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| To kick this weeks blog off we have a gorgeous Neptune blue and white 1971 steel sunroof deluxe early bay belonging to my mate Joe. This really is a nice bus that Joe has spent many hours getting it to look this nice. |
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| This bus is so straight and solid and the paint reflects that. The bus had been lowered a few inches all round and running on 15" Enkei slot mags. Joe is a member of the Wolfsburg Weed Huggers VW club and also like me a member of the Wolfsburg Bus Crew VW club on Facebook. |
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| The motor in Joe's bus is a 1776cc twin port with twin Dellorto DRLA 36 carbs and a Bug-Tech big John shifter. Inside this lovely bus Joe has a part built interior but as with all of our buses, has yet to be finished. |
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| This slammed 1963 pastel yellow beetle looked great in the sunshine. The colour was a perfect choice to make this old bug stand out. The Fuchs style wheels were another perfect choice. |
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| The sheer number and quality of the vehicles on display in the club stands section was amazing. |
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| This radical Volksrod type thing caught not only my eye but also those of almost everyone who walked past it. This chopped, channelled and sectioned bug certainly stood out. |
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| This bug had had some serious bodywork mods, and whether you like it or loathe it, you have to admit the amount of work that has gone into this so far is amazing. I hope this radical bug gets finished as I'd love to see the final outcome. |
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| There is still a long way to go but this car looks so promising. |
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| I love the old hot rod style wire wheels and the appearance of the rear end with the heavily modified deck lid. |
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| I'm not sure what the hinges are for.. which is just another reason why I hope this cool bug gets finished. |
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| A beetle that was finished was this gorgeous early turquoise slammed bug. This bug pushed all the right buttons, I loved the colour, the stance, the contrasting white steel wheels and the roof rack crammed full of period accessories. |
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| Yes the mango and white split screen was very nice, but it was the cardboard cut out of the pin up girl that caught my eye! |
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| This 1988 T25 panel van looked fantastic in it's 'Gulf' racing colours paint scheme. I did like the front spoiler that helped the overall look of this super cool looking van. |
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| This 1974 181 Trekker looked great in it's all black colour scheme. This humble military based car looked so cool from being slammed and from being all one colour. |
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| These 181 Trekkers were produced from 1968 - 1983 and only about 90,000 were for civilian use so they are somewhat rare and when they look this nice, they are also very desirable. |
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| The interiors are sparse, thanks to it's military background but that doesn't matter on bit. I did like the monster tacho mounted on the dashboard. |
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| The diversity of vehicles on display at the show was amazing. Whatever your into, you'll be sure to find it at the Volksworld show. |
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| How low can your beetle go? well not much lower than this that's for sure. This bright red bug looked gorgeous in the sunshine. |
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| This gorgeous bug was sat on the grass thanks to it's air ride suspension. The narrowed front beam and the 5 spoke wheels complete the cool look of this lovely bug. |
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| The attention to detail was amazing. I did like the quilted carpet / spare wheel cover in that gorgeous tan colour. I also liked the chromed air tank for the air ride suspension. |
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| This really was a nice looking car, and certainly good enough to be on show inside the venue. This bug was so straight and clean it was amazing. |
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| This mad creation looked really cool, although I bet it's difficult to ride. |
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| Everywhere you looked in the outside display area there were rows upon rows of classic VW's of all descriptions. |
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| This lovely looking 1966 11 window split screen was tucked away in a corner of the show, but I found it! This really was a nice bus, I did like the narrowed front beam and the low stance and not to mention the rusty towel rail bumpers and the steel screen visor. |
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| This wicked looking 1967 Volksrod drew plenty of attention from the public. The first thing you see is the 1930's Model 'A' front beam axle mounted to a custom made framehead adaptor. It has a stock beetle steering box mounted sideways for cowl steering. |
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| A close up of the model 'A' drilled front beam and the custom built frame head adaptor. This old bug also has hot rod headlights. |
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| The body has been sectioned over the chassis by 6" giving the low stance.the gearbox has also been raised by 3.5" |
