The VolksWorld Show 2016
Show season may have already begun for most of us, but the air-cooled guys and girls have been patiently waiting for their first UK event… the VolksWorld Show. Every April, Sandown Park racecourse in Esher is taken over for the weekend by the country’s finest air-cooled Volkswagens, which I can assure you, makes for quite a sight. It’s an extremely mixed show – with mint show cars residing indoors, along with crowds of people and traders packed in – busy is an understatement! Outdoors, there’s a chilled vibe with various club stands and yet more traders. For us at Slam Sanctuary, this is where most of our sort of cars can be found. From a photographers point of view, VolksWorld is pure pornography – hours could be spent shooting the patina alone and exploring every detail these cars possess. Most of these Volkswagens may look rusty and un-roadworthy, but that’s what I love about this scene… usually they’ve been completely rebuilt underneath – but keeping the original worn out and rough bodies, making every car unique. If you’re into Volkswagens at all, there’s something for everyone at this show. Here’s our highlights…
Ben Rye’s 1957 Oval Beetle ragtop
Marc Kyle’s 1959 Lowlight Ghia
Pipey McGraw’s W8-powered Volkswagen K70
Lee Curtis’ 1962 Beetle “Purple Haze”
Kirsty Greatrex’s 1969 Beetle
Ross Tutty’s 1973 Beetle on Air Lift suspension
HR Autoworks 1957 Zwitter
Sam Trigg’s 1961 Mango Splitscreen
Freddie Lynch’s Type 3 Squareback
Kriss Gordon’s 1966 13-window Deluxe Splitscreen
Mike Birch’s Type 3 Notchback
Niall Wright’s 1963 Beetle
Joe Riley’s 1972 Beetle
Owen Eacott’s 1967 Beetle
Steve Elson’s Type 3 Squareback
Aaron Capasso’s 1961 Beetle on Air Lift suspension
Jake Hilling’s 1957 Beetle
Max Edwards’ 1978 Beetle on Air Lift suspension
Colin Pace & Steve Parsons’ Splitscreens
Tess Baylis’ Karmann Kabriolet
Rob Robinson’s 1957 Oval Beetle
ob1’s Karmann Ghia
David Hall’s Type 3 Notchback
Limebug’s 1967 Beetle on Air Lift suspension
Steve Lawrie’s 1968 Beetle ‘vert
Aaron Campion’s LT28
Alex Kerry’s 1973 Beetle
What an extraordinary range of air-cooled goodness on display, right? That sums up our highlights of the show, as per usual, it was near on impossible to shoot most of the vehicles inside, due to the crowds. Hopefully we caught enough cool stuff outdoors for your liking, though. It has been a great weekend catching up with the air-cooled community, hopefully we’ll catch some more events over the season.. know of anything happening? Don’t hesitate to drop us an email and let us know.
