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| This lovely crew cab pick up looked to be a very similar colour to my early bay, velvet green. This pick up is deceiving as although it has an early front clip it is actually a 1975 late bay. It has a new 1641cc engine that has done less than 2000 miles. It has been restored to this immaculate condition using 90% new parts. |
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| Another immaculate vehicle at Stonor Park was this stunning 1950's (?) silver / grey oval window beetle. This car really was like new, the attention to detail was amazing. |
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| You can see just how clean and straight this old oval really was in this photo. The rear wheels look as though they have been banded and suited the overall look of this car perfectly. |
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| Another early bug, but this time a split oval from 1949. I just loved the colour of this bug, and those chunky tyres that filled the arches. This really was a lovely car. |
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| Again it's a very solid and straight looking car and that retro roof rack suited this old '49. That could well be the original paint judging by the look of it, I'd like to think so anyway. |
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| Looking along just one of the rows of Volkswagens on show at Stonor Park. The diversity was immense and there was something for everyone. |
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| This stunning silver blue Porsche 356 (model 52) has to be one of the cleanest vehicles at the show. It was purchased from Oregon, U.S.A. and shipped to the U.K. in 2011 where it underwent a restoration using the original floor, doors, bonnet and boot etc. |
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| I doubt this 356 looked this clean when it left the production line back in 1952. The attention to detail was amazing and during the restoration research was carried out on every task to ensure the car was as close to original as possible. |
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| The immaculate interior of the gorgeous 356. The attention to detail inside the car was just as high as the attention to detail on the outside. |
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| Just one of the many split screen campers on display at the VW Expo show at Stonor Park. |
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| Looking along another of the rows of quality VW's on display. The standard,and sheer quantity of vehicles was amazing. This show really does have something for everyone, whatever your in to. |
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| Maybe you like the early oval window bugs, well this show had plenty of them including this lovely sky blue oval. This stock looking bug really did look nice. |
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| This 23 window samba was another immaculate vehicle on display. The sealing was red ( I think) and white paint scheme looked great as did the original painted wheels. This bus looked to be riding at virtually stock height which suited it. |
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| This bus was so straight, as you can see from the reflections down the side. This really was a lovely bus. |
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| This stunning 1955 oval window beetle painted in what looks like glacier blue (although I could be wrong!) really was a lovely looking car. I like the way the paint continues to inside the arches and onto the wheels. |
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| Just look at that reflection in the door (if you click on the photo it will enlarge it). The period deck lid rack was a nice accessory that suited the bug. |
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| Not all the vehicles on display were immaculate of show winning standard, as this very low, RAT looking Karmann Ghia proves. Although it had the RAT look it was just as desirable as any of the painted shiny vehicles. |
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| You can see just how low this old KG really was from this photo. The Karmann Ghia was produced from 1955 to 1974 and this 1960's model looked great. The BRM (I think) wheels looked good and suited the car. |
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| This car attracted plenty of attention and its easy to see why. The Karmann Ghia has such a beautiful body shape, even if it does have the RAT look. |
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| This lovely looking 1967/68 orange and cream bug looked great.The slammed stance suited this bug, and those black painted steel wheels tucked up under the arches looked fantastic. |
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| You can see just how low the bug sits from this photo. It looks as though this bug may have a narrowed front beam as those front wheels are really tucked under the front wings. This really was a lovely clean car... |
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| ... well apart from the deck lid which looks to have suffered some recent fire damage, check your fuel lines today to prevent this type of damage, or worse! |
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| The rows of vehicles on display just went on and on and have every conceivable type of Volkswagen you can think of. |
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| This slightly lowered 1975 sand coloured 181 Trekker, or Kurierwagen as it should be called looked fantastic. These cars were produced for the West German army during WW2. |
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| I saw this radical Volksrod back at the start of the show season at the Volksworld Show.. I liked it then and I still like it now because although it's a work in progress, it's just so different. |
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| Like I said, it's a work in progress but it has all the signs of great potential. |
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| Whether you like or loath this very radical Volksrod you have to admit that it's an amazing feat of metal fabrication. |
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| The variety of Volkswagens was diverse to say the least. From tube railed beach buggies to show winning restored Porsche's this show has everything. |
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| The quality of Volkswagens on display was just amazing, and the quantity of show cars just went on and on. |
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| Just a small selection of the Beetles that were on display at the Stonor Park show, a perfect setting for a huge Volkswagen show. |
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| Here is a couple of buses that I recognise, the blue and white bay belongs to Rich who runs the Wolfsburg Bus Crew club and the blue split screen belongs to Phillip, also a member of the WBC. Both these buses feature in part one of the Stonor Park review, which you can find at the top left of this page in 'My blog archive' |
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| As the day grew to a close vehicles started to leave the venue. I think the yellow Porsche 356 was taking a short cut across the grass.! |
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| This lovely beige beetle also took the short route over the grass. Still it gave me a photo opportunity that I couldn't resist. I did like the banded steel wheels on this old bug. |
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| As the heat was getting too much, Matthew and I headed for the shade of some trees. Looking out towards the show vehicles in the bright sun- shine. |
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| A better photo looking into the show area from the shade of the trees. |
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| Turning 180 degrees and I was facing the trade area, where sellers were selling everything VW related you could think of. There was also a autojumble where you could find those hard to find OEM items. There were also plenty of food and drink vendors. So that was my 3 part review of the VW Expo at Stonor Park 2017. I have been attending this show for 5 or 6 years and this year was by far the most enjoyable for me. Having my good friends Matthew and Caroline there with me helped as did being part of the Wolfsburg Bus Crews club line up. The WBC is such a friendly club, with the most amazing members who all have some gorgeous vehicles. A big thanks to both Matthew and Caroline, and all of the Wolfsburg Bus Crew, especially Rich for organising the line up for making Stonor Park such a great day out. Next weeks blog will be all about 'Bug Jam' VW festival at the Santa Pod Raceway so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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