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Outside the main show halls there were numerous VW clubs that had their club displays of members vehicles. One of the club displays I was keen to see was the Wolfsburg Bus Crew (WBC) as I'm a member. The next 5 buses were all part of the WBC line up, although there were numerous other vehicles at the show, both outside and inside that were WBC members that I wasn't aware of.
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| The first of the WBC vehicles was this lovely 1957 split screen panel van that belongs to a guy called Dave, and thanks to Rich Coxhill of the WBC who put me in touch with Dave, he was only to happy to tell me all about his lovely van. |
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| This RAT panel van was originally used as a shop bus for a repair shop called 'Marina Porsche and Audi' in California. This lovely bus does have the faded sign writing on the side but it's not too visible in these photos. This lovely bus sits so low thanks to a fully remote hydraulic set up which allows the chassis to rest on the floor when parked up. The engine and gearbox have been raised up to suit. |
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| The power for this gorgeous bus comes from a freshly built 1956cc motor and Dave says it also has 'all the goodies'. The wheels (although you can't really see them as the bus sits so low!) are very rare 1970's Brazilian Titianio items. This van has featured many times on my blog and looking this good no doubt continue to do so. |
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| Another WBC vehicle was this stunning Swiss Army radio communications split screen bus. This bus has featured before on my blog, It belongs to James and Andrea who have named this lovely bus 'The Duke'. James helps to run the WBC midland division, you can check out the WBC club page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/684035321730942/ |
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| The gorgeous 4 year old paint job covering the super straight body provides a stunning reflection. This bus has a 1776cc motor with twin Webber 45 IDF carbs. To handle the extra power this bus has Porsche 944 disc brakes on each corner. |
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| This lovely '70/71 early bay looked great with it's retro stripes down the side. This bus sits so low thanks to dropped spindles and adjustable air shocks on the front and Bilstein shocks with adjustable spring plates on the rear. The look is enhanced by the 'Type2Detectives' 4" narrowed front beam. The replica Gas Burner wheels suit this bus perfectly. I just wish I had taken more pictures of this gorgeous bus. |
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| This lovely clean 1974 late bay belongs to Rich, who runs the WBC London division and is easily recognisable with the crocheted spare wheel cover. 'Margo' as Rich calls his bus has the original 1600cc engine with stock brakes / suspension. |
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| 'Margo' hasn't followed the usual trend of being lowered as Rich and his family often use the bus to travel to Devon and stock height buses are so much more comfortable, not to mention much more practical than a lowered bus. This really is a lovely clean and straight bus. |
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| Blue skies and quality Volkswagens both air cooled and water cooled of all descriptions, this is how I like to spend a lovely sunny Saturday. |
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| WBC member Davyd had his ultra low 1991 twin slider T25 bus on display. This lovely bus sits so low thanks to a Rayvern hydraulic set up, although Davyd isn't happy and wants to lower it even more! |
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| Looking into Davyd's bus, this really is a lovely bus which is very understated. It doesn't have a flashy paint job or custom chrome wheels but once you start to look at this bus you realise just how nice this bus really is. |
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| It may look very understated but don't let the appearance fool you, power for this bus comes in the form of a 2.5 litre Subaru motor which is not going to hang around. |
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| Looking through Davyd's twin slider, how did he get that retro cycle with it's ape hanger bars into the bus? |
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| If you like your buses to have the RAT look and to be slammed onto the ground then this lovely old bus should give you the fix you need. I don't know much about this bus but I do know it looks so cool. |
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| Outside the main show halls the venue was packed with hundreds upon hundreds of top quality Volkswagens of all descriptions. |
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| One of the top quality Volkswagens on display was this stunning 1961 turquoise Karmann Ghia convertible. This car had been seriously lowered, possibly using some form of air suspension. |
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| This super straight KG looked amazing in it's unusual colour paint. It looks as though this old KG has a narrowed front beam which just tucks the front wheels under the arches nicely. This really was a lovely looking car. |
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| This 1960 sliver beetle caught my eye as it had the sought after 'just right' look.The single colour paint, the stance and those tyres that filled the arches perfectly all helped to give this car that special look. The factory fitted rag top and those rear pop out windows and not to mention the small rear lights all helped the appearance. |
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| This car was restored in 1999 and has a new 1600cc engine with twin carbs. Small touches like the chrome headlight peaks and the painted VW emblem on the chrome hubcaps helped to make this old bug stand out. This gorgeous bug was for sale for £9400 ($12000 approx) |
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| As I walked around there were so many really nice looking Volkswagens that I struggled to keep to my plan of visiting each row in turn, I just wanted to criss cross the rows of vehicles, but that's how you end up missing something interesting. |
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| Talking of interesting, how about this lovely old 1969 LHD early bay. I did like the stance of this bus, which is a similar height to my bus. I also liked the full length roof rack and the single yellow spot light. |
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| I also liked the roof tent that provides so much more room and is ideal for a family camping trip. |
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| Just trying to be 'arty' with this photo.. I'm not sure it worked but it does show the great variety of Volkswagens on display at Volksworld 2017. |
