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| This 1967 Karmann looked tough with it's very low stance. The lack of both front and rear bumpers added to the tough look. The polished Fuchs style wheels looked the perfect choice and compliment the blue bodywork. |
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| This gorgeous KG looked as though it also had a narrowed front beam, judging by how far the front wheels were tucked under the front wings. |
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| This stunning 1972 Westfalia looked amazing. The bus was so clean it could have just driven out of the factory. I did like the single yellow spot light mounted onto the bumper. |
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| You can see just how clean and straight this bus really is in this photo. I like to see all the small touches that owners make to their buses to put their mark on their bus, and the owner of this bus had some neat curtains made from... |
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| ... what looked like coffee bean sacks. They may not be blackout curtains but they did look so cool. |
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| There were a couple of Airstream trailers at Bug Jam, and this lovely Land Yacht model looked fantastic. These have to be the ultimate in camping trailers. |
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| A lovely pair of early bay Westfalia's parked up in the camping area. The grey primer'd one has been slightly lowered, while the cream one has been seriously lowered and has what looks like a narrowed front beam. |
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| This lovely pair of 1960's beetles looked great parked next to each other. These bug's really are both show and go cars. |
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| The silver 1964 bug looked stunning in that silver colour paint. The body was perfectly straight and the paint was flawless. I did like the Porsche chrome headlight guards and the nerf bars which both suited the body colour perfectly. |
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| At the back you can see the 'go' factor. Those lovely chrome smoothie wheels with big tyre's filled the arches nicely. The non standard exhaust looked menacing. |
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| I did like this wheel and tyre combination that filled the rear aches to the max. |
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| The other beetle was this gorgeous 1967 model. Again the paint has been applied to a perfectly straight body, as the reflection in the door shows. Like the silver bug, chrome nerf bars have now replaced the old style bumpers. |
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| This lovely bug also had those gorgeous chrome smooth wheels. Both of these lovely beetles had the U.S style all red rear light lenses. |
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| This 1971 Westfalia caught my eye as it was just so clean. The all white colour scheme made this bus stand out. |
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| I did like the cool retro stripe down the sides of this late bay and the polished wheels that remind me of the Wolfrace wheels we used to use many years ago in the hot rod scene. |
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| Another very clean bus was this 1967 white over turquoise split screen. The silver thermal screen cover matched the alloy side window trim and the Empi 5 spoke wheels perfectly. |
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| When the sun came out the turquoise blue paint really came to life and the deepness of the blue was incredible. This really was a nice looking bus. |
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| Another unusual colour on a vehicle was this salmon pink 1971 beetle. This bug had been seriously lowered and that steel mesh visor and black painted steel wheels were in stark contrast with the pink paint, but it looked so good. |
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| This gorgeous blue 1966 rag top beetle looked fantastic in the summer sunshine. This bug had been tastefully lowered and looks like it also had a narrowed front beam. The black Porsche wheels were a great choice to compliment the colour. |
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| The white hood looked good and fitted really well. I did like that wild chrome exhaust that dominated the rear end of this cool bug. |
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| The colour of grey primer always grabs my attention, and this gloss grey pre '63 beetle was no exception. I did like this Cal Look bug with its lowered stance, and lack of bumpers and trim. |
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| The super straight grey body looked fantastic against the chrome Empi 5 spoke wheels. |
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| This 1969 early bay was super straight as the reflection along the side of the bus proves. This really was a lovely looking bus. I did like the chrome bumpers that complimented the super shiny Empi chrome wheels. |
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| The twin roof racks suited this imported bus and the use of a U.S. style number plate with a white background was a nice touch that looked good. |
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| This 1976 late bay panel van looked good with it's signwriting and flame paint job. I did like the old hot rod style red steel wheels with white wall tyres. |
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| The immense diversity and the sheer number of vehicles at Bug Jam were both incredible. What ever model of Volkswagen your into you'll find it at this show, guaranteed.! |
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| This bright 1965 white over yellow 21 window split screen bus gave off a yellow glow in the bright sunshine. This lovely old bus had the same wheels as my '69 microbus, Porsche 356 wheels. |
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| This lovely clean bus in my favourite colour, yellow really did stand out. The silver thermal window screens not only keep the occupants warm at night but they also look so good from the outside. |
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| Here is a bus that I recognised, it belongs to a face book friend of mine, called Nick. His bus, commonly known as 'The Marmite bus' always gets attention wherever Nick goes in it. (for all my overseas readers, Marmite is a yeast extract and is a dark sticky food paste with an extremely salty taste that can be spread on food. The slogan for this product is " Love it or hate it") |
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| I couldn't get any decent pictures of the Nick's bus as it tightly parked between a tent and an Airstream trailer. Nick is attending a show on the sea front shortly called 'BeachBuggin' which I am also attending so I'm hoping to get some decent photos of his bus then. |
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| This lovely metallic green Bugle beach buggy is quite rare, I can't remember the last time I saw one but I'm glad I saw this one. It looked great with it's black vinyl hood and unique body style. Hopefully I see some more Bugle buggies at the BeachBuggin show. |
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| This ultra low 1960's Karmann Ghia looked great parked up in the camping area. This KG has been seriously lowered and still had what looked like the original paint. |
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| This lovely looking stock looking ghia is just one of the hundreds of Volkswagen's that were at the show, but unless you walked around the camping area you it would be unlikely you would see them. |
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| A lovely pair of beetle's, different years and most certainly different styles but both equally as nice as each other. |
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| This race style beetle painted in a Herbie theme looked super tough. I didn't find out much about this bug, but I'm assuming it ran down the 1/4 mile strip. |
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| The wide rear wheel and tyre combination is there to ensure the power gets to the tarmac and the rear axle gets traction off the start line. |
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| Like I said, I didn't find out much about this bug, but the engine looks purposeful. |
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| This Sierra yellow ( I think) 1978 late bay looked great with it's colour matched chequered bra and retro roof canvas. |
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| This gorgeous white over yellow split screen caught my eye with it's simple, almost plain look. The tinted windows helped to give a clean and crisp look to this bus. |
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| This really was a lovely bus and the 356 wheels helped to keep this bus looking clean and simple. |
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| This early split screen panel van had the RAT look going on, and it looked so good for having it. The paint may well have been the original paint. This bus looks as though the front beam had been narrowed and running stock wheels. |
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| Looking past the RAT look paint, this bus was actually quite straight. That mad looking massive silencer sticking out from under the rear bumper could be hiding this buses secret..? |
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| I did like the rear arches that had been cut away. This is normally done to fit larger wheels and tyres, thus giving a different gear ratio which is better for cruising long distances. |
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| Show and shiny buses are cool but you can't beat the RAT look to be ultra cool as this old split screen proves. So that was the second instalment of my review of this show. The third and final instalment is next Saturday where you will be able to see more bugs and buses, including a stunning green over grey split screen, there are also fastback's and a mad looking cycle. |
Cool looking cars, love seeing stuff like this!
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Glad you like seeing this sort of thing, check out my other blog entries to see more cool vehicles.
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