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| The first vehicle inside the hall that I noticed was this slammed '67 early bay. The real patina that covered this bus looked great. This bus had some nice features including: the clear front indicator lenses, the Porsche 356 headlight grilles and that full length roof rack. |
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| The interior of the slammed '67 looked cool... I have only just noticed that box of goodies behind the passenger seat, which I assume is the main control for the hydraulic suspension..? |
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| The gorgeous patina really did look cool, this bus must have come from a very hot and sunny state in the U.S to have this much patina. The narrow front beam hides the front wheels under the cab. |
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| Another slammed vehicle inside the hall was this type 3 1500 Notchback. This lovely type 3 must have been riding on air suspension to sit that low. |
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| You can see just how low this 'Notch' really is from this photo, you can also see how the tyres have been stretched over those custom wheels. |
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| Inside the Notchback it was pretty basic, and the alloy and leather seats although they looked nice they didn't really look that comfortable. |
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| To be honest all the cars inside the hall had been seriously hit with the lowering stick. The slammed look is very big over here at the moment as you can tell from my photos. This immaculate green bug was no exception. Just look haw clean and straight this gorgeous car is. |
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| That reflection in the rear quarter panel and door was amazing. The super wide BBS rear wheels with those stretched tyres gave this classic car a modern look. |
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| This lovely 1967 beetle was, yes you've guessed it, slammed. The overall look of this patina'd bug was awesome. I loved so many things about this car, that wicked rack over the rear window looked great. |
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| The bug had patina panels and a few knocks here and there, which instead of repairing the damaged panel, the owner has just clear coated it instead. |
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| Under the bonnet, the owner has a cool looking suitcase in which the air tanks for the hydraulic suspension are mounted. |
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| I never knew Madge had such good taste. |
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| Looking down at the trade hall where numerous traders were selling everything you could think of to either get or keep your VW on the road. |
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| There didn't seem to be as many traders as last year, but maybe that's just me.. It still took me over an hour to walk round all the stalls. |
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| The camouflage paint job is another trend that is popular at the moment, I have a camouflaged T4, but I've not seen a camo paint job in these colours before on this 1972 bay window. |
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| I actually liked the colours, it was different and that is always good. The twin 3 bow roof racks were a nice touch that looked good. |
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| From the camo paint job that was trying to blend in, to this psychedelic 1974 bay window bus that has virtually no chance of blending in against anything, anywhere! |
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| The cab area had been treated to the same wild paint scheme as the outside, plus so much more. The ivy up the steering column and all the figures on the dashboard would certainly stop you getting bored whilst driving. |
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| Every inch of the body had been treated to the hand painted design including the pop top canvas and the bumpers. |
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| Regular readers will remember this lovely 1969 bay from last weeks blog review about the VW Campermart show. This distinctive bus with its slammed stance and narrowed front beam and not to mention the cool steel sun visor all help to make this bus stand out. |
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| You can see just how low this bus really is from this angle. This bus has hydraulic suspension so when driving it would ride slightly higher. |
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| This gorgeous 1965 split screen single cab pick up looked great in its black over red paint scheme. This truck had a 1600 single port engine with an adjustable front beam and had been lowered 2 splines on the rear. |
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| This stock looking black 1955 oval window beetle caught my eye. I do like these early bugs, especially when they are original looking. |
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| This really was a lovely looking car with what may well be the original paint. |
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| You can see just how lovely this old oval was from this photo. This gorgeous car was up for sale for £11,500 ($16,300 approx) |
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| I do love a type 3, and this 1969 Square back was no exception. This car was immaculate and so straight. |
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| I did like the steel sun visor and the BRM wheels were a perfect choice to compliment the overall look of this lovely car. |
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| This lovely low RAT looking 1969 / 70 early bay caught my eye as my 1969 microbus used to be the same dark green colour. |
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| The imported bus, although it looked ratty it was actually quite solid and straight. The narrow front beam looked good as did that cool 3/4 length roof rack. |
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| This fantastic 1988 Westfalia Joker was one of my favourite vehicles at the show. It was riding high with all terrain tyres and just looked as though it could go anywhere. |
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| Regular readers will know I'm getting into the overland experience with vehicles that can handle any terrain and this bus ticked all the right boxes. OK, it wasn't the prettiest bus at the show but that didn't matter one little bit. |
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| This stunning bright red 1969 Westfalia early bay really was immaculate. The gorgeous paint had been expertly applied over perfectly straight body panels. |
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| This bay was imported from San Diego, some- time in the past, and it still has the all red U.S tail light lenses. This really was a lovely bus. So that was part 1 of 2 all about the Dubfreeze show 2018. Next week will be the 2nd instalment where you can see plenty more bugs and buses plus a lovey fastback, and so much more so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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