Chearsley Classic Car Show 2025 (part 1 of 2)

Every year the picturesque village of Chearsley in Buckinghamshire hold a classic and vintage fun day in order to raise funds for the Chearsley Cricket Club junior section, and this year was no different. Now in it's 14th year, and I must have been attending this show for about 13 of those years, and it just gets better and better. The car show attracts around 500 vehicles on the day and there is everything you could imagine. From classic cars to military vehicles, motorcycles and commercial vehicles and agricultural vehicles. Attractions at the show include a fun fair, live music, hot and cold food stalls, a bar and plenty of art and craft stalls. The organisers normally arrange a fly by from a WW2 Spitfire, but unfortunately this couldn't happen this year. This years show was arranged for Sunday 14th September 2025. The forecast was good so Suzie and I headed off to drive the 10 miles deep into the Buckinghamshire countryside.

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My bus parked up at the Chearsley
classic car show.

I arrived first, but shortly after these two
VW's arrived. The organisers try where
possible to group vehicle makes together.

I don't think the owners of the two other
VW's knew each other, but it was nice to
meet them both and have some air-
cooled company.

A lovely old pro-street Vauxhall Viscount.

I don't know what size that motor is,
suffice to say, it's big.

Karmann Ghia Sportster, I think this was
a reproduction, albeit a very nice one.

A gorgeous interior, even down to the
Porsche carpet.

A porsche 356 B coupé, this one I think 
was the real deal.

I had one of these when I was about 18,
except mine was a four door. I'd love to
own another one .

Unusual grille mascot.

Volvo P1800 a true classic.

A go anywhere Unimog.

A red double decker bus, you don't get
any more classic that that.

This is a 1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud
 with custom coachwork by Cooper & Co.

This car is part of a very limited production
 run, with only 21 similar coach-built units
 created and is often called a 'Hooper
Empress' due to the custom body style.

Lovely old race ready 'C' type Jaguar.

Double take, not the same car as above,
but another ready to race around the circuit
'C' type Jaguar.

A pair of series 2, E-Type Jaguar
roadsters. I thought the dark green colour
suited the car well.

So that was part one of two about the Chearsley Classic Car Show. Next week will be part two where you will be able to see plenty more British and American classic cars as well as more air-cooled vehicles, so be sure to come back next week.

Wolfsburg Bus Crew's 10th Birthday Bash (part 3 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. The review continues as I wander around the campsite with some of the members emerging from their campers after a heavy night.!

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Rich had arranged for Dave Sharpe from
 Raptorxotics to pop along and give a talk
about about his snakes, lizards and
spiders.

Dave conducted his interactive display
of exotic animals if front of the marquee.

Just one of the lizards, the exotic animals
got mixed reactions from the crew
 members.

Is that a snake around his waist..

Yep! A huge yellow Python.

Lovely old 'Jeans' Beetle parked up next
to my bus.

Cyncyano's Procecco bar went down well
with all the members on the Friday and
Saturday nights.

Suzie just chilling outside the bus as I
have a cuppa.

Just 3 of the raffle prizes on offer, made
by crew member Gary.

I was trying to get a photo of them
changing colour..

The 'Best Bus awards' hand made and
painted by Stinky Pete's Signwriting. 

Stephen won the Peoples choice
award, here with Dave (on the left)
and Rich.

Stephen and his bus.

Stuart won the 'Crew kidz choice,
here with Dave (on the left and Rich)

Stuart and his bus.

Andy won the Judges choice, here
with Dave (on the left) and Rich.

Andy and his bus.

I can't remember the name of the guy
that won the long distance award, but 
I do remember he came over with his
mum all the way from Ireland.

The long distance award.

The gorgeous 'Buddy' won the Koolest K-9
and took home a hand painted bowl.

So that was the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's 10th Birthday Bash and Camp Out for 2025. Overall another fantastic weekend with plenty to see and do all weekend. Rich (and his helpers) done a great job organising everything from the campsite, to the evening entertainment, to the food and drink venders, to the toilet hire and the exotic animal display, what more could you possibly want. Oh, not to mention loads of cool air-cooled busses and friendly WBC members, so if your a member of the WBC I recommend you go to the 11th Birthday Bash as you won't be disappointed. And if your not yet a WBC member, head over to their Facebook page and join! Next week's blog review is a 2 part review all about the Chearsley Classic Car Show where you'll be able to see lots of British and American classic cars and bikes along with air-cooled VW's so be sure to come back next week.