This is the 3rd and final instalment of my Volksworld Show 2013 write up. It is billed as the biggest and best indoor air cooled show in the world. The show attracts many European visitors who travel from all over Europe including France, Belgium and Holland to mention just a few, in their air-cooled rides.
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| I just love the shape of the Razor edge, and when It's as straight as this one it just looks even better. |
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| This oval bug was awesome, again it looked sort of alpine rally spec...I just loved it. |
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| This is one fine looking car, I would not change a thing. That is sleet / snow on the running boards and rear wing, last year at this show we had temperatures in the high '70's, what a difference a year makes. |
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| If you paint a car black, it has to be straight and this Trekker is certainly that. |
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| Such a lovely looking vehicle, considering what they were originally designed for. |
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| A couple of Trekkers and a hot rod style bug. A great mix of vehicles, in different styles help make the Volksworld show so good. |
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| Another hot rod theme here with the white scallops over orange on this notch back. |
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| A good variety of different styles of bug's, line up outside in the club display area. |
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| My best mate Stuart from Aylesbury is currently making a home grown turbo system for his '71 bay window, just not quite this big though eh? |
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| Having said that, it would look good sticking out the back of his bay window.! |
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| A Razor edge, a Karmann Ghia and an early bug all sitting down in the weeds, and all with narrowed front beams on display outside next to the racecourse. |
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| Very low and a very narrow front beam on this split screen crew cab pick up. |
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| Gorgeous ruby red oval beetle next to a pearl white Karmann Ghia. The oval bug was show standard quality. |
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| A Fridolin, these are as rare as me buying a drink in the pub. This one was stunning and finished in a light grey. |
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| This mad looking buggy was parked up near the food stands. Really neat looking exhaust. |
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| I'm not sure about the design of the front end, but I reckon it'd still be great fun to drive over the sand dunes on a sunny day. |
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| This patina'd Karmann is a regular at the Volksworld show and is finished in a clear gloss coat of lacquer to stop the patina getting worse from the great British weather. It's a lovely looking car. |
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| It seemed as though low was the only way to go this year. And this very low notch back with rear fender skirts and narrowed front beam was following the trend to the letter. |
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| A very low great looking bug with narrowed front beam, finished in Matt grey and next to an early 911 Porsche painted in a lovely orange. |
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| Talking of low, how about this early bay... Evil Ben's drop shop were displaying their own handiwork on their bay. |
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| From the front, you can see just how low this really is. There really is something I like about a bay sporting yellow headlights, this one even has yellow spots as well. |
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| A stunning example of a '70's Karmann Ghia convertible finished in gloss black. |
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| A Notch back line up. The green one belongs to a friend of mine, Anthony who is a member of 'Oxdubz' a VW club based in Oxfordshire. |
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| Anthony's notch, a very nice looking car. I met Anthony looking around the auto jumble, and he kindly offered me a sip of his chili vodka from his hip flask, that certainly warmed me up, for at least a few hours! Cheers mate. |
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| Just one of the numerous trade stands selling every conceivable accessory for virtually any VW ever made. |
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| I had one of these Raleigh Chopper's as a kid back in the early '70's and they were not to stable under pedal power with the smaller front wheel let alone with a small 2 stroke motor attached and driving the rear wheel. |
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| Satin paint and filled in rear windows really make this square back stand out. |
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| Another regular at the show is this err... OK I don't know what it is, but I kind of like it. |
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| It's un-usual and that's it's appeal. |
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| Early bay panel van, sitting low with a full roof rack and looking just a bit ratty. Very nice I do like rat looking bay panel vans. |
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| Early bay line up parked up around the 'winners enclosure' at the race course. Maybe one day I'll get my micro bus in the line up. |
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| Lovely gloss grey Karmann Ghia, looked lovely and straight parked up in the winners enclosure of the racecourse. |
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| Karmann Ghia enjoying a brief dry spell, with some of the early bays in the background. |
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| A very ratty looking crew cab pick up, very nice. |
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| The white split was low, but the red oxide coloured spilt, took being low to a whole new level. |
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| From the side you can see just how low this split screen is. I hope this is riding on air, otherwise it's going to be a rough and slow drive home. |
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| This looks to be stock height, but it still looked so good. |
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| I'm not sure which I prefer.. a rough looking bus with patina paint and rusty bits or with super shiny bright work and gloss paint? |
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| From one extreme to another.. this black over blue split was definitely shiny. |
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| Un-usual window configuration that I don't think I've seen before. Rear opening, bottom opening and front opening side windows on this split screen. Not sure if this is a standard design or whether the owner has been somewhat creative? |
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| If like me you like the rat look, you'll love this. This just looks so cool. |
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| I don't think this could look much better. |
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| A lovely looking split riding at stock height with white over a teal colour, I'm sure there's a proper name for that teal colour, but I don't know what it is, but I do like it. |
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| I do like anything sign written and this early split was about as good as it gets. |
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| This US spec late bay is as you would expect, apart from those gorgeous retro stripes down the side, don't they look great and the retro theme continues with the red steel wheels with white wall tyres. |
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| Beautiful white over blue split screen panel van, one day... |
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| Lovely looking low Notch back sporting decals parked up next to the Cool-Flo guys. |
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| Lucky for us the sun wasn't shining on the Sunday, otherwise we'd all need sunglasses to look at this super bright orange and black split. This really was totally immaculate. |
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| It's OK, because years ago the villains would have had equally slow get-away cars. Very nice themed bug though. |
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| A company called Brickfield VW specialise in air-cooled restorations and servicing and they had this creation on show displaying their handiwork. |
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| I love the hot-rod themed flames, I had a '59 V8 powered Ford Anglia with similar paint job many years ago. Pick up looked good as did the roll cage. |
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| Very rat looking interior on this rat looking split screen, still looks good though. |
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| Looks lovely from any angle. |
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| This split screen was really nice, single colour with a turret top and safari screens. |
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| I do like high top buses, and this beauty was from one of the many European visitors to the show. |
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| High top buses are like Marmite, you either love them or hate them. I love them. |
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| Loving the full length roof rack and the spot lights attached to it. And of course the yellow bumper mounted spotlight. |
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| This must be shiny corner.. a pair of painted split screens, one has a pop top, the other is a tin top but equally as nice as each other. |
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| I spotted these lovely looking wheels on a bus and thought... now they are very nice. So that was my visit to the Volksworld Show 2013, although it was a very cold winters day, but the venue, the vehicles, the people and of course Anthony's chili vodka helped make it another great show and a lot warmer. If you get the chance next year to attend this show, I thoroughly recommend it, you won't be disappointed. I hope you enjoyed my photos and write up, and please remember to come back soon to my blog to see what's new. |
