Post by Volktales on Oct 18, 2014 14:07:13 GMT -8
It was an early start to a beautiful day in Vancouver for the Great Canadian VW show. Don took his blue tin-top Riviera camper and I drove the orange "Restfalia". Frank and Gretchen arrived in the Infiniti??, Jerry took the pickup to buy a truckload of splitty parts. Mark went with Don as he knew he would have to leave early for work. There were a few others from up island as well, but as I am terrible with names, I will leave it to Don to edit this. Arriving at the site was easy and once inside we knew we were in for a great show... Sit back and enjoy the pictures....
This was one of my favourites, a very original 1961 Ghia. It is a work in progress, but featured a very well preserved interior and was 100% stock.
Yes I was drooling at the repro bias ply whitewalls. Gonna get some for my '62 Beetle.
Engine was nice too.
Also clean in the trunk.
Ghias actually featured a tiny back seat as well.
This sharp '69 Ghia belongs to Stan from Campbell River area and was very nice. We thought we had a long day...he started his at 3 am and was on the same ferry (7:30 late to leave)back!
Mark liked this slammed, rimmed, narrowed Ghia the best.
Here is an interior shot of the 1961 Ghia.
Many more pictures to come...
This Ghia convertible had nice detailing. Most of you know my feelings on "eyebrows"...
This Ghia had some very heavy modifications. How about a type 4 engine with turbo, and CIS fuel injection! For those of you that don't know, type 4's did not use this type of injection which was commonly found on early mk 2 Golfs. Interesting that the much heavier type 4 engine always used a rear support bar in stock applications, but not here....
This poor old bus was used as a promotion to allow people to draw on it. It was actually for sale for $1000 but was really, really rotten!
This Ghia was a radical custom with huge $$$ spent. Engine looked large but didn't see any info on it.
Lots of people liked this very bright double cab.
Engine shot of the radical Ghia. Aftermarket case, big ass turbo, injection, serp belt drive, crank sensor, magneto, Porsche fan shroud, etc., etc.
Splitty rag top. Was a Zwitter.
One for Tony... This was a '53 like his and was very nice. This car was on tour across Canada as part of VW's 60 years in Canada celebrations.
Engine compartment of the '53.
More to be added...
Here is one for Don. A bay window single cab. He loved the hacked out rear fenders...
This low light bay looked pretty nice. I would have liked it better without the "patina" however....
Don't remember the year of this splitty camper. Don will probably know.
This was kind of cool. It is an Intermechanica fibreglass reproduction of a world war 2 Kubelwagen.
The interior of the 2013 Kubel. The car was cool but the price was not. How about the mid 40's for a turn key vehicle. Ouch.
I liked this solid '58 and it was for sale too. It had one repaint in the original colour but was faded beyond saving. To make it nice like I would want it would require a complete restoration and because of this the $9500 asking price was far too high!!! It was not that long ago that cars like this were $1500 - 2500!
How about a Dasher? Thought these had all disappeared....
Fox wagon was highly detailed.
This Mk 2 Jetta Coupe has been around for awhile and looks great in Metallic Brown.
This was my favourite water cooled. This Mk 1 was looking fine in yellow with a 1.8 turbo conversion. My Auntie once owned a 1979 GTI in Mars Red, and I still wouldn't mind finding it again..
More to come. And my bad about the '52. Maybe the other split was a 1953
And now a bunch-o-beetles...
This was an original paint Zenith Blue 1967 Beetle. It was in very nice condition too and had been well looked after over the last 46 years and 130,000 miles. Steve (Oldair) would approve.
A rough and ratty 1965 Canadian Standard
This Sea Blue 1966 Sunroof can be found hanging on many people's walls as it was featured in the 2013 ICBC calendar.
Here is one that Ron Fischer would approve. It is a 1965 Canadian Standard that is fully restored to original. This car was fantastic and well deserved it's first place in class award!
Interior shot of the '65 Canadian Standard.
I think this was a 1963 Beetle featuring original paint and only 29,000 original miles. Still had its original cloth interior and you know I loved the fatty whitewalls.
