Sunday, 10 May 2026

Wolfsburg Bus Crew's Autumn meet & camp out 2025 (part 1)

The Wolfsburg Bus Crew (WBC) is a club on Facebook for owners of Volkswagen split screen, bay window and T25 buses, and is run by Rich Coxhill. Even though the club is based in London, they have members all across the U.K. as well as all over the world. It doesn't matter in your bus isn't a show winner, you'll be welcomed whatever your bus looks like. The club organise club meets, club stands at various shows throughout the year, arrange various runs and camping trips and they have also negotiated numerous discounts from various VW parts suppliers. The club have two club meets a year, one in the spring and one in the autumn both held at Wendover Woods, near Aylesbury, Bucks, and both with a camp out at a camp site next to the woods. This year the Autumn meet was arranged for Saturday 18th October, with a convoy to the woods from the meeting place at the Tesco Superstore in Aylesbury.

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My bus parked up in the Tesco car park
with fellow WBC members.







Luckily the car park is quite big, which 
was just as well as there must have been
25-30 busses all parked up.

The convoy to the woods, via Wendover
high street has started.


Once in Wendover we drove up the high
street and at the roundabout at the end
we circled back on ourselves creating
two way traffic of air cooled busses. 

The locals always seem to like our cruise
through their village as they waved and 
took photos.



Once parked up at the woods, I take 
Suzie for a long walk. We're just getting
back to join the crew with Suzie leading
the way.

Time for a cuppa.


Suzie doesn't look impressed that we're
sat in the bus, when she could be outside.

Grumpy look..

Giving me 'the stare'.

OK, I'll open the sliding door so you can
look out, she's much happier now.

All crew members that attend choose
their favourite bus and the bus with the
most votes wins a 'Stinky Pete's' hand
painted saw along with some WBC merch.

Let's see some busses, starting with Rich
Coxhill's late bay.






My bus.





Andy's slammed early bay with his cool
box hand painted by 'Stinky Pete'.


So that was the first of two instalments about the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's Autumn meet 2025. Next week will be part two where you can see plenty more air-cooled busses so be sure to come back next week.

Sunday, 3 May 2026

Chearsley 2025 (part 2 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. The review continues as I wander around the show.

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The classic British Mini owners club.

Honest looking Dormobile looked cool.

The view from my bus.

Ford Consul Capri, these were made
from 1961 - 1964

The gorgeous body lines were styled on
the Ford Thunderbird and the Ford
Galaxie starliner

The most noticeable design features was
the large boot space and pillarless coupé
roof.

The Nash Metropolitan is becoming so
rare these days.

This really was immaculate.

Based on the number plate, I'd say this
Porsche 356 convertible was a very nice
and well built replica.

Stunning.


A very rare BMW 700 from the early
1960's.

This was BMW's first monocoque car and
is credited with saving BMW from a near 
takeover in the 1950's.


A small 697cc flat-twin engine derived
from the motorcycle engine produced
30bhp.





The show got busier as the day went on.

I'm not 100% sure what this lovely old
woody is, but I did like it.

Cool side lights mounted on the front
wings.

A period interior.

I love that wood.

From one extreme to another, this
custom Ford Ranchero was immaculate.

You won't lose this in the supermarket
car park.


Home built hot rod.



This gorgeous Ford Zephyr was so
straight.


My bus with some other campers.

Very clean convertible bug arrived later
in the day.


Just as clean in the engine bay as the
rest of the car.



So that was the Chearsley Classic Car Show for 2025, overall a great day out with plenty to see and do. For a one day show held in a quiet sleepy village deep in the Buckinghamshire countryside this really is a show not to miss. The sheer number of vehicles on display increases every year and the organisers have now had to overflow the show onto the neighbouring farmers field to accommodate all the vehicles. With live music and hot food available along with trade stands and a small funfair there really is something for everyone. Next weeks blog is all about the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's Autumn club meet at Wendover Woods, this will be an all air-cooled filled review so be sure to come back next week.