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| To start this weeks blog we have this gorgeous 1970 lowered bug. This really was a lovely looking car, I loved the orange / brown sides that reminded me of a old 'Woody'. The black powder coated bumpers and head light rings looked just perfect. |
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| You can see just how low this bug sits from this photo. I'm not sure if this had air ride suspension or not, but I'd imagine so. The all red rear light lenses were a nice touch. |
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| Not a very good photo due to the reflection in the glass, but you can just make out how nice this old bug was on the inside. |
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| The glove box had a nice hand painted design on it, which looked cool. I did like the orange colour matched steering wheel/ door cards. |
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| This orange 1971 beetle looked as though it had suffered from some fire damage, and rather than repaint the car the owner has left it. Although it looks pretty cool, it is a stark warning to all air cooled owners to check the fuel lines regularly. |
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| Fire damaged or not this is a cool looking bug. It has been slammed and looks as though it has a narrowed front beam. This car really does sit extremely low! |
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| Another slammed beetle was this gorgeous all black oval window. The paint on this car was amazing, as you can see by the reflections. This old bug has the semaphore indicators which I hope still work! The narrowed front beam with those Fuchs wheels help to make this oval stand out. |
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| How narrow is that front beam? I do like the look of early bugs and this one was no exception. |
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| Just one of the many rows of beetle's in the show and shine line up at Bug Jam. |
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| This red RAT look bug looked cool with it's sign written doors, the red coloured body with different coloured front wings looked col. I did like the Porsche 356 style head light grilles and the unusual wheel choice. |
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| This old RAT look bug had some neat marker lights on the bumper. |
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| This really was a cool looking car. I did like the frenched rear lights that give the rear end a very unique '70's hot rod look that stood out. |
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| This lovely 1966 cherry red slammed bug looked great with its 'Mooneyes' sign written doors. I did like the swan neck mirrors and the 356 headlight grilles. The black Radar wheels with low profile tyres not only look good but also lower this old bug even more. |
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| Lovely hand painted Mooneyes decals on the doors, made this old bug something special. |
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| The quantity, and quality of the beetles on show was amazing. Each bug was different from the last and the amount of time and money that the owners must spend on them must be huge. |
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| This immaculate cream coloured early bug was gorgeous. I loved the style of this lowered bug, and those red painted steel wheels with white wall tyres gave the car an old skool look. The single central spotlight on the bumper looked great. |
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| The red banded rear wheels perfectly matched the all red light lenses and the engine tinware. You can see just how clean this car was from this photo. |
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| The engine and engine bay were also immaculate and parts were either painted or chromed. |
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| The owner has paid the same attention to detail inside the car as well. This really did look nice with its matching seats and door cards. |
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| This 1953 RHD oval window bug was one of my favourites in the beetle line up. OK it's not a show winner, by any standard but it had a look all of its own and I loved it. The '53 body actually sits on a '56 fully restored chassis. |
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| The body had been shot blasted to remove any filler and rust, but that has left the scars of a hard life, but that just adds to the cars character. |
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| More scars on show from a poor repair, but this just added to this unique's car character. |
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| The car still has the original split case gearbox, and front beam. The engine is a 1966 1300cc unit. This lovely old car was for sale for the bargain price of £5500 ($7360 approx) |
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| I did like the overall look of this old oval window, OK it was showing its age, and it had repaired in numerous places but that didn't matter one bit. |
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| Another row of quality beetles all washed and polished for the show and shine. |
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| After walking along all the rows of Beetles, I came across the split screen buses. Again there were so many quality buses in the numerous rows. |
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| This is one split screen that has featured a few times on my blog reviews, and no doubt will again in the future. It's a 1957 Californian panel van and belongs to a Wolfsburg Bus Crew member Dave Smith. |
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| The bus sits low thanks to a fully remote hydraulic suspension system. The engine and gearbox have both been raised to allow the chassis to sit on the floor when the suspension is fully lowered. |
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| Dave says the engine is a '1956cc unit with all the goodies', It did look very clean and tidy and not a sign of an oil leak anywhere! |
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| On the inside of Dave's lovely panel van he has installed a rock and roll bed, and enough storage space and home comforts for a week away. |
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| This lovely panel van has, I think, won a few trophies so far this year.. and it's easy to see why. If you see this gorgeous panel van at a show, I strongly suggest to walk over and have a good look as you will not be dissapointed. So that was part 3 of 3 of Bug Jam 2017. I have actually found some more photos that I took at this event so next weeks blog review will be a bonus review of Bug Jam 2017, where you can see a gorgeous split screen panel that is full of patina, the lowest Karmann Ghia I've seen and a lovely Chevrolet step side pick up. All this plus plenty more bugs and buses so be sure to come back next Saturday. |
