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| Late bays and early bays galore, each one is different in style and colour. You could look at 100's of bay window buses and not see two that are the same. |
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| The show is very well laid out with plenty of room to wander around looking at all the great vehicles. |
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| This stunning bright orange 1975 late bay crew cab pick up was immaculate. This bus looked great with it's super straight body and lovely paint. I did like the ride height and the white painted wheels to match the bumpers. It was nice to see the owner hadn't put a window in the crew cab, but left in the original body panel. |
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| This lovely green 1977 Westfalia late bay looked incredibly clean. I did like the contrasting grey pop top canvas and the lovely high ride height this bus had. I keep thinking about raising my Microbus up a little, just to see what its like. |
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| After wandering around the show for a few hours I spotted the Chessil 356 Speedster replica. This gorgeous car was first built by Chessil Motor Company based in Dorset back in 1973, and had a ground up restoration back in 2013. The Jaguar topaz coloured body sits on a shortened beetle chassis. |
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| This stunning 356 replica certainly drew the crowds and plenty of compliments, and even this dog wanted to look inside to see the gorgeous interior. |
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| Opposite the 356 was a burger van, so in order to get a photo of this car in the line up without anyone in the photo, I got a cup of tea, sat down and waited... and waited. Eventually I did get a photo of the car without anyone around the car but it did take a very long time.. |
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| The interior was simply stunning. Having more that a resemblance to the Porsche 356 of the 1950's the body is reputedly moulded from the last 356 off the production line. |
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| This very distinctive 1963 split screen bus is owned by a Facebook friend of mine, Nick. The bus is painted in the 'Marmite' colours and is very well known around the VW scene. |
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| This really is a nice looking bus that certainly gets noticed everywhere it goes. It was nice to finally meet Nick in person rather than just on Facebook. Nick has recently got married, so best wishes to both Nick and his wife Kate. |
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| The interior of Nick's bus carries on the Marmite theme with cushions and stickers with the logo on. Everywhere Nick and his bus go, so do his lovely, and very well behaved dogs. |
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| Row upon row of cool unique Volkswagen's both air cooled and water cooled. The weather was good to us this year with blue skies and sunshine for most of the day which helped to increase spectator and participant numbers. |
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| Here are just a handful of Beetle's that attended the show. Each bug was different from the last in some way. This is a great place to pick up idea's for your own vehicles, and the majority of owners just love talking about the vehicles so you can pick their brains on how they did something. |
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| One beetle that caught my eye was this lovely light grey 1969 bug. This was the car that we followed in the show (from part 1 of this review) It had been lowered and the front beam had been narrowed. The satin finish paint with the lack of trim / badges gave the super low bug a sleek look. |
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| I did like the banded steel wheels that were painted in contrasting black paint. You can see just how narrow the front beam is in this photo. |
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| Split screen buses as far as the eye can see. Again, every one was different in some way. You could have 2 vehicles of the same year, and even the same colour but it's all the small details that make each bus individual. |
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| As you walk round the BeachBuggin show the diversity, not to mention all the colours of the buses is incredible. |
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| What a perfect way to spend a sunny summer Sunday, down at the beach with thousands of Volkswagen's all gathered together to raise money for charity. |
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| The owners of this turquoise early split screen bus had the right idea, bring a picnic and just relax and chill out in the sunshine. |
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| Looking into the centre of the show where the beach buggies were all gathered. They were surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of quality Volkswagen's. |
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| This bright red 1967 beetle looked at first like a nice old bug, but looking closer it had a few trick body mods. The early style indicators to the side of the headlights looked good. |
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| As did the split rear screen that had been grafted into the roof. This bug also had early style rear lights which also looked cool. |
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| The split oval window has been grafted into the roof really well and looked great. |
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| Karmann Gipsy's, bays, splits, beetles and so many other Volkswagen's all in one location right by the beach, do shows get any better than this? |
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| After a few hours of wandering around this huge show I decided to head back to my bus and have a cup of tea. This is just a random photo looking out of my rear side window. |
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| A lovely 1972 peppermint green beetle and a white over red 1977 late bay parked up at the BeachBuggin show. I do like the fact that all the vehicles are mixed up in the show, rather than separated into vehicle types / models. |
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| This stunning gloss black 1969 beetle caught my eye with its super low stance, and the red and white painted steel wheels. The reflection in that jet black paint is amazing. |
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| The rear of this bug also looked good with its red and white chequered light housing and the deep dish rear wheels. |
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| A neat touch was more of the red and white chequer detailing inside the headlights. |
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| The lovely pastel blue and white split screen blended into the summer sky perfectly. This years show had exceptional weather, considering its location right on the beach and English Channel. |
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| A lovely 1956 Chevrolet 3100 pick up truck. The Chevy pick up was introduced back in the 1940's and they are still made today! The 1956 model was the last year for the 'egg crate' style grille. |
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| This truck was lovely and straight and finished in a lovely coat of white with some awesome pinstripe detailing. |
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| Here is a close up of the quality pinstriping on this lovely old pick up truck. I had a good long look at the pinstriping and was blown away with the quality of the work. |
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| A lovely 1952 Ford Crestline Crown Victoria. The Crown Victoria is easily identifiable by the centre bullet in the grill and the twin jet intakes on the corners. That is about the only interesting fact I know about these gorgeous cars. |
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| I may not know many facts about this car, but I knew one other fact.. the fact that I liked it. The shape is timeless and the finish on the gloss black paint was amazing, just look at the reflection on the boot. |
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| This early 1960's Mercury Monterey in pastel pink looked fantastic. A real blast from the past. |
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| This gorgeous bronze coloured 1972 Ford Ranchero looked great in the sunshine. I'm not sure if this is the GT model or not, but then it doesn't really matter it was still stunning. |
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| The new body styling on the 70's Ranchero's looks good and is more streamlined than the earlier models. I did like those American Racing Mag wheels which always make any car look tough. |
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| Here is the 1929 Model A delivery van that I saw entering the show as I queued up. I'm pretty sure this is a glass fibre body but that's OK because it is just awesome van. I did like the drilled sun visor and the chrome surround of the radiator (a lot of people have these painted) |
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| These '29 delivery vans are such a lovely shape. This one site just about right and the choice of wheels, painted steels with white wall tyres were the perfect choice to compliment the body style. |
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| Another 1928/29 Model A but this time it is a pick up truck which has had the body channelled over the chassis body which helps to make the whole car sit really low. I liked the fact the engine is exposed and that it didn't have any running boards / fenders. |
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| Big and little wheels with white wall cross ply tyres, that is pure hot rod. The gorgeous black paint helped to accentuate this lovely trucks body lines. |
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| A lovely old white 1964 split screen parked up next to a late bay. Both equally as nice as each other in their own right. As I've mentioned before it is good this show mixes up the vehicles so you never really know what your going to see next. |
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| 1972 was a good year as this photo shows, a lovely white over bright green pop top late bay and a cool looking pastel yellow bug. I liked the fact that they were both riding at standard height. |
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| And finally an ariel view of the BeachBuggin show. You can wander on and off the site all day and visit the amenities along the sea front including the passenger Ferris wheel where you can get a awesome view of the show and the beach. So that was a brief ( 3 part ) review of the BeachBuggin VW Show 2016. Overall another excellent show in an excellent location. The show vehicles seems to get more and more each year, which can only be good. My blog reviews only show a very small percentage of the vehicles that attended. There were literally hundreds upon hundreds other vehicles I didn't photograph. I strongly suggest you attend this show if you haven't already, I can almost guarantee you will not be disappointed. |
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