Wolfsburg Bus Crew's 10th Birthday Bash (part 1 of 3)

Over the weekend of 5th - 7th September 2025 the 'Wolfsburg Bus Crew' held their annual crew camp out and Birthday bash, held at the Fir Tree Campsite in Banbury, Oxfordshire. This is the clubs 10th Birthday bash. The Wolfsburg Bus Crew is a club based in the U.K. (but they also have members worldwide) for owners of Volkswagen split screens, bay windows and T25's. The club attend numerous VW shows and events all year round and normally arrange a meeting place on the day so all the members attending can meet up and all cruise to the show together. The club is run by a guy called Rich, who works tirelessly to ensure the club runs smoothly, he's also responsible for the club merchandise, contacting numerous VW companies to ask for freebies for the club raffles and arranging club camping at shows and just about everything else you can think of. Check out their Facebook page here: Wolfsburg Bus Crew | Facebook  I couldn't attend the camp out for the whole weekend so I drove the 50 miles or so to the Birthday Bash on the Saturday morning with my sidekick, Suzie.

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I arrived quite early and Rich had saved
me a parking space close to the main
event tent.

My bus parked up. As I mentioned I had
arrived earlier than I expected, and most 
of the members were still in their buses
sleeping off the night before!

Suzie has to get in one of the photos
somehow.

So that was the first of three instalments all about the WBC 10th Birthday Bash. Next week will be part two where you'll be able to see plenty more air cooled VW's that attended the Birthday Bash, so be sure to come back next week.

Brill Classic Car Show (part 2)

Over the weekend of 23rd / 24th August the village of Brill, in Buckinghamshire, held a fun weekend with steam rides, attractions, assorted stalls and refreshments, kids area, a beer tent with over 40 different real ales & ciders, street food, all day music and a classic car show. Brill village is nestled high up in the Buckinghamshire countryside, and probably most famous for it's windmill. I've been attending the Brill classic car show for many years now and it's getting bigger every year. There is a vast array of classic vehicles but without the snobbery you sometimes get from classic car owners. So on the Sunday morning Suzie and I jumped in the bus and we headed off. Brill is only about 13 miles from my hometown so this really is a local show. The review continues as we wander around the show.

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1969 Vauxhall Viva GT, very rare.

Immaculate engine bay, showing off the
1975cc engine

Mk3 Ford Cortina, my dream car.

Oozing the 1950's was this 2 door 1957
Chevy, in classic turquoise.

A 2 door Mk3 Cortina with the 'Crayford'
convertible conversion.

Aston Martin DB6.

A very clean and straight Karmann Ghia.

When was the last time you saw a Lancia
Stratos?

Beautiful split screen.

Mk2 Jaguar looked stunning.

My friend Joe was at the show in his 
lovely 1970 early bay.

Joe's bus is so clean and straight.

Fiat Topolino circa late 1930's.

This Baja looked as though it should be
good fun.

Suzie back in the bus guarding the milk.

Nice clean bug.

Army Jeep looked authentic.

A lovely Jenson 541R, this car was only
produced from 1957 - 1960.

Stunning series 1 Land Rover.

There is always a good selection of
classic bikes at Brill.

This Greaves scrambler caught my eye.

My bus on show.

An unmolested Ford Model A.

Original interior.

I loved this old model A, even if it has just
marked it's sopt.

This early bay panel van caught
my eye. The colour of the van
 with clear indicator lenses, those 16"
wheels with high wall off road tyres
and the full length roof rack made
this van look so tough.

So that was the Brill Classic Car Show for 2025, overall a fantastic day out with plenty to see and do for all the family. This is a show that I can recommend if you can, as you won't be disappointed. Next week's blog review is a 3 part review all about the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's 10th Birthday Bash & Campout, where all you'll be able to see is air-cooled vehicles so be sure to come back next week.