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| My 1969 microbus parked up at the Volksworld show. It's only about 60 miles from my hometown of Aylesbury to the show and it's the first decent run out for my bus this year, and I'm pleased to say she never missed a beat on the 120 mile round trip. |
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| Parked in front of me at Sandown Park was this crazy looking sandrail. It looked like some- thing straight of a Mad Max movie, and I loved it. |
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| That awesome rear bodywork and those huge tyres on those gold modular wheels looked fantastic. I think the guy that drove it to the Volksworld show came from somewhere in Kent, which on a cold Sunday morning must have been very chilly but I bet it was fun. |
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| The interior of this cool sandrail was as you would expect being open to the elements, very sparse with only the essential equipment fitted. |
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| This gorgeous imported 1970 early bay was parked a few vehicles away from me and it looked so nice in the summer sunshine. This was a lovely straight and clean bus. |
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| I did like the truck style mirrors on this early bay, I also liked the fact that they actually had two mirrors at different angles for better visibility, as using a LHD bay in the U.K can be hard work at junctions and when overtaking. |
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| This gorgeous late model red Karmann Ghia was parked next to the early bay (above) and looked great. The low stance, the black wheels with the red wall tyres and the door decal gave this old KG an awesome old skool race look. |
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| This beauty looked tough with it's single colour paint scheme, and those rear tyres filled the arches perfectly. I did like the all red U.S. style rear light lenses and the contrasting black painted bumpers. |
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| Team Colorado had a fantastic spot, on the entry road into the show ground, to display their 1958 Beetle (Kafer) deluxe which they use for historic rallying. |
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| This old bug still has the original body and floor pans, which is quite remarkable considering the damage they could encounter by taking part in historic rallying. |
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| The engine (at present) is an Oettinger TSV 34R with a Pelican transaxle gearbox with lower ratios for 3rd & 4th. You can follow Team Colorado here: facebook.com/UWP401 or at #teamcolorado |
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| This early 1950's split oval beetle was another vehicle parked up outside the show. This was really nice, I loved the colour and those rugged off road tyres on the stock rims. |
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| Looking at this gorgeous bug, I think it may be a Zwitter. 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... although
I could be totally wrong on that statement ! |
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| The show begins outside the venue with this lovely line up of RAT looking split screen buses. There were hundreds upon hundreds of vehicles outside the venue, and in the day visitor car park. |
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| This cool 1970 lowered early bay was parked outside the main venue and it had some great looking two tone blue retro stripes. |
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| This lovely early split screen was parked up in the sunshine and looked great. This bus had real sun bleached paint that looked cool. |
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| This lovely old 1969 patina'd early bay was at Dub Aid 5 a few weeks back. I did like it then and I still like it now. |
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| This gorgeous silver oval window beetle was also parked up outside the venue. This stock looking 1950's bug really did look good. |
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| A nice touch on the oval was the Porsche wheel trims, and the white wall tyres finished off the cool nostalgic look. |
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| A nice photo showing off the classic body lines of this lovely old oval window. |
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| This lowered double cab split screen pick up looked fantastic with it's patina paint and sign written body. The narrowed front beam looked just right and suited this bus. |
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| The rear body work has seen better days but that just adds to this double cabs charm and desirability. |
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| This early split screen had an unusual body and to be honest I don't know what it would have been for, but it looks like it was converted into a camper. The Army green paint suited this very RAT looking bus. |
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| This little yellow Fiat 600 caught my eye and I did wonder why a Fiat was at a VW show, and judging by the big crowd that was gathering at the back of this car it must be something interesting... |
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| It certainly was, this little Fiat had an air-cooled flat 4 with a massive turbo bolted on! The engine and turbo was so big the engine lid couldn't shut. |
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| Not a very good picture due to the amount of people gathered at the back of this little car. You can get an idea of just how big the turbo was and how far it stuck out from the engine bay. |
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| This pair of RAT looking early bays were also parked up outside the show. There were so many Volkswagen's outside the show, it's almost like a show in itself. No matter what model VW you're into, you'll find it at the Volksworld.show. |
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| This 1965 split screen, or what's left of it was awesome. The cab is the only original part left on this drag bus, named 'Mental Breakdown' |
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| The power comes from a Keith Black 8.4 litre super charged Hemi V8 that runs on pure methanol and produces 1,700 bhp. This power means that 0 - 150mph is achieved in just 4 seconds and the top speed for this drag bus, of 179mph arrives in just 7 seconds. |
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| At the start of a run down the strip, this drag bus pulls about 2.5G off the start line, and about the same negative G when the parachutes are opened. |
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| This gorgeous Koni red 1967 beetle was the first show car I saw upon entering the show it's self. The de-chromed body looked great and the one piece windows added the finishing touch. |
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| It had a 2027cc engine with a Raptor cam and a Thunderbird exhaust. The wheels are genuine Porsche 5 x 15 items with Michelin tyres. |
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| This stunning 1971 white over blue early bay drew plenty of attention. Not only does it ride on air suspension but the chassis has also been notched. The 4" narrowed front beam adds to it's low look. |
