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| This stunning 1978 Westfalia Berlin is the pride and joy of Julie who has owned this gorgeous bus for about a year or so. This bus really is so clean and tidy. |
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| Julie has christened her bus 'Jolene' and it has a 2.0 type 4 engine with an automatic gearbox. Julie has recently added those lovely retro curtains which happen to be the same as mine, and they suit Jolene perfectly. Julie and her partner use the bus as much as possible to go camping. |
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| My velvet green 1969 Microbus looking nice and shiny in the sunshine. The exterior has had a new coat of paint since coming over from Sacramento back around 2010. The wheels and the engine are still the same and I have no plans to change either. |
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| When it came over from the U.S. the green only went up to the belt line, but I'm glad I decided to have the green up to the gutters as I think it looks so much better. |
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| Ken, (who along with James organised this event) owns this RATTY '64 imported 11 window bus that was originally used to carry parishioners to church on a Sunday. |
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| Gone are the rows of seats in Ken's bus, who he's named 'The Moses Bus' for obvious reasons. Now there is a bright jazzy interior with cartoon strip covered panels and a rock and roll bed. |
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| This is the fantastic trophy that was made by Richard Homewood of 'N2 Engineering' for the winner of best vehicle on the day as voted for by all the WBC members that attended this great day out. |
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| James and his family was there in his stunning 1958 LHD ex-Swiss Army radio communication bus. This gorgeous bus has been resprayed in the anniversary Ducati red with hand painted Ducati decals on the doors, why Ducati red? it's because all the original radio equipment in the bus was made by Ducati. |
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| The 'Duke' as it's been christened not only looks great, it also goes and stops pretty well thanks to a 1776cc engine with electronic ignition, deep sump, external oil filter and genuine Webber 44 idf carbs. The Duke also has Porsche 944 disc brakes all round. |
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| This awesome looking imported '68 looked good with it's slammed stance and the real patina the bus got whilst in North Carolina. Jai is the lucky owner who has just finished a restoration on his bus, it's nice to see he has left the original patina'd paint and not re-sprayed it. |
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| Jai's bus has a 1776cc engine which pushes the bus along nicely. It's low stance is thanks to the chassis having been notched and has a 2" narrowed beam from Creative Engineering. Jai was on on honeymoon last week having just got married in the bus, which they intend to keep in the family for many years (and adventures) to come. Congratulations to both of you. |
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| Nichola and Spencer are the proud owners of this stunning 1972 Danbury. Both Nichola and Spencer have always been into the Beetle, but about a year ago they bought 'Molly Mabel' and have never looked back. |
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| The interior of Molly Mabel really is very nice, I do like that fold down buddy seat. |
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| Molly Mabel has a 1500cc single port engine, which after driving their 1600cc twin port beetle seems pretty slow but that doesn't stop either of the getting the bus out for any occasion, even it's just to pop to the shops. |
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| This beast of a van belongs to Graham, it may look like a normal sign written split screen van but Graham's van has a 3.2 Porsche Carrera sport engine with a 5 speed gearbox. The rear beam is also from Porsche. |
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| The van also has Porsche 911 disc brakes and twin 8" remote servo dual circuit brakes. With all these Porsche goodies the bus is good for around 230 BHP and yes it sounds awesome. |
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| This lovely 1978 Beryl green and white Westfalia belongs to Alistair who is relatively new to the bus scene, in fact this is his first bus, and what a lovely bus it is. |
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| The bus was imported from the sunny state of California back in 2015 and since then it has had a full back to metal respray. Alistair has also lowered the bus by 2" and added a lovely set of alloy wheels. |
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| This lovely 1988 T25 belongs to Pete who turned up with Alistair. This cool bus is a 1.6 turbo diesel Pete has owned his bus for a number of years and still has a few changes in mind, one of them being changing the low profile tyres on the 17" rims for something with more sidewall for a more comfortable ride. Pete and Alistair (above) are heading off to Hockenheim later this year to watch the German grand prix, have a great time guys. |
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| Robin owns this lovely 'Brumos Racing' split screen van which was so original when Robin purchased it still had the original 5 wheels which probably still have the original air in them! Robin bought the bus off the Internet without viewing it as he wanted a walk through model so badly. |
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| Robin's van has a 1600cc twin port motor with a beetle IRS and gearbox. The bus sits this low thanks to an adjustable front beam, a raised steering box and shortened column. Robin now runs Porsche 356 reproduction wheels which suit the van perfectly. |
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| This gorgeous 69/70 Australian import single cab is owned by Dave. This SC was brought over to the U.K in 2017 and is Dave's daily driver, replacing his T5. Dave bought the SC from a guy in Cornwall, which meant Dave had over an 18 hour drive home!!! |
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| Dave has fitted new wheel bearings all round, rebuilt the carb and fitted a Trafficox shifter which Dave thinks is awesome and custom window winders. On the way out of the Stonor Park show last weekend, two elderly folk in a Saab said to Dave that the SC is a 'wreck and should be scrapped'.. there's no accounting for taste eh.! |
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| This gorgeous '67 RHD 11 window sliding door microbus belongs to not only a WBC member but also a friend of mine, Susie. Susie's bus named 'Lulu' was originally shipped from Germany to Thailand to be a taxi for a hotel, hence the factory fitted sliding door. |
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| Susie's family found the bus derelict in Thailand back in 2012, so they imported it and restored it into what you see here. Lulu is Susie's daily driver and she uses it regularly for camping trips and days out. |
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| This immaculate '64 German bus belongs to Si, it was exported from Germany to California where it spent the next 45 years of it's life before being imported to the U.K. |
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| The gorgeous interior has been re trimmed by Kens Customs who have made an excellent job in that brown vinyl. |
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| Si's bus has been lowered using a notched chassis and tubbed out with a narrowed beam on the front. |
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| This lovely retro looking '68 bus was imported from Oklahoma around four years ago, and is owned by Luke. Those really cool retro stripes were painted by Luke and look awesome. |
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| This bus has been on the road for about a year and is mostly original and makes for a great family vehicle. |
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| This really is such a cool looking bus. OK it's not perfectly straight but each of the small dents tells an interesting story and it would be a shame to get rid of all that history. So that was the first instalment all about the WBC M.K. divisions meet. Next week will be the second instalment where you can see plenty more quality buses including probably the best looking split screen single cab I've seen, so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
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