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| Having paid my £10 entry fee and walked through the gates this is the sight that awaited me. I knew just then that it was going to be a good day! |
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| This stunning Porsche 356 speedster replica looked gorgeous. I say it's a replica due to the fact that the speedster was only made until 1965 and this lovely car had a 1969 registration. Not that that mattered at all as this car was so well built it was incredible. |
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| The first thing you notice is it's super low stance, This old cabriolet must have had some form of air ride suspension to sit that low? The second thing you notice is the quality of the build, it was obvious that no expense had been spared in getting this car to this condition. |
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| The attention to detail was amazing and if it hadn't been for the registration plate it would be easy to believe this to be a real 356. This gorgeous car was up for sale for £30,000 ($38,500 approx) and although that is a lot of money, this is a lot of car! |
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| Looking across the grounds and it really was wall to wall quality Volkswagens. You can just make out the grand Hall in the background. |
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| The variety, quality and sheer numbers that attended the show was immense. |
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| A great diversity of bugs, buses type 3's etc. Each vehicle was different from the last as the two bugs in this photo show. |
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| This is an ideal place to see a particular model of Volkswagen that you have to see how something is meant be or how the owners have overcome a certain problem. The owners are always happy to chat about their vehicles. |
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| This lovely old 'Wizard' van looked super cool. These van were part of the 'Wizard' kit cars that also included a roadster and Windjammer, a T bar semi hard top, dating back to the 1980's if my memory serves me well. |
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| The Beetle based kit looks even cooler now than I remember them to be. |
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| The variety was incredible, from one extreme to another in this photo. |
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| This high riding turquoise off road bug looked really cool and so different from the usual type of show car. |
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| I don't know what motor this bug was running, but judging by the upright exhaust coming out of the bonnet I'm assuming the engine is in the front. |
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| This really does look like a 'go anywhere vehicle' and I loved it! |
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| This stunning pre 1963 11 window split screen caught my eye as it was just so clean and straight. That two tone colour scheme looked fantastic, and the chromed Empi 5 spoke wheels looked the perfect choice to compliment the colours. |
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| You can see just how clean this old bus was from this photo. There is something special about a splitty having the safari screens open, which is why it's the iconic image you always see on T- shirts and posters etc. |
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| This stunning all white early beetle looked so nice with it's super low stance and those lovely chrome Fuchs style wheels. |
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| This gorgeous car was immaculate and that brown fabric on the Paris roof complimented the white paint perfectly. |
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| Another white early bug, and like the one above it has also been lowered but unlike the above this one had a old skool hot rod look with those cool red painted steel wheels and the white wall tyres. The chrome headlight peaks were a nice touch and in keeping with the overall look. |
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| This lovely 11 window caught my eye with it's super straight body that gave an almost perfect reflection along the entire length of the body. |
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| This lowered bus with it's Porsche rims really was what I'd call a show standard bus. The attention to detail and finish was incredible. |
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| Yes please !!! This satin brown split oval window bug was simply gorgeous. I'm not sure why I liked this old bug so much, apart from the fact it's a split oval, and running at what looks like stock height with the old skool tyres that fill the arches perfectly and of course that unusual paint colour. |
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| This old bug looked so good from every angle and has to be in my top 10 from all the vehicles that I saw at the show. |
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| Oh hang on... this oval window bug was equally as nice and the stain brown bug. This old bug had what looked like the original paint with plenty of patina to keep any patina fan happy. |
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| This really was a lovely looking bug. Again, there was no need for flash and fancy chrome wheels just stick to the original wheels for that perfect look. |
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| It was good to see that the charity 'Scottys Little Soldiers' had a pitch at the show. This charity is for bereaved British Armed Forces children and is such a worthwhile cause. If you can donate any- thing, however small you can do so via their page: http://scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk/ Thank you. |
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| This 1971 bright red bay caught my eye with it's high riding stance and those lovely red painted steel wheels with the white wall tyres. |
