VW North West show Tatton Park Sunday 5 Aug 2012 pics

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Sat Aug 25, 12 10:57 pm

catch up from a few weeks ago

pics ...

peeka-boo …

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sat Aug 25, 12 11:09 pm

Absolutely fantastic photos!! Pity the campers are just so expensive now... I would love one!

Cheers Steve

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Sun Aug 26, 12 1:09 pm

If you like the idea of it how about a 60s Dodge camper?

In the UK no mater where you are you are never more than about 70 miles from the beach

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sun Aug 26, 12 9:05 pm

Looks like a good turn out!!!

Have to say i personally don't get the whole camper thing.

Not bad looking as vans go, and understand the history/engine part but would never ever pay the fees they command.

Prefer the Beetle/Karmann Ghia as a package, but never had the VW itch.

Would rather have the American Ford/Dodge variants of the same era and save a few ££££'s

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sun Aug 26, 12 9:21 pm

Ta for postin them brilliant pix, some amazin cars there, love the buggies, especially the gold one

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sun Aug 26, 12 11:18 pm

TYREMAN wrote:If you like the idea of it how about a 60s Dodge camper?

In the UK no mater where you are you are never more than about 70 miles from the beach

Yeah, if I didnt have the polara I would love an old dodge camper van, much more than a vw..... Well both if I could! Good article about them in classic american this month....

And everywhere in Britain except Brum... Couldnt be any more landlocked. Nearest is Weston Super Mud, not quite the surf capital of the UK. Devon and back a couple of tanks minimum. Any wonder I want to move to Cornwall!!!!!

Cheers Steve

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Aug 27, 12 1:33 am

Great pics as ever Si - you da man!

We just came back from a week in Cornwall and my lad kept count of all the 'old' (first & second generation I think they're called

) campers he saw and got up to 68 by the time we got back

Only 1 buggy and a handful of Beetles tho...

Matt74 · Post by **Matt74** » Tue Aug 28, 12 4:15 pm

Just sold my type2 van. Best thing I ever did. Looked nice and was very fast so had fun with it but was a money pit.

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Aug 29, 12 9:53 pm

Steve wrote:Pity the campers are just so expensive now...

aren’t they just!! cheers Steve

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Aug 29, 12 9:55 pm

Dave81 wrote:Looks like a good turn out!!!

it was a great turn out, we just went for a couple of ours first thing, when we left at midday the queues to get in were unreal, and I bet there was as many old VW buses in the car park as there was in the show!!

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Aug 29, 12 9:56 pm

Adrian Worman wrote:Ta for postin them brilliant pix, some amazin cars there, love the buggies, especially the gold one

it’s a nostalgia thing for me, my old fella had a 1970 VW camper in the early 70’s, white with a parallel lift roof, we had some great holidays, touring Wales, Devon, Cornwall ...

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Aug 29, 12 9:58 pm

Steve wrote:Yeah, if I didnt have the polara I would love an old dodge camper van, much more than a vw..... Well both if I could! Good article about them in classic american this month...

getting popular now are the commercial recreations, the ice cream van was fantastic …

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Aug 29, 12 10:00 pm

RobTwin wrote:Great pics as ever Si - you da man!

We just came back from a week in Cornwall and my lad kept count of all the 'old' (first & second generation I think they're called ) campers he saw and got up to 68 by the time we got back

Only 1 buggy and a handful of Beetles tho...

cheers, still using that £50 snapper

there’s certainly plenty of old VW's about, there’s a couple of companies round here that hire them out for holidays, probably not cheap but maybe a more realistic alternative to shelling out £30k+ for on e of your own

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Thu Aug 30, 12 2:54 pm

Charger wrote:

getting popular now are the commercial recreations, the ice cream van was fantastic …

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I think saw one once at one of the Xmas markets selling German Sausages

V8 Sam · Post by **V8 Sam** » Thu Aug 30, 12 5:55 pm

cool pics

not sure i get the 2grand one? =/