Classic motoring events, vehicle restorations, news, museum visits and other bits and pieces from Perth, Western Australia
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Sunday, December 4, 2016
Day of the Volkswagen 2016
This year's Day of the Volkswagen was held at Wilson Park, South Beach, South Fremantle, and it was a triumph. The last couple of years DoVs had seen a bit of a decline in attendance and despite the anniversaries of the Karmann Ghia and the Golf, the days were increasingly dominated by the Kombi to the exclusion of other models (not that there is anything wrong with Kombi's).
The Wilson Park location, beside South Beach, Fremantle was a great location. It was appropriately sized for the size of the display and there was a lovely cool breeze blowing in from the sea.
There was a wide variety of machines attending, which made it a much more interesting show.
Kombi's of course were well represented
Little Creatures brewery truck
A very interesting, bare metal Porsche 356 racer. It's been a few years since I've seen any Porsches at the Day of the Volkswagen
Lots of beetles, varying from original spec to slammed and custom
Steffen's VW collection - Country Buggy, immaculate Kombi and low-light Karmann Ghia
Paul Blank's NSU Ro80 (which is for sale).
Seffen's beautiful Karmann Ghia and the modern 'Karmann Ghia' - the Audi TT coupe
This year there was a great turnout of Karmann Ghia's.
These two immaculate low-lights were restored by Jerry Heldt's Karmann Ghia Company of Australia.
More of Jerry's work
Vintage paraphenalia
A very nice Type 3 Notchback. A very under rated car
Camper vans
VW Type 2 ute
More beetles
This early model Oval has been with the same owners since the 1960s
It's had a hard life but has now been restored to excellent condition.
Purvis Eureka
Purvis Eureka
Type 3 Fastback. Some might say a 'poor mans Karmann Ghia.' Quite lovely.
A very fine day for a car show
Manz Buggy and Passat
The car park was filled with VWs that did not make it to the show - including ours. The Volkswagen Club of WA did a great job!
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Day of the Volkswagen, Perth, 2015
The Volkswagen Club of Western Australia hosted the Day of the Volkswagen on 6th of December 2015. Unfortunately the weather was unseasonably raining, which probably drove some attendees away. Nevertheless there was a good turnout and it never actually rained. At least it wasn't a stinking hot scorcher.
Given the cars in attendance, it would be more correct to call it "Day of the Kombi"
Custom caravan
A 1956 Kombi panel van restored to original spec
A very fine Kombi bus
Kombi row
This Kombi was for sale for $67,000. A fine looking machine
Coffee and milkshakes
A milkshake was just the ticket as we'd been to Shelly's Christmas party the night before.
Dual cab
1974 Army spec Kombi. This was an ex-Australian Army surplus vehicle. It's unrestored and has driven around Australia several times without a breakdown.
Country Buggy and Kombi
Steff's award winning Kombi
Time to hit the beach
And accessories
A very rotten ute
Steff's magnificent Karmann Ghia
A pair of Karmann Ghias
The dark burgundy colour may not be an 'official' colour, but it really looks marvellous.
There were surprisingly few Beetles and Type 3s
A dog day afternoon....
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