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| Continuing on from last weeks blog review we have more of the Just Kampers staff cars. This lovely looking imported 1970 bay looked great with it's original paint, even if it was starting to show it's age. |
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| This stock looking bus really did look solid, as most imported buses are. I just hope the owner doesn't paint this lovely looking bus because as the saying goes, its only original once! |
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| This fantastic 1956 oval window is owned by Just Kampers and has completed the 'Mille Miglia' a fantastic race over 1000 miles. The bug, named 'Jack the giant slayer' competed against classic cars such as Mercedes, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Bugatti to name but a few. |
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| The 1000+ mile race was over some of the most fantastic driving roads in Italy. There were 460 classic cars that entered the 4 day race, and this lovely old bug finished 223rd overall and probably more impressive, completed the whole race with- out a single breakdown. The average speed for the bug throughout the race was 38.5 MPH, they drove for 46 hours (day and night) and the drivers only had 15.5 hours sleep. They refuelled 7 times and had an average MPG 31.5. Impressive! |
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| This lovely looking Mango and white 1960 split screen was another of the 'JK' staff vehicles. This old bus had been lowered and looked like it had a narrowed front beam. The paint seems to be original with signs of patina just starting to appear. |
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| It wasn't just the paint that looked to be original, the complete interior was also original. |
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| This cool looking 1970 early bay is yet another bus belonging to a JK staff member. |
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| This slammed Kleinlieferwagen, or Fridolin as they are more commonly known is owned by a staff member at JK and was up for sale. The Fridolin was produced from 1964 - 1974 and only around 6000 were made. |
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| This 1968 model was ordered blue from the factory and has undergone a restoration 2 years ago, using many NOS panels. It has an 1835cc engine and has been lowered. This lovely example was up for grabs for £43,500 ($45,600 approx) |
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| This lovely 1971 variant looked good with its lowered stance and that dark blue paint. This car I believe a Mexican car due to the body style (but I could be wrong!) |
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| You can see just how low the type 3 was and just how narrow that front beam was! This really was a lovely car in such a fantastic condition. |
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| The last of the JK staff ride vehicles (that I spotted anyway) was this gorgeous stock looking beetle cabriolet. I'm not sure if this was a Karmann or not but looking this nice it didn't really matter. |
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| This car was immaculate, it's not surprising this car looks this good when the owner works for a VW parts and accessories supplier. |
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| Looking from the back into the classic stock interior of this early cabriolet. |
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| As well as the many traders at the show, JK had also arranged a cooking display where the chefs showed what delights could be cooked with just a few ingredients on a simple cooking stove as you have in a campervan. |
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| Just a random photo looking towards a small part of the camping area. There were hundreds of vehicles that camped out the previous night. |
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| This lovely looking baby blue Dormobile looked nice and clean, but what really caught my eye was the cool classic Rocket caravan that looks very similar to the U.S. version, the Airstream. |
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| Rocket caravans are based in the U.K and they are made from highly polished aluminium, although you can have them painted to match your towing vehicle... or any other colour! |
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| The mini Rocket, which is what I think this one is, features all the luxuries you'll need whilst camping including a shower room, toilet, kitchen area with fridge, and a diner that converts to a double bed. |
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| Regular readers will know I have a passion for panel vans and this white over pastel yellow van pushed all the right buttons for me. This 1969 South African van has been converted to a camper inside which includes a full width r&r bed. |
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| This lowered van was up for sale with 12 months M.O.T. and requiring no welding at all. It has an overhauled engine, new tyres and even the roof rack is included in the £14,900 asking price. ($20,000 approx) |
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| This stock looking 1972 late bay looked like a really solid bus. I did like the small touches the owner has made to out their stamp on the bus, such as the chrome headlight peaks, clear indicator lenses and the rain deflectors on the doors. |
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| I also liked the turret pop top, which is quite unusual on a late bay, or maybe I just haven't seen many!? |
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| Looking across the camping field with a lot of zoom on the camera I spotted this tough looking 1964 turquoise and white split screen. |
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| This gorgeous white over cherry red early split screen panel van looked lovely in the bright sun- shine. The highly polished Radar wheels looked great against the deep red paint and matched the bumpers perfectly. |
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| I don't really know what it is about panels vans I like, but looking at the side profile, you have to agree there is something about an old panel van. |
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| This lowered two tone 1965 split screen looked like a nice clean bus. It's unusual to have a mix of wheels but they actually look good. |
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| You can see just how clean and straight this old '65 really is from this photo. |
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| This cool RAT looking 1968 bug looked cool with it's patina paint job, sun visor and roof rack crammed full of period accessories. |
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| I did like the hot rod style red painted steel wheels with white wall tyres. Although the paint looked RAT, the body actually looked quite solid. The rear screen blind looked neat. |
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| It's the small details that help to make a vehicle stand out and this old bug had these fun 'Roth Fink' headed bolts holding the number plate on. |
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| Just another random shot looking into another part of the camping field. This is one show I will have to try to camp over at next year as I've heard so many good reviews about the experience. |
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| This stunning super bright all white Westfalia looked amazing in the bright early morning sun- shine. The matching colour coded stock wheels with white wall tyres complimented the overall clean look of this lovely bus. |
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| This imported bus really was clean and straight and looked to be pretty much stock, although it looks as though it has been slightly lowered. |
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| Another stock looking bus was this lovely two tone 1971 Danbury (I think) late bay. This really was a nice looking bus and the shine on the paint was amazing..although you can't really see it in my photos.! |
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| You can see just how clean and straight this old '71 really was from this photo. |
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| This white over super bright yellow 1971 bay caught my eye as the bright yellow paint gave off a glow in the bright sunshine. The highly polished chromed wheels added to the overall brightness of this bus. |
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| This really was a lovely clean bus. The white of the upper half of the body and the white canvas of the pop top both added to the cool crisp look. |
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| This all white Jurgens Autovilla ( I think) looked great. These are South African and very similar to the Karmann Gipsy. I may not be sure what model it is, but I am sure I want one so bad. |
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| These really are the ultimate in VW camping. The pleasure of driving a bay window and yet the comforts of a small caravan. |
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| To finish off this weeks blog review we have this cool looking camouflaged T5. I was some distance away when I spotted this cool looking bus so with all the zoom available I got this photo. The bus does blend into the woodland behind it. So that was the second installment on the JK open day. Next week will be the third installment where you can see plenty more cool air cooled bugs and buses so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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