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| This 1955 oval window beetle looked stunning. The attention to detail on the old bug was really amazing. The finish on that metallic grey paint incredible. |
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| The interior was finished to the same high standard with red leather seats and door cards, with grey square weave carpet and a grey wool headliner. |
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| The type 1, 2276cc motor was also very clean and detailed. This oval runs on painted Empi 5 spoke wheels with disc brakes all round. |
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| Yellow is my favourite colour so it's no wonder this super bright yellow 1961 beetle caught my eye. The yellow is actually a Porsche colour and with all the chrome trim removed this old bug looked gorgeous. The black painted Fuchs wheels are in stark contrast to the bright body. |
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| The interior was in a contrasting tan colour with the race style bucket seats re trimmed with oak coloured leather in fatbiscuit style. This interior had a clean, crisp and simple look to it. |
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| The power for this bug comes from a 1915cc engine detailed and painted in Harley Davidson paint. Again the engine bay also looks so crisp and clean. |
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| I approached this 1957 split screen from the front and thought it had a race theme to it, but didn't think much of it... until I got to the back of this old panel van. |
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| Then I realised it didn't only have a race theme, it was a race van.! The old '57 split screen body sits on a fully boxed chassis with suspension set up with Porsche brakes. |
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| Power for this drag bus was a 3 litre 4 cylinder air-cooled motor with a huge turbo bolted on. I didn't find out any stats on how fast this bus is, but I think the wheelie bars give you a clue. |
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| This 1963 split screen had the most incredible colour green paint and this really was what I call a show vehicle. |
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| The custom interior was just as immaculate as the exterior and looked almost too good to use. |
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| This 1957 dove blue split screen panel van was really nice. It has been seriously lowered and looked so cool with the safari screens and the cyclopes light on the cab roof. |
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| The interior was bespoke made and crafted from oak, tweed and leather and it looked so nice. The matching colour sign written jerry can was a nice touch. |
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| The jerry can and the body of this split has been sign written, and as a budding sign writer I took a close look at the sign writing and was blown away with the quality and standard of the work. |
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| Another bright yellow show vehicle was this stunning 1965, 21 window split screen samba. This lovely lowered bus was running on 17" wheels with low profile tyres. |
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| The gorgeous interior was a mixture of grey and black upholstery with wood units and looked fantastic. |
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| This immaculate bus really was finished to a show standard, the paint work and chrome was amazing. The bus has disc brakes on all four corners. |
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| The power for this old '65 comes from a 2 litre WRX turbo powered Subaru engine, which is becoming a trend over here in the U.K. These Subaru conversions can be done relatively easily and there are a few companies over here doing these conversions. |
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| This lovely 1956 Agave green beetle has had an amazing transformation as it was found in a breakers yard as an accident damaged vehicle that had been written off. The body was blasted back to bare metal and either original panels or quality replacement panels were used to rebuild the '56. |
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| It has a narrowed IRS on the rear, with narrowed link and king pin front suspension. The polished wheels are deep 6" Fuchs at the rear with 5.5" up the front. The 2130cc turbo powered engine was also detailed to an incredibly high standard. |
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| This old bug has Porsche 996 brakes all round so it's going to stop without any problem. The attention to detail even under this car is amazing. |
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| The interior trim was made by Lenny Copp of West Coast Classics in California and he used original material throughout. This really was a nice looking original interior. |
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| This 1975 VW powered puma GT was on the 'Just Kampers' stand and looked great. These Puma's were made in Brazil and it's a fibreglass body on the original Volkswagen floor pan. |
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| These exotic sport cars were a hit in Brazil, but are hard to find today as only about 22,000 were built. This beauty was for sale for the price of £19,995 ( $27,000 approx) |
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| The familiar flat 4 nestled in the back of the Puma GT. This really was a nice looking car. |
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| This fibreglass bodied car really did look nice from every angle, although I'd guess trying to find body parts could be somewhat difficult. |
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| This lovely type 321 Barsilia 1600LS came from a huge private museum. The interior had been 'plastic wrapped' when new at the VW dealer to stop sweaty customers damaging a lovely demonstration vehicle. It was almost new with only 5000 miles on it when it went from the show -room to the museum where Just Kampers purchased it from in November 2015. |
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| It would be hard to find a better example with such low mileage and would make an amazing addition to a museum or private car collection. This Brasilia was up for sale for £19,995 ($28,200 approx) |
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| Another Brazilian vehicle Just Kampers had brought over from Brazil was this 1965 split screen microbus. This bus was built using 50% German imported parts and is a stunning example. This bus was also for sale for the sum of £28,500 ($40,259 approx) |
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| Just Kampers had a competition for someone to win this red Brazilian type 3 square back. I entered my details on the entry card, so now I'm just sitting here waiting for the phone to ring to let me know that I've won this beauty... |
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| The Managing Director of Just Kampers was on holiday with his wife in the U.S, when he saw this 'Lil Bugger' back in 2014. It has a 1600cc twin port engine and was originally intended to be a complete motor home based on a beetle. |
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| Inside it is deceptively large with enough room to stand up (about 6' tall) and would make an ideal catering vehicle or food truck, or could be turned back into a motor home. It has stable doors on both sides, ideal for serving food or taking payment. The polished aluminium body looks fantastic and certainly stands out. |
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| The deep dish polished wheels finished off the cool look of the Lil Bugger. I really do like this as it's just so unusual. |
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| Not the best photo of the inside but it gives you an idea of what it was like inside. These Lil Buggers are very rare, especially in Europe and this was for sale for offers over £15.000 ($21,200 approx) Now if only I had that sort of spare cash I would buy it this in a heat beat. |
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| This stunning 1965 split screen 'Sundial' camper looked great in ivory over green. The matching colour coded towel rail bumpers suited this old bus perfectly and gives the bus an 'old' look.. |
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| This lovely '65 has full IRS suspension and disc brakes on all four corners. The wheels are 16" Bullet wheels which kept the old look of this bus. The interior was a lovely mix of cream and ivory leather with an alcantara roof lining. |
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| The very detailed 2.4 motor not only looked good but it also pushes out 140 BHP. The engine was specially built for this bus and is from Los Angeles. |
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| This gorgeous beige grey over sealing wax red 11 window South African split screen was totally immaculate. This RHD that was imported back in 1999. The wheels are standard steels painted to match the bus with the original spec tyres. |
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| The lovely interior has been fully rebuilt in oak to replicate an early Devon design. This bus has the insulated headliner, which was a South African 'extra'. The cushions, curtains and other soft furnishings were all made by the owners wife. |
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| This lovely retro looking 2 ring cooker was attached on the side door and looked made for this bus. It really is about the little things that make a bus stand out. |
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| This bus also boasts a 2007cc stroker engine with a balanced crank and flywheel. It has polished and ported heads with twin 40 Dellorto carbs. The South African buses benefited from having 6 pop out side windows, extra side engine vents and a roof air vent. That was part 2 of the Volksworld show 2016, the third and final part will be next Saturday where I venture outside to take a look at the vehicles parked up in the club displays, and the vehicles from individual entrants and also take a look at some of the vehicles in the day visitor car park. |
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