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| I was the first to arrive at the meeting point at 08.40am. The weather forecast was very good with a high of 24c (75f) but the sky was grey, and it was chilly and overcast as I pulled up. Hopefully the forecasters would be right and it'll brighten up later. |
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| After a few minutes some other members of the Outcast VW Club arrived. Claude and Jean arrived in Claude's low light Karmann, Kevin came in the baja, and Simon and Amanda in their silver golf. |
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| Whilst we waited for a few minutes to see if any other members would be joining us, Claude couldn't resist trying out Kevin's baja for size. Kevin has this car up for sale and was going to park it in the 'For sale' section of the VW Expo show at Stonor Park. |
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| After a short (45 minute) cruise to Stonor Park we arrived and parked up in our appropriate place. I parked my 1969 microbus alongside the Wolfsburg Bus Crew line up. |
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| Claude parked his 1958 RAT look low light Karmann Ghia alongside all the other KG's. Claude likes the RAT look on his Karmann, and intends to keep it looking like this. |
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| Claude's low light certainly stood out, not only because it was the only RAT look Ghia in the line up, but also because it was the lowest! The narrowed front beam and being so low makes it look as though the front end is actually touching the ground. |
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| Looking over Claude's Karmann at some of the other Ghia's, and although it's still early in the morning the show and shine field is starting to fill up with all varieties of Volkswagen. |
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| Claude had parked next to another 1958 KG, which was is in a 'show winner' condition and the owner and Claude soon started chatting. The difference between a show winner and a RAT look is very apparent in this photo. |
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| This is another early Karmann made sometime between 1955 -1959 (due to it's small rear light cluster) and it was very low and very clean. |
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| The lovely original looking interior was as nice as the outside. The red vinyl seats suited the silver interior perfectly. |
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| In the immaculate engine compartment this Karmann was hiding a very sought after accessory within the Volkswagen community, a speedwell supercharger. |
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| Yep, definitely a Speedwell supercharger. |
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| This stunning blue beetle was parked next to the auto jumble and looked amazing. It looked to be 100% original. This really was a very clean and straight beetle. |
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| The blue colour, which looks like Iris blue or something similar was flawless and so were the perfectly straight body panels. |
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| This old bug sat nice and high and looked so much better for it. This really could have just driven out of a Volkswagen dealership. |
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| Wandering through the auto jumble I spotted this child's pedal aeroplane. At first I thought it may be a Murray Viktor Schrekengost original, which would be worth a small fortune, but it turned out to be a very nice reproduction. |
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| This really was cool, even if it wasn't original. If I had any children this is the sort of toys they would have even if it did have a price tag of £340.! |
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| Here is a bus I instantly recognised it's a 1970 RAT look early bay belonging to Brett who went down to the show with his partner, Ellie May. This bus has a 2054cc motor and does go as well as you think it should with that size engine. Brett often comes over to the Outcast VW Club meets in his lovely old bus. |
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| I do like a sign written early split screen panel van and this lovely bus fitted the bill. This bus has to be riding on air suspension, as it's so low. I did like the truck style mirrors and the overall look on this cool panel van. |
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| This really is a nice bus, and the sign writing just makes it look so much better. |
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| This immaculate Dormobile looked amazing. No expense had been spared to get this bus to this fantastic condition. |
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| The bus had been so well restored, and looked all the better for it. I did like the opening rear window which is quite rare over here in the U.K. |
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| The owner had been at the show for the week- end and obviously travels light. Why take up space with all the non essentials when all you need is a toothbrush, especially as the bus already has a ready made toothbrush holder! |
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| A lovely pair of RAT looks split screen buses parked up at the VW Expo show. |
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| This very RAT looking 1962 double door split screen panel van looked great. It was pushed along by a big 2276cc motor with a T3 / T4 hideaway hybrid turbo (which breaths outside the body) so I bet it goes quite well. I did like the full length roof rack and the tatty looking body panels. |
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| This white over green 1966 split screen was parked up under a tree, tying to get some shade. This high riding RAT look bus really did look nice. |
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| On the other end of the scale from the RAT look is this gorgeous blue early split screen panel van, nicknamed 'Woody'. I did like the colour coded bumpers and the safari screens. |
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| The interior was built to look like a western saloon, and it was really well done. It was very refreshing to see something completely different on an interior of a bus. |
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| Another split screen panel van that caught my eye was this lovely 1967 sign written van. What better way to promote your business than on a lovely classic Volkswagen split screen van. |
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| This gorgeous 1964 split screen was stunning. It was riding at what looks standard height and so clean and straight. I did like the Canterbury Pit Pop Top (I think) and the overall look. |
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| The 21 window split screen is the most iconic Volkswagen of them all, with photo's of it on almost anything and everything and looking at this stunning example it's easy to see why. |
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| Just a handful of split screens that attended the VW Expo at Stonor Park. The variety of not only air-cooled Volkswagen's but also water cooled VW's that turned up at the show was amazing. |
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| I instantly recognised this lovely 1961 split screen single cab pick up, it belongs to a mate of mine called Josh, who is a member of the House of Dub VW Club. This bus is originally from Peru, then it moved to the West Coast of America before finally arriving in the U.K. It has an 1841cc engine and has been seriously lowered. |
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| So many split screens at the show yet every- one was different from the last. |
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| This type 166 Schwimmwagon is very rare. The name Shwimmwagon translated literally means floating / swimming car. They were only produced from 1941 - 1944 and used exclusively by the German ground forces during the second world war. |
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| These cool looking amphibious cars had such a simple design. When driving on the road it was a normal vehicle, when crossing water a simple screw propeller could be lowered from the rear deck engine cover, thus engaging a simple coupling that provided drive straight from the engines crankshaft. |
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| This one had every original accessory still on the vehicle except the machine gun, which the owner decided to take off, although the mounting bracket is still there. |
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| Fully enclosed engine, for obvious reasons. The 1131cc, 25hp engine wasn't the fastest but the Schwimmwagon was very versatile. |
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| The quality and diversity of the cars on show at Stonor Park was amazing. This is a great show that is always very well attended by both participants and the public. |
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| This lovely 1956 pastel green oval window beetle looked amazing. It's a Swedish import that still has the original working semaphores. |
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| The old '56 sits down in the weeds thanks to a 4" narrowed bean with 2.5" drop spindles. I do like the colour of this bug, and it's general look. |
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| This lovely 1971 beetle has featured several times on my blog over the years and it's easy to see why. The unusual colour and the cool pinstripe detailing help to make this beetle stand out from the crowd. |
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| Talking of standing out in the crowd, this 1967 stain black bug certainly did that. It's satin black paint with the contrasting red painted steel wheels and very low stance looked great. I'm sure I saw this bug at Chiltern Hills Classic Car rally a few weeks ago...? |
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| This super bright mint green 1972 beetle was another vehicle that stood out in the bright sunshine. This super straight bug was spotless and the chrome was like new. I did like the 3rd central over rider on the towel rail bumper and the twin rectangular yellow spot lights. |
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| It's all about the detailing and this bug had plenty of it, including the inside of the sloping headlights which were painted in the gorgeous green body colour. |
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| It was a shame the deck wasn't painted the same colour as the rest of the body, but there must be a good reason why, and it didn't really effect the overall look of this bug. I did like the clear rear light lenses. That was part one of three all about the VW Expo at Stonor park. Be sure to come back next next Saturday where you'll be able to see many more quality classic air-cooled Volkswagen's. |
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