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| Power for this Volksrod comes from a 1700cc type 4 motor with a lightened and balanced bottom end.The motor also has twin Kadron carbs and twin Cannon exhaust. This isn't a real split window but has a hand fabricated split rear window. |
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| Due to the low stance and the positioning of the steering box the steering column comes out through the speedometer hole. A Hurst shifter and custom quilted seats, door cards and wheel tub finish off the interior. |
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| This 1972 Volksrod was another fantastically looking creation. The chopped roof looked great and the lack of paint on the body made this car stand out. |
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| The exposed 1641cc engine looked good as did the replica BRM front wheels and the banded rear wheels. |
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| This lovely custom Volksrod had these what look like Frankenstein stitches welded over the body and they looked great. |
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| A better look at the chopped roof and the custom built in visor, and more of those 'stitches' across the roof section. The hot rod peep mirrors were a nice touch. |
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| A unique chain link bracket welded to the car to hold what looks like a remote oil filter. |
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| This fantastic old skool LDV GP beach buggy was pure retro. The standard suspension has adjustable Spax shocks all round and those lovely 5" x 15" Wolfrace front wheels and the 10" x 15" Cobra slot mags add to the retro look of this cool buggy. |
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| A fantastic paint job with the cool retro stripes. The KC spot lights and twin air horns finished off the overall look of this buggy. |
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| The standard 1500cc single port engine is more than enough to have fun is this radical buggy. The rear arches have been widened to cover the huge cobra slot mags and there are guard rails around the pick up bed. |
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| Another buggy on display was the bright lime green 1971 SWB Sidewinder bodied buggy. This buggy also ran on old skool Wolfrace slot mags |
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| The fully built and highly detailed 1776cc engine looked amazing. The buggy had the 'Red 9 design' EZ-rider independent front suspension with gas coil overs and stock beetle rear suspension. |
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| This stunning white over turquoise split screen panel van looked amazing. It was so clean and so straight. The stock ride height was a nice change and suited this van. |
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| If your spending the weekend away at a VW show this is the van you want parked up next to you! Named the 'Kombi Keg' this bus had beer pump handles down the side. |
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| I just loved this 1967 23 window samba split screen bus with it's hippie paint job. The unique multi coloured graffiti paint job looked awesome. |
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| This gorgeous bus had been lowered by using adjusters and rolls along on Airevo 17" alloys. Power comes from a 1835cc engine with twin carbs and it has stock drum brakes all round. |
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| This lovely 1955 yellow oval window bug caught my eye with it's custom satin finish paint and the contrasting black of the wheels. The wheels are JK repro Fumagalis items. |
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| This car sits this low thanks to a 4" narrowed front beam and has been lowered 1 spline on the rear. Brakes are stock drums all round and uses a gin bottle as a fluid reservoir. The motor is also stock, it's just converted to 12 volt. |
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| Another stock looking beetle was this lovely 1958 bug. The cream coloured steel wheels looked great against the black body and apart from being lowered everything else is pretty much standard, including the original 1200cc engine. |
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| The interior of the '58 looked fantastic. It has been re-trimmed in a slate grey material by Bernard Newbury, a very well known VW upholsterer here in the U.K. and it looked gorgeous. |
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| A fantastic display of oval window bugs inside the lower hall at the Volksworld show. |
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| This 1967 split screen looked fantastic. It's an original Australian 11 window high level vent bus with deluxe belt trim. The bus has a lovely stance thanks to having the flipped spindles and adjustable spring plates. The stock 1600cc motor has twin Webber carbs and mated to a 1300cc beetle gearbox. |
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| Inside the reconditioned interior it was amazing. The seats and door cards had all been re-trimmed in green nappa leather with cream piping, and the leather bound Wilton wool carpet looked so nice. |
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| This stock 1954 RHD oval sunroof beetle looked great with it's drag / street style look. The front has been lowered thanks to adjusters in the king and link pin beam. The rear has been converted to an IRS. Wheels are Erco spun aluminium items that suited the car. Power for this race car comes from a 2332cc motor with twin 48 IDA carbs. So that was my 4 part review on the Volksworld Show 2017. If you missed any of the reviews for this show you can find them at the top left of this page under 'My Blog Archive'. In fact I took so many photo's I think I have enough for maybe another 2 reviews of this show that I may keep in case I have a quite few weeks! Next weeks blog is all about Big Bang VW show that was held at Santa Pod Raceway. So be sure to come back next Saturday. |
