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Sunny Stanford Hall '99
Leicestershire, England, May 2nd 1999
(photo quality limited by low resolution digital camera!)
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This well established meeting specialises in superbly restored VWs, with the accent on originality. The modestly-sized stately home uses the stable wing (on the right in the picture) to house a motorcycle museum, craft workshops and a curious hang-glider contraption used by the first person to fly a heavier-than-air machine.
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Traders are well-represented, with plenty of new and second-hand parts. While performance parts have been available for many years from the 'States, increasingly these days secondhand panels are being imported from there.
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Clubs are always well represented here, and there was the customary extensive line-up of Split and Oval Beetles from the Historic VW Club, but the special display this year celebrated 50-years of Karmann, with an impressive showing of Type 1 and 3 Ghias, plus many cabrio Beetles. (Did I really miss finding them? Must have been too busy on the stand!)
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As well as original air-cooled VWs, we are now able to buy brand new ones from Mexico and Brazil, imported by Beetles (UK). Prices start from £7,995 ($13,000) for the LHD Beetle (extra for RHD, sunroof etc) and rise to about £15,000 ($24,000) for the Camper conversion. (These prices are very normal for new cars in the UK).
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1600 air-cooled fuel-injected Type 1 engine Camper and panel van Beetle also available in RHD, Beetles (UK) |
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Some of the other lovely Type 3s and 4s (well, one!) at the show
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