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| The Wolfsburg Bus Crew attended Volksworld with a great display of members vehicles. They had a different display on both days, this is the Sunday line up as seen from the balcony looking out onto the winners enclosure. |
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| The first vehicle in the WBC line up was this '57 slammed panel van owned by Dave. The bus is originally from California where it was being used as shop van for Marina Porsche. |
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| Dave's panel van proudly displays the WBC sticker. |
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| This lovely ratty 1964 11 window bus is owned by Ken. The bus used to ferry parishioners to the local church when it lived back in the U.S. Ken's bus, named 'Moses' due to it's past life has a 4" narrowed front beam. |
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| This beautiful 1968 split belongs to Will and his partner Mandy. This Brazilian bus started life as an 8 seater Kombi, but in the time Will has had it he has transformed the bus into a stunning hearse, yes I said hearse. You can see more of this lovely bus, including inside the rear in my blog review about the Stanford Hall show review that will be published in a few weeks time. |
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| Another WBC bus that I don't know much about is this slammed RAT looking white over blue late bay that belongs to Darren. This really was a cool looking bus. |
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| This '68 import is owned by Andrew and has the most awesome real patina. This awesome bus has a one off 10" narrowed beam with tubs and the chassis has been notched both front and rear. It has a 1776cc engine mated to a Cogbox gear- box. The bus also has Rayvern hydraulics. |
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| WBC member Jim owns this lovely beige and white Westfalia. Unfortunately I don't much more about this bus, which is a shame. I did however like it's low stance and with what looks like a narrowed front beam. |
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| This gorgeous '69 early bay belongs to Mark, who a few weeks ago thought about selling it. I'm pleased to say, he has now changed his mind. The '69 has a 1646cc single port engine and has been tastefully lowered all round. This is one of the cleanest bay window buses you'll ever see. |
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| Gary was also in the line up with his immaculate 1978 Californian late bay. Gary has owned this bus since 2011 and has transformed the old '78 into the beautiful bus you see here. The colours of this bus are Dakota beige and Panama brown which look great together. |
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| This is the new look of 'Margo' who is owned by Rich, who runs the Wolfsburg Bus Crew. Margo is a 1974 RHD Westfalia Continental. Margo has recently had a respray to freshen her up. Rich and his family use the bus as much as possible with many frequent trips from London to Devon. |
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| Rich has kept the original Continental interior but added some modern twists to keep his daughter entertained on those long journeys. |
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| Margo does look fresh and clean, I'm not sure if she had any welding done or not, but the new coat of paint does wonders for her appearance. |
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| This gorgeous dark brown T25 Doka belongs to Simon. It's hard to imagine that this stunning pick up used to be a workhorse for a roofing company. Simon has owned the doka for around 15 years and has totally refurbished the old truck into what you see today. |
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| This lovely white split screen had been tastefully restored. I did like the black roof and the small detail of colour coding the front VW emblem. The Porsche rims suited the bus perfectly. |
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| The interior was amazing. It looked to be original and in very good condition, and totally period. |
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| Beetle's, Karmann's and a single cab split screen pick up, I did like the opening rear window on the single cab and the subtle two tone paint job. |
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| This stunning 1954 RHD oval window bug really was nice. This U.K. car has only had 3 previous owners and was in dry storage from 1972 - 2013. The owner says that the car is in great condition with only had a sympathetic restoration and the body has never been split from the chassis. |
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| This green beetle caught my eye, not only for the amazing colour, or it's low stance, and not even for those cool looking yellow head lights, but for the camber on those rear wheels ! |
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| You have to love a split screen panel van. |
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| Rows upon rows of quality beetle's, from every year and the good thing is, every one looked different from the last. |
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| I spotted this Schwinn 'cruiser six' on a trade stand, and just had to get a photo... very retro. |
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| A lovely row of early bugs, with a very rusty 356 Porsche just peeking out from behind the white 1965 beetle. |
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| A cool photo of just some of the cool beetle's at the Volksworld show. |
