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| To kick this week's blog off we have this lovely slammed 1971 Type 3 Squareback. This car really stood out with it's bright red and white paint and the matching steel wheels. |
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| This gorgeous car was pretty much stock apart from the the suspension which has been lowered by using French Slammer suspension products. I did like that cool air conditioning unit that was clipped onto the passenger door. |
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| This stunning 1962 split screen looked amazing in its white over burgundy paint, which incidentally was painted by the owners friend who actually sells sofa's for a living, it just goes to show all you need for a top quality show standard paint job is a very talented mate! |
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| The bus runs on 17"chrome BBS wheels and it also has a unique 4 way air ride suspension system that allows each wheel to be lifted clear of the arches independently. The motor is a 1641 cc unit with twin Kadron carbs. |
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| A little bit of humor on the inside of the engine lid. |
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| This 1971 Mel Hubbard Sidewinder beach buggy looked great with its hard top roof. This buggy also has a 14" Manx style windscreen and a lifting louvred bonnet. |
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| This really was a cool looking buggy, I did like 10" x 15" centerline wheels that were fixed to a type 3 independent rear suspension set up. |
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| Power comes from a 1914cc motor with an Engle 120 cam and twin Dellorto carbs and a Sidewinder exhaust. |
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| This stunning 1967 beetle looked amazing in its flawless coat of Beryl green paint. The chrome of the towel rail bumpers and body trim looked amazing against the body colour. I did like the original steel wheels that have been powder coated in white and those lovely baby moon hubcaps. |
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| The suspension and brakes are pretty much stock, although the front has been slightly lowered. The motor is a rebuilt 1600cc twin port unit with powder coated tinware. |
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| I did like the banded rear wheels and the big tyres that fill the rear arches perfectly. |
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| This slammed 1966 beetle looked amazing in it's Turkis (L380) paint. The low stance is achieved with the help of a Lime Bug deluxe air ride kit and a 4" narrowed Jawbreaker front beam. |
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| Those 5" x 15" SSP repo rims looked great as did those rear pop out windows. The car had the stock 1300cc engine and suspension. |
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| This gorgeous white stock looking 1960 beetle caught my eye as it was immaculate. The body was pretty much stock and finished to top quality standard. This bug has disc brakes on the front and the original drums on the rear. |
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| To sit this low this car rides on air suspension that allows the body to virtually sit on the ground when parked up. The lovely brown fabric on the Paris roof looked amazing against the body colour. |
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| The engine in this lovely bug is a 1776cc unit with an external oil filter and twin oil coolers. |
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| The restored seats and door cards have been re trimmed in the most gorgeous cream leather and looked great. |
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| A sneaky picture taken through the open Paris sunroof, well it would have been rude not to have taken a photo showing the gorgeous interior. |
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| Another immaculate vehicle on display was this 1969 pastel white and pacific blue Dormobile. This slightly lowered bus has late bay front disc brakes with a Creative Engineering servo and stock rear drums. This bus rolls on the original stock 14" wheels that have been colour coded to match the upper half of the body. |
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| The cargo floor has a fantastic 'Scrabble' board under a perspex cover that looked great. |
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| The interior had custom made oak units, and reupholstered cloth seats. It also has a propex heating system that is piped into the original heating system. |
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| The power for this bus comes from a 2007cc motor with an aluminium case, Scat C25 cam and twin Webber 40 ICT carbs. I did like that Creative Engineering opening rear screen. |
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| This very unusual 1970 hearse is actually a factory built conversion. The bus is pretty much stock and as it was when it left the factory. (apart from the custom wheels) |
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| The gorgeous black bodywork was perfectly straight. The extended rear body and those big side / rear windows make this look so different from a normal early bay. |
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| The body work was almost perfectly straight as the reflection in that gorgeous black paint shows. |
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| As I walked outside to the outdoor displays this is the sight that greeted me. Hundreds of cool Volkswagens of all descriptions. |
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| The first car I headed for was this early '60's (?) beetle. I did like the fender skirts on this old bug that give it a really cool look. This old bug also had the original semaphore indicators. |
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| This lovely bug was low, I'm assuming it rides on some sort of air suspension..? I did like the Fuchs style wheels and the narrowed front beam. |
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| Another lovely early bug in an off white colour, this bug had also been lowered and those shiny chrome 5 spoke wheels suited the car perfectly. |
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| The cars on display outside the main halls were just as clean as the show cars inside and this car proves the point. I did like the unique rear light lenses that appear to have a small round reflector in them. |
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| This black early beetle was perfectly straight as the reflection shows. The chrome Empi 5 spoke wheels compliment the black paint perfectly. |
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| This old bug really was so straight and clean. I liked the chrome towel rail bumpers and that gorgeous Paris sunroof. |
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| From one extreme to another, but equally as nice was this very RAT looking early split window rag top beetle. This bug has been seriously lowered and had the most amazing patina paint. |
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| The patina covered most of the body, and a few of the body panels were dented and bent, but this old bug still looked gorgeous. |
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| Looking through the split window on this early bug. |
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| I did like the old vintage 'stop' light mounted to the rear bumper. Notice how beat up the body is but how clean the engine is! |
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| This really was a nice looking car. The lowered stance and those Porsche rims looked great. |
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| This super low early bay looked amazing sitting so low. I'm sure this bus was lowered by a 'Evil Ben's, a company that specialise in modifications to your vehicle. Their moto is: Whatever your imagination can dream up, we can build it' !. |
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| This bus stood out not only because of the ride height but also because of the the colour scheme. I loved the big gold strip down the side and the matching colour belt trim. |
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| This stunning turquoise type 3 notchback looked fantastic in that gorgeous colour. The lowered stance, with the narrowed front beam and those Fuchs style wheels helped this car stand out. |
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| I did like the old skool fender skirts that give the car a cool retro look. The chrome work, which was like new complimented the body colour perfectly. |
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| This stunning beetle cabriolet was immaculate and certainly good enough to be displayed inside the mail halls. It's lowered stance and the narrowed front beam made this 1950's cabriolet look so cool. That green colour on the body and the black fabric of the roof worked so well together. |
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| You can see just how straight and clean this old cabriolet really is in this photo. The Fuchs style wheels looked great tucked so far up into the wheel arches. |
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| These early beetles are so pretty with the flowing body lines. |
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| Again we go from one extreme to another in the form of the very low 1973 RAT look beetle. |
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| This bug must have had riding on air suspension to sit this low. I did like the mad looking rack that was mounted to the gutters. I liked the fact that this bug still had the original elephants foot tail lights and had not been replaced by the older smaller units. |
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| How low is this bug ! Those banded steel wheels looked great and suited the overall look of this RAT bug. |
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| Another RAT looking vehicle and of the same vintage as the beetle (above) was this lovely old slammed panel van. The ratty body looked good as did the faded sign writing / stripes. |
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| For such a RAT looking van, the bodywork was actually quite straight and solid looking. The front wheels looked great tucked right under the cab. |
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| As with most RAT looking vehicles it is only the bodywork that looks rough and ready, the engine and normally the suspension / brakes etc are very well looked after as this photo shows. Who would have thought that such a clean and tidy engine would be in the engine bay of this RAT looking old panel van. So that was part 2 of my blog reviews about this years Volksworld show. Part 3 will be next Saturday where you can see plenty more bugs, buses and Karmann Ghia's and the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's display so be sure to come back next week. |
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