Back to the '65 Canadian Standard again... Very nice.
You knew I would sneak a '59 in here somewhere wouldn't you. Very cool with period picnic equipment inside.
Interior of the '59
Another early big window, forgot the year.
More to come...
The next batch...
Oval was tired looking but still cool.
This splitty looks innocent doesn't it. Look closer and notice the late bay rims and suspension...
And this is what you will find in the back... An early Golf engine complete with it's original CIS fuel injection! The rad is too the left and the original vents have scoops and the engine cover was kind of a mesh thing which looked way better than it sounds.
This early type 181 or (Thing) was pretty cool and has been coming to events for years. We hope someone else drives it next time however....
This low-light-bay-tin-top-westy (how's that for a mouthful?) was quite nice and much better than any patina example any day! I wonder if Ultra VW won't feature it in their magazine for that reason like all the umpteen slammed rimmed ratty white low light bays they have featured....
Took this for all you closet Super Beetle lovers out there.... Right Frank??
Owner felt this was worth $13,000. Probably spent that much on rock guard which covered pretty much the entire bottom 10 inches of the bus including the bumpers! And yes I have strong opinions...
Don't know who owned these specimens but they where rumoured to have won their class! The blue one kinda smelled like the seventies and the orange one like cookies and chips for some reason....
This late-ish (1970) Beetle looked decent on these rims.
Yet another '59, this time with a period mini trailer behind it.
Still more to come...
Some more...
Looks a lot like Jerry's but with more patina...
This Oval had absolutely fantastic detailing.
Two toned smoothies always look great.
Liked the colour on this bug. Owner said it was Strato Silver which is actually a blue but his paint seemed brighter than that. Would like to do up a '58 or '59 in that colour.
This Squareback had some very nice detailing.
The only Type 3 Ghia there. Needs the bumpers but they won't be easy to find will they? Actually there were LOTS of Type 1 Ghia parts in the swapmeet.
An interior shot of the Squareback. Very nice.
This rough and ready circa 1964 Ghia looked stock-ish, but a sneaky tachometer in place of the clock told otherwise. Wasn't in the show, but found in the parking lot.
Also in the parking lot was this decent Porsche 914. Still don't know weather I like these or not... Tony is rumoured to own one however... Probably parked up next to his 1938 Beetle in his secret underground bunker....
This late Ghia was also in the parking lot and was in better shape than some in the show. There was a lot of Ghia's at the show, way more than I have seen before.
One more photo batch to come.
The final batch..
Here is an uncommon vehicle here. This is a Golf Country, a factory built raised suspension all wheel drive Golf. Owner uses it as intended too.
Tidy engine bay too. That sticker to the left says Yanase which indicates this Golf was originally sold in Japan.
Just a small part of the show. Nice skyline in the background.
Nice rims.
Liked the look of this type 181.
This splitty panel was very smooth and shiny. Note the subtle pinstripes. Don't remember any other details however.
This one had Don drooling. This bus was very nicely done and looked great with its original style tires. Owner was a vendor at the swapmeet and he had a lot of nice stuff. You wouldn't believe the prices however!
This Audi belonged to a guy I once worked with. Yes those are real Bentley rims on it! His mountain bike has cost more than most of my cars were worth too!
A rare 16" Syncro model.
Realized I already took a photo of this VW earlier. Whoops.
And finally here is Don with a big fat grin after winning his trophy for his bus!
Overall it was a great day and a good time was had by all. Mark picked up some goodies for his Ghia in the form of some top latches and a very nice vintage Becker radio. Don found some roof rack clamps he needed and some turn signal lens. Frank was fondling his radio antenna, fanbelt, and CHROME decklid spring! Jerry seemed to fall off the face of the earth so we don't know if he scored anything, we spotted little splitty stuff in the swapmeet. I acquired a nice dealer brochure for the '58 Beetle I don't even own, but this was only after Don the bargain hunter got a hefty discount for me. I also purchased some artwork, something I don't normally do from a guy from Alberta. It is a heavily enhanced photograph of a split bus rotting into the ground in a long forgotten wrecking yard. Printed directly onto a metal sheet, this is going to look great on my wall and my wifey says it is nice enough to hang in our BEDROOM! And then she asked how much it cost....