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| There were plenty more beetle's inside the show hall. So many bugs from different years and also many different styles, and they all looked cool. |
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| The thing that caught my eye about this lovely old split screen wasn't the Sea blue ( I think) paint, nor was it the amazing condition this old bus was in, it was that reflection down the side of the body, how straight is this bus? |
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| I do like to see something different and this lovely old oval window bug was that. I loved the overall look of this rally spec bug. |
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| The big tyres and the hand painted number on the doors looked great, but I'm not sure a rag top bug is ideal for rallying..? |
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| This must be beetle racing corner, as this light green beetle was also a race car. Again it was an early oval and looked so good with it's steel wheels, I wonder if the semaphore's still worked? |
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| This yellow rally spec beetle is a car I've seen before and I liked as much then as I do today. The car is owned by 'Team Colorado' who take part in historic rallies all over the country. The car is sponsored by Just Kampers. |
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| If you want to find out more about this car, or Team Colorado you can find them on Facebook. Their page is worth a visit if not for anything else but to see their profile picture! |
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| The last racing bug in this corner of the show hall was this 1/4 mile racing beetle. The car has a bit of a Herbie theme going on. I didn't find out much about this car, but it does look pretty tough. |
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| The Volksworld Show has a fantastic diversity of air-cooled Volkswagen's on display, so no matter what you like you'll be sure to find it. |
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| This orange metal flake Manx MK1 GP beach buggy looked awesome. I do like the MK1 GP bodies especially when they are as nice as this. |
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| The unusual body colour worked really well, and the colour matched cloth bucket seats looked so nice. The full harness will keep you in the seats whilst having fun in the dunes. |
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| This 1962 SWB sidewinder buggy in gunmetal grey metal flake looked fantastic under the bright show hall lights. The paint sparkled as you walked past. This buggy has a 1641cc engine. |
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| To describe this bus as stunning, doesn't seem good enough for this early split screen bus. This but really was built to perfection and was totally immaculate. |
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| The interior was almost to nice, you couldn't head off to the beach with the kids and the dogs without ruining that gorgeous interior. This has to be one of the nicest split screen interiors that I have seen. |
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| This stunning 1967 SO42 Westfalia split screen was painted in the same colour as my microbus, Velvet green. The bus has been lowered thanks to drop spindles on the front, and with a narrowed front beam. The chromed Eagle 5 spoke wheels looked fantastic against the green bodywork. The complete original SO42 interior was amazing. |
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| This gorgeous sealing wax red (I think) and black split screen is very rare as it's an original 15 window barn door deluxe. There are only believed to be 3 other 15 window deluxe buses in existence. This bus has not been restored as the owner prefers to preserve it's original condition rather than restore it. |
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| Another splitty in similar colours, although this lovely 1954 23 window microbus bus wasn't quite as shiny. It did however have the rag top which is cool. |
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| This almost looking beetle with it's patina across the roof the top half of the body and wings looked great. The slammed stance and the Porsche rims also helped this lovely bug stand out. |
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| This lovely 1971 blue cross over bay looked great. I did like the single colour and the ride height. With it's original wheels it looked so stock and that'll do me nicely. |
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| I've seen this gold coloured 11 window split screen a few times, and each time I just have to get a photo. This bus really does rock my boat! |
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| I'm really getting into these adventure wagon's, and this 1972 example was no exception. High top buses are becoming popular over here and buses like the adventure wagon are just going up in price. I'd love to experience all that room it would have compared to my tin top. |
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| Split screen buses were everywhere at the show, yet as with the bays and bugs, each one was different in some small.. or large way! So that was part two of four all about the Volksworld Show 2018. Next week will be the third instalment were you can see: plenty more bugs and buses and a gorgeous Kemperink conversion, an air-cooled Ford Popular and a few syncro's that I fell in love with so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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