Volksfest 2019

[Brenticon]

Sadly, seems the VVWC club has neglected to post in the forums of veedub people.

found this posted on "CrackBook"


‎Victoria Volkswagen Club‎
39th Annual Volksfest Weekend 2019


Please take minute to read!

A friendly reminder that there will be no in or out vehicle privileges during the show. Once registration is complete the gates will be locked. They will be unlocked upon completion of the award ceremony. If you know you will have to leave part way through the show please park in the main gravel lot. This will keep everyone safe including kids and pets. Please be respectful when entering and leaving the show; excessive noise will not be tolerated (revving, loud music etc.) There are garbage cans on site, please use them and refrain from leaving garbage on the ground. The residents and the park have been kind enough to allow us to use their facilities once again. If we respect these rules they will continue to allow us to come back.



Volksfest Pancake Breakfast 2019
Saturday July 6th at 9 AM – 11 AM

Volkswagen Victoria

3329 Douglas Street, Victoria
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Volksfest Cruise 2019
Meetup time will be at 2:00 at UVIC Lot 10 (off Gordon Head Rd between McKenzie Ave and Cedar Hill X Rd). Drivers meeting will take place at 2:45 and our departure time is 3:00. Route maps will be provided. Lead drivers will also be staggered throughout the cruise.

Please arrive with a full tank of fuel. the cruise should be approximately one hour of driving. Feel free to bring a picnic snack for the end of the cruise.

If you will be leaving part way through the cruise, please place yourself at the back of the group to help ensure no one gets lost.



Start point: UVIC Lot 10

End point: Esquimalt Lagoon
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39th Annual Volksfest Sunday July 7th 2019

Registration at gate $ 20 8:am-11:am. Gates locked at 11:am with no in or out privileges.



NO SHOW ENTRY FROM PARK PARKING LOT ENTRANCE. Enter park off of Cadboro Bay Road. Watch for “Volksfest Banner”.



Best stacked rack

For those wanting to compete in the best stacked rack competition be sure to drive into the show with your rack already stacked. The winner will be awarded a trophy!



Valve cover racing

11:30 am

Being your valve cover car to race on the track in a round robin tournament for the chance to win a trophy!



Watermelon eating competition

12:30 pm

- Kids (12 participants)

- Adults (12 participants)



Trophies and prizes awarded at 2 pm. Show runs until approximately 3 pm.

[PICTUP]

And for making your way down there the day of, consider company of others:

miacvw.proboards.com/thread/1293/volksfest-2019-cruse-info

[Brenticon]

Jul 2, 2019 19:36:46 GMT -8 PICTUP said:

And for making your way down there the day of, consider company of others:

miacvw.proboards.com/thread/1293/volksfest-2019-cruse-info

Oh ya, and that too

[Volktales]

Sooo, the bus is gassed up, the fridge is full, and the cabinets are stocked with less then healthy snack foods, and the camera battery is charged.  We are ready to go!  The weather in Nanaimo today was drizzly in the Southend, but improved in the evening.  Victoria's forecast is better, with 20 degree temperatures, sun and clouds, but a potential for some light showers and wind.  Bring a jacket...


Anyway as usual, those of us leaving from the Nanaimo area, will be meeting first at Rona in the morning.  We will leave from the Rona parking lot at 7:30, for the trek down island.  Don and Brian will join the convoy when we cruise through Ladysmith.  See you all tomorrow!

[PICTUP]

Some pics of the drive down...

Seems Ladysmith turned into the rallying point







Keiran and his water cooled pals joined us mid way along for a time





Brian's Ghia leading the charge with its tail in the air



Thru Duncan



Getting to Mill Bay





Catch up Brian!



Past the Malahat. Doka obliterating Reagh's Notch



Navigating MacKenzie





Roundabout at UVic, entangled with a bunch of hopped up Vanagons



"New" backside entrance to Gyro Park

[Rob Sannes]

Some photos my buddy Greg snapped

[Rob Sannes]

And some more

[Rob Sannes]

And a few last ones and a couple of my new 56

[Volktales]

Nice pics. And looking forward to seeing that new Oval of yours too!

[Brenticon]

Ya gotta love the convoy ...
and these bug guys, they sure funny like to waste film on bus pics, lol.
Great pics Rob!

[Rob Sannes]

Jul 7, 2019 19:52:19 GMT -8 Brenticon said:

Ya gotta love the convoy ...
and these bug guys, they sure funny like to waste film on bus pics, lol.
Great pics Rob!

