This weeks blog review is the last of four reviews all the Stanford Hall VW show which this year was held on Sunday 3rd May. This is an annual one day event organised by the Leicestershire and Warkickshire VW owners club. The show is held in the grounds of Stanford Hall, which was built in the 1690's in the beautiful village of Stanford-on-Avon, near Lutterworth in Leicestershire, LE17 6DH. The manicured lawns of the hall also has the River Avon gently flowing through the grounds, and provides a spectacular backdrop for a VW show. As Stanford Hall is only about 60 miles from my hometown, and as the weather forecast was good I decided to drive up. I have been to this show quite a few times over the years and there is always a good collection of top quality VW's of all varieties with plenty of trade stands and an auto jumble and all set in the beautiful grounds of Stanford Hall. This show is seen by many as one of those 'not to miss' shows and it always gets busy there. The blog continues as I wander around the show.
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| The awesome drag beetle comes from my part of the country, and is well known in the U.K. based Outlaw Flat Four Racing community. It runs a 1600cc motor with a turbo. |
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| I am quite keen on a high riding T25 Syncro. |
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| This T25 Westfalia really caught my eye. I could easily have one of these beasts. |
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| This really does have everything Id like on a T25. |
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| This split oval rat rod bug was pretty trick. |
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| Those frenched 1950's Cadillac rear lights looked fantastic. |
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| Bonnet louvers and suicide doors. |
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| As this photo shows, there were vintage VW's everywhere. |
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| Just a few photos from the Wolfsburg Bus Crew's club line up. |
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| I do like a Rallye themed beetle, and the following trio pushed all the right buttons. |
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| I did like that quad spot light set up. |
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| To end this four part review, here is an immaculate metallic black beach buggy. |
So that was my blog review of the Stanford Hall VW Show 2026. My photos are just a very, very small selection of what was there. The show is huge and you'll be hard pushed to see everything, but what you do see will be pure quality. Overall this show is definitely one of the best shows in the U.K. with an enormous auto jumble, plenty of food vendors and all set in the glorious grounds of Stanford Hall. If you haven't been to this show, I can recommend it. Next weeks blog is all about the Chiltern Hills Classic Car Show where you'll be able to see some classic British and American vintage cars / trucks and a few air-cooled VW's so be sure to come back next week.
