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| This lovely 1970 early bay was imported from the U.S.A. and was up for sale, and for me had to be the bargain of the day. The bus was virtually rust free and has had new window and door seals. It has also had the brakes, suspension and wheel bearings overhauled or replaced. |
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| It has also had the seats recovered and a new headlining fitted and Z-Bed hinges fitted to the original bench seat. The price includes the roof rack, with a ladder and a drive away awning. All this for the very reasonable price of £11,000 ($14,000 approx) |
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| This gorgeous gold bay was powered by a 2.4 litre aircooled flat 6 Corvair motor with a 4 speed gearbox from a 1960's car. For an additional cost you could also purchase a 2.7 litre, 140 HP engine with 4 carb's and a gearbox. |
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| The early bay club had a fantastic display, as usual at Stanford Hall. I often visit their website for information, help and advice on everything to do with the early bay. You can check out their site here: http://www.earlybay.com/ |
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| Although they were all early bays there was so much variety regarding models from Devon's to Westfalia's from campers to pick up's. |
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| Some of the early bays were pristine and shiny and some had the RAT look, but they were all early bays. The gold 1970 EB we saw at the start of the blog is pictured in the middle. |
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| I think I must have spent more time at this display than any other. I got chatting to a guy with a similar bus to mine and he was so chatty and helpful. |
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| The Stanford Hall show had a great diversity of Volkswagens, with the odd Porsche or two thrown in for god measure. |
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| A buggy, a kubelwagon and a Porsche 356 speedster all lined up together. |
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| I think this gorgeous 356 speedster may have been a kit as the car displays a 1967 registration plate, but that doesn't matter one little bit. This really is a lovely car that received many admiring looks throughout the day. |
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| The Type 82 kubelwagen was produced from 1940 -1945 as a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen for use by the German Army during WW2. |
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| This particular one looked very authentic with it's machine guns, bullets and German uniform with helmet. There were so many accessories on this car that all looked great. |
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| I do like beach buggies and this '69/70 based buggy was no exception. The black gel body looked great with it's white pinstriping down the sides. The bright lime green of the seats were a perfect contrast that worked so well. |
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| I'm not sure what body style this buggy has but I did like it. The big and little wheels with the old skool Kelly super charger tyres were a blast from the past and very retro. |
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| This early split screen looked to be pretty much original, including the faded white over red paint. The bodywork was showing signs of it's age, but sometimes it's better to have original rather than repaired or restored. |
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| Although the paint was faded this old bus, looked to be pretty solid. I'm not sure what the blue light on the roof indicates, maybe it used to be some sort of emergency vehicle? |
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| This white over light blue 1971 early bay looked like a nice bus. I did like the canoe on the roof rack that, that was longer than the bus. It looked like the owners were ready for an adventure. |
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| This old '71 was really clean and solid. Small touches like the clear indicator lenses help to make the front end look so clean and fresh. |
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| The grounds at Stanford Hall, where the show is held is massive and everywhere you looked you saw wall to wall Volkswagens. Here is just a handful of some lovely classic beetles. |
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| Near the entrance to the show was where the various club displays were assembled. One club display I wanted to see was the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's display as I'm a member. |
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| This lovely 1958 LHD split screen started life as a Swiss Army radio communication bus but is now a lovely well equipped camper. This old '58 is so solid it has never been welded and it had a bare metal respray about 5 years ago. |
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| The bus has Porsche 944 disc brakes on all four corners that recently been overhauled with new discs, seals and brake lines. The red colour is actually Ducati anniversary red with hand painted decals on the doors. |
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| The engine bay is just as clean as the rest of this lovely bus. The 1776cc was built by 'Terry's Beetles' and has electronic ignition, an external oil filter and a deep sump and genuine Webber 44 IDF carburettors |
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| This lovely 1969 Montana red deluxe microbus from Sacramento has several similarities to my own bus, as mine is also a '69 deluxe micro- bus from Sacramento. Unlike mine however this beauty has 95% OG paint. This bus sits nice and low thanks to a Type2 Detectives narrowed front beam with gas shocks and adjustable spring plates on the rear. The motor is a 1776cc unit which runs very well only to be let down by a not so good gearbox! The polished Empi 5 spoke wheels are a temporary solution until the owner can decide what wheels would suit the bus best. Thanks to Rich for all the info on his lovely bus. |
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| This gorgeous 1970 Adventurewagon is running a 1641cc motor with twin Kadron carbs that has been raised 2.5", the chassis has also been notched and the front beam has been raised by 1.5". The bus did have a Rayvern hydraulic suspension set up but this has been taken off as the owner prefers a static set up. Future plans include raising the steering box to allow the bus to sit even lower! Thanks to Graham for the info on his cool Adventurewagon. |
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| This lovely 1971 Westfalia looked fantastic with it's low stance, thanks to it's 2.5" dropped spindles with adjustable KYB gas shocks. The Vintage Autohause French Slammer 4.5" narrowed beam helped to keep those retro Empi slot mags tucked under the cab. This Californian import really is a lovely clean bus. Thanks to Jim for the info on his lovely clean bus. |
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| This super low 1973 late bay looked great with it's RAT look. This bus sits so low thanks to having a full Rayvern hydraulic suspension and from having the chassis reworked at the rear and notched at the front to allow the 1914cc engine and gearbox, and the front beam to actually sit on the ground when the bus is fully lowered. Thanks to Darren for the info on his lovely low bus. |
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| This immaculate 1973 Westfalia is a Californian import, so you know it's going to be pretty much solid. The 2 litre engine has had recent rebuild with a Porsche top end and the fuel injection has replaced with twin carbs. The bus sits nice and low thanks to an air ride suspension. This really is a super clean bus. Thanks to Oliver for the information on his super clean Westy. |
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| This is 'Margo', she's a 1972 (although registered in 1974) Westfalia Continental that belongs to Rich, who runs the Wolfsburg Bus Crew club. The original 1600cc engine is still going strong and the original Westy interior is complete with just a few modern twists. |
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| This lovely 1991 T25 twin slider is such a cool looking bus. The super low stance is thanks to a Rayvern hydraulic suspension set up but plans are in place to tub the bus and get the ride height even lower!. |
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| You can see just how low this bus sits already. This bus is not only for show, it has a 2.5 litre Subaru engine fitted mated to a custom exhaust. |
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| I tried to be artistic by taking a photo of the Ducati buses reflection, but all I seem to have done is create a 6 wheel version of it. !! Sorry James.! So that was part 3 of 4 of my reviews about the Stanford Hall show. next week will be the fourth and final instalment where you will be able to see plenty more quality bugs, buses, buggies. There is also a couple of Karmann Ghia's and a lovely Gipsy so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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