on this beetle but I did like it. This bug had a cal-look to it, sitting low with the bumpers replaced with those chrome nerf bars and riding on those black BRM wheels. |
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| This really was a nice clean and straight bug. The addition of that roof rack helped the overall look, as did removing the rear bumper. |
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| Next to the show and shine are there were a few period cycles for sale. I did like this one, it looks like a 1940's / 1950's Schwinn. It's hard to tell which model as there are some pieces missing, but it still looked ultra cool. |
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| Another Schwinn cycle..? I did like the white wall tryes and the huge chrome front chain sprocket with the 'Moon eyes' decal. |
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| Even the traders at Dub Aid were into their VW's as this late bay proves. This bus has been converted into a mobile fish and chip shop. I never got to try any chips from this trader but if his chips are as nice as his bus, then they'll be really tasty. |
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| Another vehicle in the day visitor car park was this lovely bright red 1970 beetle. The body was nice and straight and looked really solid. I did like the chrome tail rail bumpers and horn covers which complimented the red bodywork. |
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| This little red bug was really clean and it looked great parked up in amongst the silver / grey every day mundane cars. |
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| Another friend of mine was there in his newly acquired 6 berth motor home. Darren from Rainbow Screens has recently sold his lovely T5 to buy this Fiat (I think) motor home. Darren took the time to show me the inside of this beauty and it was amazing. Darren needed something bigger to enable him to take all his customers quality thermal screens to the show for them to collect. |
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| Rainbow Screens produce thermal screens for the Volkswagen split screen, T2, T25, T4 and T5 that help to keep the heat in and the cold out, and your bus looking good whilst your camping. I think I'm right I'm saying they have also started to produce rear and rear side screens for the bay window models. Rainbow Screens can produce virtually any colour & design you can think of (as their flyer shows) they can also reproduce photographic images onto your thermal screen. If you fancy a high quality personalised thermal screen give Darren a call on the above number or visit them on either their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RainbowScreens or on their webpage: http://rainbowthermalscreens.com/ and just tell Darren want you require. |
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| Simon and Amanda are both fellow Outcast VW Club members, based in Aylesbury and they came to the show in Simon's 1997 red T4. You really can't miss Simon's T4 with those super bright lime green wheels. Simon has fitted the DRL headlights as the original T4 headlights are really poor, and I'm speaking from experience.!. |
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| This is Simon's daily driver and those banded wheels look just about right from this angle. The 'Cushty 'n Retro' logo on the rear screen is Simon and Amanda's business they sell everything retro, so go check them out! |
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| More friends of mine, Aaron and Robyn spent the weekend at Dub Aid in their gorgeous two tone 1960 split screen. This really is a nice clean and straight bus that I never get tired of photographing. |
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| The front of Aaron's splitty. I noticed the safari screens were tightly shut all weekend as the weather was cold and at times wet. |
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| A nice decal (which actually looks as though it has been sign written) on the rear screen of the bus. 'Sammy' is the name Aaron and Robyn call their lovely old split screen. |
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| Arron and Robyn were joined by Robyn's parents in their grey T5. I believe it was their first time away and talking to Aaron I think they enjoyed themselves. It looks a nice set up they have here with the Outwell shelter in between the two buses. |
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| Another T25 crew cab, but so different for the one at the start of this review. This one looked pretty much stock and riding at standard height. It was for a crew cab very clean, as most of these have been used and abused as a daily workhorse. |
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| I spotted this t25 Karmann cheetah parked up in the camping area of Dub Aid. These really are nice vehicles and the T25 Karmann offer so much more room and facilities than a normal bus. This bus had German registration plates so it could have been a recent import or a German visitor to the show. |
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| This fantastic 1970 Sidewinder Beach buggy entered the show and shine, and it's easy to see why. This bright green buggy certainly brightened up the Towcester Racecourse on a very dull and overcast Saturday morning. |
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| The huge rear tyres on the old skool slot mag wheels looked great as did the custom exhaust. |
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| The engine was detailed with a mix of chrome and painted parts which made this rear end stand out. I did like the fan belt cover with the VW logo in it. Those neat LED rear lights also looked just right and suited the buggy. |
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| The interior was colour matched to the body including the steering wheel, I'm just glad the sun wasn't shining as this would have been too bright to photograph.! |
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| This gorgeous 21 window samba was stunning. I spotted it parked up in the show and shine area and it quickly grew a crowd. This really was a nice looking bus. |
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| Perfectly straight and finished to such a high standard.The black BRM wheels compliment the black upper body perfectly. |
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| The unmistakable front of the split screen is such an iconic shape. This samba looked like new and finished to such a high standard. |
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| Walking back to my T4 getting ready to head for home, I saw this lovely 1971 late bay finished in a gorgeous off white in the day visitor car park. The body was perfectly straight under that almost perfect coat of paint. This imported bay looked great with it's chrome accessories. |
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| This really was a nice clean deluxe bus as this photo shows. This bus looks to be lowered slightly but apart from that looks pretty much standard. I do like stock looking buses and they don't get much nicer than this one. So that was my (brief) 2 part review of Dub Aid 5, (If you missed part 1 of the review, go to 'My Blog Archive' at the top left of this page). Overall this is a great little show and well worth a visit. I could only attend for one day so I elected to go on Saturday, but having looked at the photo's on facebook and various other VW forums about the show it looks as though I picked the wrong day. The Sunday had much better weather and of course that meant many more quality Volkswagen's attended. |
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