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| This gorgeous slammed single cab caught my eye due to it's low stance and that lovely satin blue paint. The overall look of this bus is enhanced by the narrowed front beam which tucks the front wheels under the cab. |
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| This really a lovely looking bus. The all red tail light lenses and the satin silver painted bumpers all added to this lovely clean crisp look. |
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| This ultra low RAT looking early Karmann Ghia looked fantastic with its black patina paint. The car must have had air suspension to be able to sit that low. The wheels tucked under the arches on that narrowed front beam just adds to this cars overall cool look. |
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| The exterior bodywork may have had the RAT look, but internally this old Karmann was super shiny and immaculate. Finished in bright red and black the internal bodywork was amazing. |
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| You can see just how low this KG really is from this photo. Again inside the engine bay it was just like a show car. This really was a nice looking car. |
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| Fantastic old Volkswagens of all descriptions at the Volksworld show. Whether you like shiny paint and chrome or patina and rust, you'll be sure to find it at this great weekend show. |
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| Another vehicle that was slammed on the deck was this 1967 1300cc all white beetle. Just check out how high those rear wheels sit under the rear arches! |
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| This white bug was also slammed onto the deck and looks as though it has a narrowed front end. I did like the small details on this bug like the Porsche 356 chrome headlight grilles and the single chrome spotlight mounted to the bumper. |
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| I've seen this 'Rothfink' logo'd slammed bug at numerous shows in the past, but I know very little about it, apart from the fact that it just looks so cool. That super narrow front beam tucks those banded steel wheels right under the arches. |
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| I did like those war time style headlight covers and the rusty tip of the bonnet. |
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| If your running some deep dish banded steel rear wheels you need to come up with a way of getting the arches to cover them. You could either fit banded rear wings or fit these nifty wing extensions. |
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| This lovely old 11 window split screen bus with a U.S. style school bus paint job looked great. I don't think school buses would have been this low but how cool would it be if they were and this took bus you to school everyday! |
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| How narrow is that front beam! you can't even see the front wheels from this angle.I did like the matching colour coded bumpers. |
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| The authentic sign writing on the back of the bus looked good. This really was a nice bus. |
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| All you patina junkies can get your fix here, this 1973 late bay looked awesome with it's entire body covered in rusty patina paint. The lowered stance and the narrowed front end add to the overall look of this cool bus. |
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| I do like a nice sign written panel van and when they are as nice as this early split screen panel van it's easy to see why. This bus was slammed on the floor with a narrowed front beam and painted in that lovely brown colour. |
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| This 1967 split screen caught my eye, it must have been the quadruple yellow lights on the front as I do have a liking for yellow lenses.. the RAT look and the low stance may have helped though. |
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| Whilst looking around this bus I noticed these big air scoops where a window should be. This bus must be hiding a secret in the engine bay to warrant extra air scoops. |
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| Well I didn't expect to see this. To be honest I don't know what it is or how big it is but it looked very impressive and powerful. |
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| That massive turbo must create some boost.! |
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| Slammed or standard height..? There were so many buses at the show yet each one was different from the last one. |
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| This gorgeous 11 window split screen really was nice. I liked the colour, Turkis ( I think) and white. I loved how stock looking this bus was, a nice change from the norm these days. There is some- thing that looks just right about a splitty that has the safari screens open. |
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| This bus looked nice from every angle, the rear quarter panels had some slight patina which gave the bus a cool look. The all red rear light lenses and the white towel rail bumpers add to the this buses overall cool look. |
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| Another Turkis ( I think) 11 window bus was this very RAT looking bus. This bus was just the opposite of the bus above, it had been lowered, had a narrowed front end and a fantastic patina paint look. |
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| The faded sigh writing on this bus looked great, I'm not sure if it's old or whether it has been made to look old, but it didn't really matter. |
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| This really was a nice bus. The interior looked pretty much stock which is always nice to see. |
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| A fantastic display of vintage Volkswagen beetles from all years. The brown split oval window bug in the foreground caught my eye because.. |
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| ... it had massive Hoosier racing slick tyres that filled the arches perfectly. |
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| From the back there isn't any indication that this old split oval bug had those racing tyres and I'm assuming an engine to match. |
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| I don't know what it is about yellow headlight lenses, but whenever I see them I just have to photograph them! |
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| This really was a lovely bug that looked so good from every angle So that was the third of four blog reviews about the Volksworld Show 2017. Next Saturday is the last instalment where you will be able to see, several volksrods, some beach buggies, a lovely 23 window samba hippy bus, plenty of bugs and lots more buses. So be sure to come back next Saturday. Finally, a big thanks to Dave, Tom and Rich for their assistance and contributions in helping me write this weeks blog entry. |
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