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| The first vehicle to catch my eye was this early bay, which had huge amounts of real patina. This 1969 panel van looked fantastic and I think it had recently been imported from Long Beach, California. |
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| This old van looked just right, from the standard ride height, to the original steel wheels with whitewall tyres and even the new 3 bow roof rack looked just right. |
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| This stock looking early bay really did look nice. I'm not sure what it is that makes me like this bus so much, but whatever it is, it's working. |
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| Kevin and John who are fellow Outcast VW club members arrived shortly after me in Kevin's cool looking T25 crew cab. (had I know they were coming, we could have driven up together!) Kevin bought this crew cab from a guy who imported it from Lithuania, but Kevin soon found out it had a few problems which he quickly sorted out. This bus now has a 1900TDI engine which pulls like a steam train. |
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| This has been a trusty workhorse for Kevin, that has taken him to France and back 4 times with each journey being over 1000 miles and the old bus has never missed a beat. But the time has come for Kevin to reluctantly sell it to fund another project. Kevin is asking a mere £3,500 o.n.o. ($5,000 approx) which I think is very reasonable and I wouldn't be surprised if it sells quickly at that price. If you fancy owning this awesome, reliable crew cab give Kevin a call on 07402 444420 or you can view it at the Volksworld show next weekend. |
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| This bright green 1985 T25 Syncro looked great parked up at the show. I do like these T25 Syncro's as they just look tough and as they could go anywhere. |
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| This really is a tough looking T25, and the unusual green colour suits the look of this bus. I did like where and how the spare wheel was mounted. |
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| A friend of mine Mark (AKA Bod) camped for the weekend in his luxurious 4 berth Navigator VW motorhome. This is how to camp out at a VW show on a cold and sometimes wet weekend in March. When I caught up with Mark he was just doing the washing up after cooking his speciality, a curry. Now that beats burgers and sausages which is the normal staple diet for us dubbers at a weekend show! |
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| Another mate Darren also camped at the show in his 1972 bay window. Darren is a member of the Volkswagen Owners of Welwyn Garden City Club (VWOWGC) Darren and Robert (below) can be found camping most weekends at some VW show or other throughout the VW season. |
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| Robert (AKA Bert) is also a member of the VWOWGC club and camped out in his 1983 T25. Both Robert and Darren must cover hundreds of miles each year just travelling to and from VW shows. |
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| This gorgeous 1965 split screen looked lovely parked up. The two tone colour's on this bus with matching bumpers worked really well. |
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| This really was a nice straight bus and the paint accentuates the straight body panels. I did like the 3 bow roof rack which is a nice looking accessory that no doubt comes in handy for weekends away. |
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| This light blue late bay had a floral paint scheme with what looked like hand painted flowers on the body. |
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| The floral theme continued down to the custom wheels. |
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| This stunning 1972 Sierra yellow late bay looked amazing, The body was so straight and solid and the matching pop top canvas helped make this bus stand out. |
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| This looks like it could be a Devon Moonraker conversion judging the style of that pop top, although I could be wrong! Whatever conversion it is, I did like it. |
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| Yet another friend who camped out all weekend was Kevin, who is a member of Oxdubz, amongst other VW clubs. Kevin took his lovely long wheel base twin slider T4. Kevin's 2002 bus looks so pretty in it's green and cream two tone colour scheme which he has named 'The Grinch' |
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| Kevin's gorgeous T4 parked up with Matthew and Chris who are fellow members of Oxdubz VW Club. |
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| This solid looking 1968 early bay looked like a nice honest bus. This looks as though it still had the original paint, which is always nice to see. |
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| Even though this lovely old stock looking bay was starting to show it's age, it still looked amazing and was still very desirable. |
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| At first glance this unassuming blue T4 looked like just another T4 parked up, but as I got closer I noticed a few details that made this particular T4 stand out. |
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| The lovely metallic paint was finished to a very high standard, and the old skool pin striping on the tail gate looked awesome. |
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| And those huge deep dish banded steel wheels looked great in brilliant white. |
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| The guy's from 'Voodoo VW' were trading at Dub Aid and they brought along their yellow 1986 T25 panel van. |
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| OK it's not a VW, it's a gorgeous Airsteam trailer. I do like the Airstream which was first built in 1920 by Wally Byam. His first attempt was a tent contraption that he built on a model T chassis. The name Airstream was Wally's idea as he wanted to build a trailer that would be easy to move and tow like a stream of air. |
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| This 1977 late bay in what looks like Dove blue or a very similar colour looked really nice and straight as you can from the reflection along the bodywork. |
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| This immaculate 1972 late bay looked great in it's white over blue paint. The chrome bumpers and the tinted blue rear window make this bay stand out. |
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| This really was a nice clean and straight bus, and with more tinted glass on the side this really did look something special.Those polished Fuchs style wheels complimented the chrome bumpers, headlight rings and fresh air grille. |
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| This T25 4 x 4 syncro Westaflia sunroof multivan caught my eye with it's immaculate white body- work and those super bright orange wheels with the orange 'syncro' decal on the side. I do like the syncro, regardless of which VW model it is. I do like the thought of going over any terrain in a old Volkswagen. |
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| This stunning Syncro had German licence plates so I'm not sure if it's a German visitor to the show or whether it has just been imported. The twin roof racks no doubt come in handy to carry all the extras and spares when going off road. |
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| Another vehicle to have German plates was this lovely looking white over orange late bay. This, as was the syncro above very clean and tidy. |
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| There was plenty of variety at the Dub Aid 5 show. This photo was taken in the weekend camping area. |
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| 'Just Kampers' attended the show in their lovely 1970 Preservation parts early bay panel van. I have seen this van on numerous occasions and it looks better every time I see it. |
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| In the day visitor car park I spotted this really immaculate 1970 white beetle. This little bug was so clean and so straight I just had to take a photo. The twin spot lights mounted on the bumper was a nice touch that suited the car. |
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| Perfectly straight body panels along with domed hubcaps on the original black painted steel wheels helped make this '70 bug stand out. So that was part 1 of 2 about the Dub Aid 5 VW Show. Part 2 will follow next Saturday where you can see more buses including early and late bay's, split screens, T25's, T4's, and there's also a cool beach buggy so be sure to come back next week. |