This was one of my favourites, a very original 1961 Ghia. It is a work in progress, but featured a very well preserved interior and was 100% stock.
Yes I was drooling at the repro bias ply whitewalls. Gonna get some for my '62 Beetle.
Engine was nice too.
Also clean in the trunk.
Ghias actually featured a tiny back seat as well.
This sharp '69 Ghia belongs to Stan from Campbell River area and was very nice. We thought we had a long day...he started his at 3 am and was on the same ferry (7:30 late to leave)back!
Mark liked this slammed, rimmed, narrowed Ghia the best.
Here is an interior shot of the 1961 Ghia.
Many more pictures to come...
This Ghia convertible had nice detailing. Most of you know my feelings on "eyebrows"...
This Ghia had some very heavy modifications. How about a type 4 engine with turbo, and CIS fuel injection! For those of you that don't know, type 4's did not use this type of injection which was commonly found on early mk 2 Golfs. Interesting that the much heavier type 4 engine always used a rear support bar in stock applications, but not here....
This poor old bus was used as a promotion to allow people to draw on it. It was actually for sale for $1000 but was really, really rotten!
This Ghia was a radical custom with huge $$$ spent. Engine looked large but didn't see any info on it.
Lots of people liked this very bright double cab.
Engine shot of the radical Ghia. Aftermarket case, big ass turbo, injection, serp belt drive, crank sensor, magneto, Porsche fan shroud, etc., etc.
Splitty rag top. Was a Zwitter.
One for Tony... This was a '53 like his and was very nice. This car was on tour across Canada as part of VW's 60 years in Canada celebrations.
Engine compartment of the '53.
More to be added...
Here is one for Don. A bay window single cab. He loved the hacked out rear fenders...
This low light bay looked pretty nice. I would have liked it better without the "patina" however....
Don't remember the year of this splitty camper. Don will probably know.
This was kind of cool. It is an Intermechanica fibreglass reproduction of a world war 2 Kubelwagen.
The interior of the 2013 Kubel. The car was cool but the price was not. How about the mid 40's for a turn key vehicle. Ouch.
I liked this solid '58 and it was for sale too. It had one repaint in the original colour but was faded beyond saving. To make it nice like I would want it would require a complete restoration and because of this the $9500 asking price was far too high!!! It was not that long ago that cars like this were $1500 - 2500!
How about a Dasher? Thought these had all disappeared....
Fox wagon was highly detailed.
This Mk 2 Jetta Coupe has been around for awhile and looks great in Metallic Brown.
This was my favourite water cooled. This Mk 1 was looking fine in yellow with a 1.8 turbo conversion. My Auntie once owned a 1979 GTI in Mars Red, and I still wouldn't mind finding it again..
More to come. And my bad about the '52. Maybe the other split was a 1953
And now a bunch-o-beetles...
This was an original paint Zenith Blue 1967 Beetle. It was in very nice condition too and had been well looked after over the last 46 years and 130,000 miles. Steve (Oldair) would approve.
A rough and ratty 1965 Canadian Standard
This Sea Blue 1966 Sunroof can be found hanging on many people's walls as it was featured in the 2013 ICBC calendar.
Here is one that Ron Fischer would approve. It is a 1965 Canadian Standard that is fully restored to original. This car was fantastic and well deserved it's first place in class award!
Interior shot of the '65 Canadian Standard.
I think this was a 1963 Beetle featuring original paint and only 29,000 original miles. Still had its original cloth interior and you know I loved the fatty whitewalls.
Back to the '65 Canadian Standard again... Very nice.
You knew I would sneak a '59 in here somewhere wouldn't you. Very cool with period picnic equipment inside.
Interior of the '59
Another early big window, forgot the year.
More to come...
