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| This stunning dark cherry red 1950 split oval window beetle was gorgeous. The body and paint were as close to perfection as is humanly possible, just check out the reflection. Those lovely shiny 4.5" detailed Fuchs wheels looked amazing against the dark red paint. To get the car sitting just right this bug has a dog back air beam, leninened control arms and Gaz custom shocks. The stock interior had been refurbished to an equally high standard. |
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| It's all about the detail.. and this bug had plenty of detail. Under the bonnet was immaculate, and finished to the same high standard as the rest of the car. This lovely car had the stock 25 HP motor but painted and detailed as you would expect. It was no surprise that this gorgeous beetle won the coveted title of Best in show 2017 winner. |
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| With the wheel removed you can see more high quality detailing, even though you wouldn't normally see it. This bug has Wilwood Dynalite callipers on custom made adaptors with drilled discs on the front and late beetle rear drums with adjustable spring plates. |
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| This stunning black over deep red 23 window deluxe split screen bus was parked up just inside the venue. I couldn't find out much about this lovely bus, but suffice to say it was gorgeous. |
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| I did like the overall look of this deluxe bus, the black paint on top of the red worked well as did the lowered stance and the Fuchs style wheels. |
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| This bright pink 1966 U.S. spec type 3 Square- back caught my eye. The super straight stock body has been de-chromed and painted in the bright pink (L40M) The car has also been lowered and was running on 6 x 15 original Porsche Fuchs wheels with detailed 135 & 165 Michelin tyres |
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| This lovely T3 has stock brakes on all four corners, which have just been re-drilled for the Porsche wheel stud pattern. The engine is a 2332 cc unit with a Bosch 009 dizzy and a Engle 130 cam. |
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| This display looked fantastic with a Yellow 1973 Karmann Ghia sport, which had been lowered and with 5" x 15" SSP replica sprint stars wheels. The other car on this display was an orange 1976 SP2 which was as clean as it was when it left the factory. |
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| The lovely '73 Ghia's interior is pretty much stock but the seat centre panels and door cards have been re-trimmed with herringbone wool. The car has stock brakes and stock 1600 cc engine. |
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| Back to the SP2, This is one car that is one my list when I win the lottery.. This gorgeous left hand drive 2 seater coupe had the original 1700cc flat 4 air-cooled boxer engine with stock brakes and suspension. The interior was also stock which is how it should be on the classic car. |
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| This 1974 late bay was trick, the first thing that you notice is that gorgeous House of Kolor Brandywine kandy paint which looked amazing under the lights of the show hall. The second thing you notice is the suicide doors that are opened via a solenoid and the whole body had been smoothed off, including the door handles. |
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| The lovely one off hand built interior looked great. Features include; custom dashboard with digital clocks, carbon fibre front seats covered in white nappa leather, and a one piece limo style rear seat. |
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| Just look at the reflection in that gorgeous paint. I did like the custom speaker pods which I bet create a great sound. |
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| The highly detailed engine is a 1776 cc unit with Mahle forged pistons and twin Dellorto carbs. This bus also has the bonus of a 50BHP shot of Nitrous Oxide! |
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| The floor of the show halls provide an excellent reflection in the paint of the exhibition vehicles. |
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| Another car just inside the venue was 1971 strip / street beetle named 'Miss White'. This car belongs to a mate of mine called Jonny Marriage. |
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| If you want to find out more about Jonny's street / strip beetle check out the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Misswhiteracing/?fref=ts |
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| This stunning 1955 Karmann Cabriolet has been restored to as close to original spec as possible. Almost everything is stock on this gorgeous rag top. |
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| The stock 15" wheels have been restored to an amazingly high standard and painted in the same black colour as the body, and have Firestone white wall tyres fitted. |
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| The original 30 BHP engine has been rebuilt and the brakes and suspension are also stock. |
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| The lovely interior has also had the restoration treatment and re-upholstered in the original style in red leatherette. |
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| This lowered type 34 Karmann Ghia or Razor Edge as it's commonly known looked amazing in it's olive green / gold colour body with the black roof. Apart from being lowered this Type 34 is totally stock. |
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| The car sits so low thanks to 3" narrowed dog- back adjustable type 1 link / pin style beam. The 4.5" & 5.5" chromed Fuchs replica wheels were the perfect choice to compliment the paint. This car had the original 1600 cc twin port motor and stock brakes. |
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| This gorgeous 1954 type 117 export rag top beetle was amazing. As with all the show vehicles it was totally immaculate. The 5.15" BRM replica wheels compliment the sage green paint perfectly. The body in an old skool Cal Look was restored by Hammered Inc. The lovely stance is achieved by having a narrowed and lowered front beam. |
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| The attention to detail was amazing, under the bonnet was finished to a show standard as was the rest of the car. The engine is a 1641 cc unit with twin Riechert carbs with a modified CSP Porsche 356 exhaust. |