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| The S.S.V.C. (split screen van club) always have a massive presence at this show with literally hundreds of split screens on display. |
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| The semi circle drive in front of the amazing hall is reserved for the best of the best concours cars. |
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| The line up in front of the hall is reserved for the historic VW club, UK and they always put on a terrific display. |
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| The club was originally set up to cater for the needs of type 1 owners,.but now they accept any Beetle up to 1979. |
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| It appears that the majority of the members cars are in concours condition. You won't find and air ride suspension, or aftermarket wheels on their cars.. and that's fine by me. |
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| Oval and split oval window beetles are common in the historic VW club. Each one has a fascinating history that the owners are more than happy to tell you all about. |
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| This gorgeous Jungle Green 1952 standard beetle (type11E) was delivered to 151 Vehicle Coy at Lippstadt, Germany for use by the British Forces. The car used to have two tone horns and a roof search light which suggests that the car may have been used by the Military Police. |
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| This standard Beetle (no chrome trim or other deluxe additions) has a non synchromesh gearbox and cable brakes. The car also features a factory fitted sunroof. |
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| This stunning 1958 small window beetle looked gorgeous in the sunshine in front of Stanford Hall. This old bug is a very well travelled car as in 2015 it completed a 2631 kilometre (1,600 miles approx) trip across Europe. |
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| The epic trip along with a 1964 oval window bug travelled into France, Luxemburg, Switzerland and Italy, taking on the Grimsel and Furka passes on their way to Griante on the shore of Lake Como in Italy. This lovely old bug averaged 45MPG and only used 1/2 pint of engine oil.! |
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| The '58 and the '64 on top of a mountain some- where in Switzerland. The 9 day trip had many challenging drives and without 1st gear synchromesh on both cars that was used many times of the hairpin bends in the Alps. |
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| This beautiful Garnet Red (L358) 1959 1200cc deluxe beetle, type 114 looked stunning in the sunshine. That really is a nice colour. Built on the 1st July 1959, it was delivered to it's first owners on the 31st July, who owned the car until 1986.. that's 27 years in one family. Every single journey along with the expenditure has been recorded! This old bug still has the original engine and gearbox and has never been welded. |
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| Shiny restored cars are very nice, but so is an original looking car as this 1954 beetle shows. This all original bug includes the original Iceland Green (L213) paint. This old '54 is believed to have only covered 34,000 miles. |
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| This gorgeous bug has had numerous owners in the past, all of whom seemed to put it into storage, hence the low mileage. Since the new has owned the car only minor bodywork repairs have been carried out, with brakes overhauled and the fuel lines cleaned. |
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| Looking at the '54 in the arrow straight body panels of another old bug. How good is that reflection and how deep is that paint..? |
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| Stunning vehicles in a stunning location, and the sun was shining what more could you want. |
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| I was trying to be arty by taking this photo of all the classic bugs in front of Stanford Hall, although I'm not sure it worked! |
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| This 1956 cabriolet finished in that lovely Iris Blue (L232) colour looked gorgeous. This bug was produced at the Wilhelm Karmann factory in Osnabruck, West Germany and is a 'special order only' right hand drive version. |
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| Type 34's, Porsche's and Karmann's almost everywhere you looked. The attendance for this show is amazing. |
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| This immaculate 1964 type 34 (Razor edge) really was a nice car. The type 34 is quite rare over here, compared to bugs and buses which is a shame as they are really cool cars. But when you think that the Razoredge was only produced from 1962 - 1969 and only just under 43,000 were produced you can see why they are quite rare. |
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| This old Razoredge was so clean it was almost in concours condition. This model was the fastest VW in production at the time with it's new flat 1500cc engine. |
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| Just a pair of gorgeous Karamann Ghia's out in the sunshine. |
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| As I wandered around I spotted this pair of lovely Porsche 356's. Both looked and although they weren't VW's, we all love an early 356 right? |
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| Simply stunning, finished in sliver the old Porsche certainly stood out. I'm not sure if this is an original 356 or not, but looking this good it doesn't matter. So that was the first of four instalments on the Stanford Hall VW show 2017. Next week will be the 2nd part where you can see plenty more top quality bugs, buses, Porsches and so much more. So be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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