The next batch...
Oval was tired looking but still cool.
This splitty looks innocent doesn't it. Look closer and notice the late bay rims and suspension...
And this is what you will find in the back... An early Golf engine complete with it's original CIS fuel injection! The rad is too the left and the original vents have scoops and the engine cover was kind of a mesh thing which looked way better than it sounds.
This early type 181 or (Thing) was pretty cool and has been coming to events for years. We hope someone else drives it next time however....
This low-light-bay-tin-top-westy (how's that for a mouthful?) was quite nice and much better than any patina example any day! I wonder if Ultra VW won't feature it in their magazine for that reason like all the umpteen slammed rimmed ratty white low light bays they have featured....
Took this for all you closet Super Beetle lovers out there.... Right Frank??
Owner felt this was worth $13,000. Probably spent that much on rock guard which covered pretty much the entire bottom 10 inches of the bus including the bumpers! And yes I have strong opinions...
Don't know who owned these specimens but they where rumoured to have won their class! The blue one kinda smelled like the seventies and the orange one like cookies and chips for some reason....
This late-ish (1970) Beetle looked decent on these rims.
Yet another '59, this time with a period mini trailer behind it.
Still more to come...
Some more...
Looks a lot like Jerry's but with more patina...
This Oval had absolutely fantastic detailing.
Two toned smoothies always look great.
Liked the colour on this bug. Owner said it was Strato Silver which is actually a blue but his paint seemed brighter than that. Would like to do up a '58 or '59 in that colour.
This Squareback had some very nice detailing.
The only Type 3 Ghia there. Needs the bumpers but they won't be easy to find will they? Actually there were LOTS of Type 1 Ghia parts in the swapmeet.
An interior shot of the Squareback. Very nice.
This rough and ready circa 1964 Ghia looked stock-ish, but a sneaky tachometer in place of the clock told otherwise. Wasn't in the show, but found in the parking lot.
Also in the parking lot was this decent Porsche 914. Still don't know weather I like these or not... Tony is rumoured to own one however... Probably parked up next to his 1938 Beetle in his secret underground bunker....
This late Ghia was also in the parking lot and was in better shape than some in the show. There was a lot of Ghia's at the show, way more than I have seen before.
One more photo batch to come.
The final batch..
Here is an uncommon vehicle here. This is a Golf Country, a factory built raised suspension all wheel drive Golf. Owner uses it as intended too.
Tidy engine bay too. That sticker to the left says Yanase which indicates this Golf was originally sold in Japan.
Just a small part of the show. Nice skyline in the background.
Nice rims.
Liked the look of this type 181.
This splitty panel was very smooth and shiny. Note the subtle pinstripes. Don't remember any other details however.
This one had Don drooling. This bus was very nicely done and looked great with its original style tires. Owner was a vendor at the swapmeet and he had a lot of nice stuff. You wouldn't believe the prices however!
This Audi belonged to a guy I once worked with. Yes those are real Bentley rims on it! His mountain bike has cost more than most of my cars were worth too!
A rare 16" Syncro model.
Realized I already took a photo of this VW earlier. Whoops.
And finally here is Don with a big fat grin after winning his trophy for his bus!
Overall it was a great day and a good time was had by all. Mark picked up some goodies for his Ghia in the form of some top latches and a very nice vintage Becker radio. Don found some roof rack clamps he needed and some turn signal lens. Frank was fondling his radio antenna, fanbelt, and CHROME decklid spring! Jerry seemed to fall off the face of the earth so we don't know if he scored anything, we spotted little splitty stuff in the swapmeet. I acquired a nice dealer brochure for the '58 Beetle I don't even own, but this was only after Don the bargain hunter got a hefty discount for me. I also purchased some artwork, something I don't normally do from a guy from Alberta. It is a heavily enhanced photograph of a split bus rotting into the ground in a long forgotten wrecking yard. Printed directly onto a metal sheet, this is going to look great on my wall and my wifey says it is nice enough to hang in our BEDROOM! And then she asked how much it cost....