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| This sunroof conversion runs along on those lovely Outlaw 001 wheels with Yokohama rubber with Porsche brakes. |
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| The 2276cc engine and the gearbox have both been raised by 2.5 inches to allow the bus to sit this low. I did like the way that exhaust exit's through the bumper. |
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| Another quality show car that was riding on air suspension was this 1956 chocolate brown oval window beetle. The narrowed front beam looked great and suited the overall look as did those highly polished Fuchs 5 spoke rims. |
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| The quality of these show vehicles was amazing and the amount of time, not to mention money it must take to create a vehicle to this standard must be incredible. |
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| The highly detailed 2276cc motor was a work of art. The attention to detail was amazing. The finishing touch for me was that old skool pin- striping on the fan housing. |
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| This fully restored 1957 Type 2 single cab really was immaculate. You can see just how straight the body is from the reflection of the chequered floor. The Creative Engineering narrowed front beam finished off with those cosmic wheels looked just about perfect. |
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| This single cab had a 1941cc engine with a Dellorto DRLA 40 carb with a 42mm CSP Python exhaust. |
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| This 1966 type 3 square back caught my eye, not only for that bright India red paint which is a Porsche colour but mainly for that awesome roof chop by Dean and kid chop. This lowered type 3 had colour coded Empi 8 spoke wheels. |
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| This amazing 1958 LHD Karmann Cabriolet is the persona of a show car. Just look at the reflection on the door, now that is straight. The almond green paint with the contrasting West Coast classic fabric roof looked a perfect choice. |
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| This perfect '58 has a stock 1600cc single port engine and highly polished Fuchs wheels. |
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| Another show vehicle with a perfect super straight reflection was this 1967 beetle finished in an immaculate coat of reed green paint. |
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| This gorgeous bug was riding on air suspension with Venus Titanios wheels on each corner. It had a big 2027cc engine and a classic red leather interior, so this old bug really is a show and go classic beetle. |
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| The '67 beetle in the foreground with the amazing chopped '66 square back in the background. |
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| Volksworld had the legendary Bruce Meyers at the show last year, I don't think he was there this year but one of the nicest Meyers Manx buggies you'll ever see was there. This 1970 model had the cream genuine 50th gold tagged paint and looked stunning. Those Rocket racing booster wheels (17x7, 18x9) looked a perfect choice for this buggy. It was powered by a 1914cc engine. |
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| This lovely diamond green Karmann Ghia was simply stunning. It had European blade bumpers, shortened drip gutters and custom side mouldings. |
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| This KG also has a 2" shortened front beam with dropped spindles. The grey Racemaster wheels (5.5 x 15) looked just about right and complimented the body colour. It had a 1914cc single port engine with a racing cam and a CSP exhaust. |
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| This lovely green over white 1966 split screen was immaculate. It rides on Creative Engineering air suspension front and rear and has 15 x 5.5 polished Radar wheels. |
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| This gorgeous '66 isn't all show though, it has had a 2.0 litre Subaru conversion which provides plenty of go. It has CSP disc brakes up the front and late bay drums on the rear. Oh, and a cool safari rear screen to match the safari screens up the front. |
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| This stunning 1958 low light Karmann Ghia was totally original. It was just like it came out of the showroom. It had stock brakes, stock interior and stock suspension. |
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| The stock 36hp motor was all there and even had the original Judson supercharger. The body was painted in Aero silver and looked perfect. The stock wheels have the correct trims and even have wide white wall bias ply tyres which also would have been standard from new. |
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| I couldn't find out much about this stunning beetle but I think it's a 1943 KDF beetle or at least looked like one, and it looked as though it had just been produced it was that clean and original looking. KDF actually stands for "Kraft durch freude", which means "strength through joy" which was Adolf Hitlers idea for the car's name. |
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| This early 40's beetle had the headlight covers on that were used during the war to avoid being seen by enemy aircraft at night. This authentic beetle drew plenty of attention. |
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| I believe this gorgeous KDF may have come over from Germany to exhibit at the show. |
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| This replica 1937 prototype 30 was one of the best vehicles at the show, in my humble opinion. It came over from Belgium and has a 958cc 4 cylinder engine. |
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| 20 examples were originally assembled by Mercedes on request of Ferdinand Porsche. After testing, all 30 cars were dismantled and the parts were used on other projects. Two of these vehicles have since been rebuilt, one for Volkswagen in Germany and this one. |
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| Volkswagen Heritage had their gorgeous 1956 split screen single cab on show. This dove blue pick up was so nice. It has a 1192cc stock engine. From a company that supplies parts and accessories for Volkswagen's, you would expect something this nice. |
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| This sports car came over from the D'ieteren gallery in Belgium. It has a fibreglass body designed by Roland D'ieteren and based on a VW type 3 chassis. These were sold not only in Belgium but also Mexico. |
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| They were produced from 1964 -1970 and this one has the 1584cc engine with a type 3 beam axle and IRS rear suspension. It has front disc brakes and drum rear brakes, with 15" steel wheels. So that was part one of the Volksworld show 2016. I hope this review has given you a flavour of this show and that you'll come back for the next instalment next Saturday where you will be able to see many more quality Volkswagen's both inside the show and in the car park outside. |
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