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| It wasn't all pristine show vehicles on display at the Volksworld show, this 1951 RAT looking split oval beetle, belongs to a guy who works for VW Heritage and they had it on their trade stand. It may have the RAT look but this patina'd body, which by the way is the original paint, sits on a fully restored floor pan. |
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| This bug sits nice and low and looks great with that original paint and the nice shiny wheels. |
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| This lovely 1967 Type 3 Notchback belonged to one of the many European exhibitors at the show. This stunning car came over from Belgium. |
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| Finished in Pearl White, this old Notchback has the original brakes, suspension and interior, and it even has the original 54 BHP engine with twin Solex downdraught carbs. |
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| Another white type 3 Notchback but this time in brilliant white with a black roof. I didn't find out a lot about this gorgeous car but I do know it was totally immaculate. |
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| The chrome bumpers looked amazing under the show hall lights and the attention to detail was incredible. I did like the all red tail light lenses. |
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| Each of the 3 exhibition show halls had fantastic displays and no matter what type of Volkswagen you're into, you'll find it at this great show. |
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| Some of the exhibitors were very creative with their display stands and this pair made theirs to look like a camping scene. |
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| This lovely 1978 late bay finished in an orange and ivory colour scheme looked stunning. This bus sits lower thanks to dropped spindles and adjustable spring plates. The power for this bus comes via the original 2.0 litre fuel injected GE code engine. I did like that opening rear screen. |
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| The interior has had a make over with new units built in lightweight Zebrano ply and fitted by the owner. The seats have been re-trimmed and other features include; a pop up T.V. on a remote lifter, and a mains hook up with inverter. The chrome Fuchs replica wheels match the chrome trim and bumpers. |
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| The owner of this 1966 white split screen had so many accessories and props on his display and it looked fantastic. This U.S imported bus is a rare Bowman and Sons conversion. The Californian based automaker converted these buses from 1962 -1969. |
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| This bus still has the original Bowman and Sons interior compromising of; camping fridge, table and king size bed. Bowman made around 1500 conversions and this bus is number 1265. |
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| The bus was stored from 1974 - 2008 but it's so nice to see it on display. The bus also has 6 pop out windows and all the original U.S spec details. |
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| This years rare find at the show was this 1970's kit car called the Phoenix camper. Back in the 70's kit cars were all the rage and the idea for this camper was you paid $15 and in return you got 15 drawings and a photocopied set of build plans, no kit or parts just some pieces of paper.! You then had to find a bus and cut the body off and throw it away. Then you had to buy all the materials to make the foam encased fibreglass panels for the new body. The sheer amount of work involved was ridiculous and very few actually got finished. This one is believed to bed one of only 3 left in existence in the world! |
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| This one started life as a 1959 split screen bus and at some point in the late 1970's someone decided they wanted a Phoenix. They could have used a bay window, but back then bay's were more expensive than the old split screen buses. |
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| The gull wing doors reveal the 1970's interior of shag pile carpet brushed draylon. I did like the cool steering wheel ( which you can't really see in this photo) and the custom dash board. |
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| The rear end looks like some sort of lunar vehicle from the space race back in the day. |
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| The interior was surprisingly spacious with those fold down side panels. The interior looked as though it was still the original 1970's materials. |
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| This particular Phoenix was found in a trailer park in Arizona in 2015 which I'm sure can get quite hot, and those very small slide back windows are not going to let much cool air into the bus on those hot sunny days. |
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| This stunning 1967 Karmann Ghia had been restored by Pete Morley of Californian Classics and finished off in the gorgeous Alfa Romeo rosso red pearlescent paint. This lovely KG sits nice and low thanks to short shocks and also has a 2" narrowed front beam. |
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| The stunning interior has been finished in a bespoke tan leather with a Les Leston wood rim steering wheel and has a Gene Berg locking gear shifter. |
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| The motor (which was incredibly clean) was a 2276 CC unit with amongst other things has an Engle 120 cam and lightened flywheel with twin Webber 44 DCNF carbs. |
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| The brakes on this beauty are stock and the hubs have been drilled to fit the Porsche stud pattern for the Fuchs replica wheels. |
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| 'Just Kampers' had their gorgeous type 147 Kleinlieferwagen, or Fridolin as it's normally called. For a company that supplies parts and accessories for Volkswagens, this was as you would expect simply stunning. |
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| The Fridolin was produced from 1964 - 1974 mainly for the German Post Office. These are quite rare as only about 7000 were produced. So that was part 1 of 4 all about the Volksworld Show 2017. The second instalment will be next Saturday where you can see more top quality bug's, buses and buggies and not forgetting a really cool bay window hearse! so don't forget to come back next week. |
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