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| Just inside the entrance to the show venue there were a few vehicles on display including this cool looking 1971 bay. This looks as though this poor bus has suffered extensive fire damage in the past, and rather than repainting the body it looks as though it's just been given a coat of clear lacquer. |
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| The body was rippled from what could be heat damage. It looks as though this was a serious fire and must have been quite a salvage job. |
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| The paint, or lack of it along with the lowered stance makes this bus look really cool and it certainly stands out. The air conditioning unit hooked on the door was a neat accessory. |
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| The roof was buckled and coming away from the body, from the heat of the fire I assume, but that just added to the overall look. |
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| The rear window was trick. Window runners were fitted in the rear door frame to make a wind down rear window. I don't know if this set up is available to buy somewhere, but I think it should be as it's really cool. |
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| Another vehicle on display was this 1966 split screen bus that I'm sure belongs to Peter Jones, who is a well know figure in the VW scene for his hand drawn vehicle tattoos. |
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| As with any vehicle that Peter in involved with this bus has so many accessories and things of interest on it that they always draw plenty of attraction form the public. I did like the old skool ski's on the back of the bus. |
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| The interior was cool with holders made from tin cans, and the crazy 12v interior lighting. I'm not sure what the orange hair dryer was for, if anything, but it looked kind of cool. |
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| The door cards looked like something Peter may have drawn himself and the use of what looks like hessian stapled to the door cards to create handy door pockets. |
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| The lowered bus looked great with its rope and chain link wrapped around the bumper. |
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| The reason I believe this is Peter's bus was the fact that 'Spike' was in his custom dog bed. Spike is Peter's trusty rescue dog, a Jack Russell that goes to all the VW shows with Peter and is probably as well known as Peter is !. |
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| This lovely 1966 SO42 campmobile looked fantastic in its what looked to be the original white paint. This bus sits nice and low and the Fuchs front wheels are tucked nicely under the cab thanks to a narrowed beam. |
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| The patina'd painted bumpers looked cool so I'm guessing this was imported from somewhere nice and sunny. The 3 bow roof rack was a nice accessory that suited the bus. |
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| The paint on this bus did look original as did those very neat retro curtains. This really was a lovely looking bus. |
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| This lovely 1970 sunroof deluxe bay belongs to the guys that run 'Midland Early Bay' who sell parts and accessories for, early bays! The French narrowed beam keeps the front wheels tucked under the arches and the 6" dropped spindles keep the bus sitting nice and low. |
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| The brilliant blue and cloud white paint with the chrome bumpers help make this old '70 stand out. Those shiny Enkei slot mags look like a blast from the past and give the bus a nice retro look. |
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| This lovely bus has a 1641 SP2 engine with a 110 cam, big valve heads and twin Dell carbs and the bus frequently travels to Europe to attend air cooled VW shows. |
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| Looking through the SO42 at the early bay. This is a really cool photo that I wish I had taken! |
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| This stunning 1991 T25 crew cab pick up (Doka) looked amazing. This pick up was riding on air suspension which is why it sits so low and those Borbet alloy wheels with the stretched tyres suit the overall look perfectly. |
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| Its hard to believe but that is the original paint, in fact the whole body is original. This lovely old bus has only done 46k miles and only had one owner from new. |
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| You can see just how low this double cab sits when parked up. As you walk around this bus you realise just how clean it really is. |
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| Inside this cool Doka was this hand painted old petrol can. Its a trophy for coolest Type 25 at last years Camper and Bus show as its easy to see why it won the award. |
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| The Camper Mart show is held in 3 big halls and they were all crammed with numerous traders selling every conceivable part and accessory for Volkswagen's you could think of. |
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| From this photo it looks as though there isn't many people at the show, but it was actually very busy. |
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| The layout in each hall was very good with plenty of room to walk around browsing the stalls without keep bumping into people. The variety of products for sale was immense. So that was part 1 of 2 about this great little one day show. Overall I had a good day and enjoyed seeing all the vehicles and everything that was for sale from the numerous traders. Next Saturday will be part 2 where amongst other things you can see the outcome of a restored original Coca Cola split screen bus that had sat in a junk yard for over 20 years. So be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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