Yeah you got a point there "Bus-ted"

[Volktales]

Sooo it is time for some more pictures.  I did not go crazy this time around, so posted mostly cars I have no seen before, or ones that I just liked...  Otherwise I spend too much time taking pictures, and not enough time enjoying the show.  Anyway, here we go...






Don and Brian getting ready to enjoy the day...

We had just arrived in this shot, and the weather was not too bad.  Unfortunately it was all down hill in terms of weather after that.  The parking format was significantly changed this year.  In past years the organizers tried to group similar vehicle types together.  They did not bother doing this with the buses this year, and just lumped all the bays, splits, and Vanagons together in a separate field.  Many I talked to were not impressed with this idea, or how the vehicles were arranged.  There must of been some reason for this, but don't know what it was.  It seems the show had to move away from the regular parking lot area, likely due to whining park users.  Who knows???





Here is a highly original Safare Hightop, I think a 1974.  Naturally HighTopRob was over investigating, and gave the thumbs up!





The original decal was still in place on the door too.  I have seen one of these before, as one of our old customers had the exact same type of bus.  Definitely not this one however...



 

Interior was all original too.  These models had a lot of features and the high top makes them nice and roomy.





You don't see 23 window buses every day, but this was one of two at the show.





And this sticker was pasted on the same splitty. I thought it was funny anyway...





This turquoise painted '70 Westfalia caught my attention.  I do have a thing for turquoise...





Interior of the above bus.  Early bays have charming interiors, but are very cramped in there...


Continued...

[Volktales]

Hey there is Brent's bus.  Except it isn't anymore, as he finally sold it and the trailer.  Your think he would be sad after putting a lot of work into that bus and trailer, but he seems to have gotten over it and is in love with his new "French" bus...





And speaking of the French bus, Brent has removed the pop up telly, and paneled over the area, and started a new sticker collection.  It is becoming more "his" bus, every day.





Don was going to bring some things for the swapmeet, but changed his mind.  Maybe he should have, because the swapmeet was pretty slim-pickings this year.  Instead Don showed off his unusual electric cargo type bicycle, which is another of his hobbies...





I brought the mighty Restfalia for the umpteenth time.  Good thing too, as I hate to get my other VW's wet...





Another one of those Vanagon Carats, this one featured collector plates.  More of these seem to be appearing at shows...





There were a couple of Things at the show, this is the one I liked best.





For some reason, I liked the wood steering wheel too.  The other Thing was the orange one with the wooden bench seats installed that was featured at the Bavarian show.  I think I heard it won the People's choice award...





This was the other 23 window at the show.  Looks like it is slowly going back to original paint...








Not being a splitty guy, I did not look carefully at this Deluxe bus.  I guess I should have, because apparently the owner bought this at auction for 200 grand!!!





I don't remember seeing this 1953 split Beetle before.  One of those "Zwitters"

Continued...

[Volktales]

Here is the dash on the '53.  Got some rare goodies in there...





This old Oval looked on the rough side, but it was kinda special.





It is one of those Canadian Standard versions, although this one has incorrect Deluxe style seats and door panels.





Early big window Beetle with a funky old trailer.





Another uncommon model was this 1966 Canadian Custom.





Although modified in many ways, the interior was stock, and that steering wheel is correct for this model...





Hey buddy.  Do ya wanna buy a sweet bus?  This one was the recipient of some of the worst quality rust repair I have seen, combined with a shabby engine compartment, and "interesting" interior.  Not perfect, but what do you expect for the low, low price of $48,500!!!   Someone has been smoking WAAAAY too much weed!!!




No idea what the "Green Bean" reference means, but that is a first year production of the steel sunroof model (1964)





This faded red '69 Beetle, reminded me a lot of my first car, (1970 Beetle), when I first got it.  Same faded paint, and same wheel colouring...





Brian's '72 Ghia, and Reagh's '69 Notchback.  Both cruised effortlessly down island today.





This '54 Oval was likely my favourite Beetle there today.










Strato Silver is my favourite VW colour of the 1950s.  Love it!




Look at how that fender flows into the running board.  This is a feature of the Oval era fender, and it really makes a difference in appearance.  I once checked out a Strato Silver '54 Beetle for sale 30 years ago.  It was not running, the semaphores had been stolen, the body was full of bondo and rust, and previous accident damage.  Despite this, the elderly lady that owned it, figured it was worth a cool $2000 at the time.  That was great gobs of cash back then, and I had to pass.  Always wondered what happened to it...


Continued...

[Volktales]

A custom pickup, made from a Type 3 would be kind of cool.  I, um, wouldn't do it that way...  This was once a proud Fastback model... 

Falling asleep now, continued tomorrow...