Here at Slam Sanctuary we attend our fair share of car shows, but there’s one particular event that more and more people are starting to recognise, which still remains a major annual highlight for us. It’s the perfect show to wind down the season with a chilled out and more relaxed vibe which it has become famous for. The end of September means one thing to us… Westside Treffen. Held in the lush grounds of the Chalfont St. Peter Cricket Club just outside of London, you can rest assured that you’ll be in for a day of mint condition classic Volkswagens, in addition to a whole host of other glorious German metal, plus a few wildcards thrown in here and there. Perfectly cut grass, a well organised layout, great people and incredible food – Westside never fails to put a smile on my face. Let’s take a look at the stunning cars that caught my eye this year…
Jeremy Hillock & Kiran Mistry’s Volkswagen Mk1 Golfs
Marcel Klok’s Volkswagen Mk3 Golf VR6 Turbo on BBS E26
Johnny Mercy’s bagged Mercedes-Benz SL500 on Weds Cerberus wheels
Carl Levy’s Volkswagen Mk1 Caddy on BBS RM
Oxford Car Audio’s Audi S5 on Airlift / AccuAir suspension & 21″ Avant Garde F541’s
Oxford Car Audio’s BMW E91 Touring on Airlift / AccuAir suspension & 20″ 3SDM 0.08’s
Jason Buckley’s Volkswagen Mk1 Golf on BBS E52
Joey Hazell’s BMW E36 ‘vert on hydraulic suspension & stepped-up BBS RS
Bekir Iskender’s BMW E39 540i on Air Lift suspension & custom Alpina Softline’s rebuilt into 19″ 3pc
Paul Harding’s ’84 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera
Angus Munro’s Porsche 964 on 3pc BBS Super RS
Steve Fraser’s Audi S3 Saloon on Air Lift suspension & 19″ Rotiform CBU
Car Audio & Security’s Audi RS4 Avant on Air Lift suspension & Rotiform BLQ DDT
Car Audio & Security’s Porsche 964 on Rotiform FUC’s
Rishi’s BMW E63 645ci
Rad Khalil’s Audi B7 RS4 on Air Lift suspension & BBS E28
Simon Webb’s static Volkswagen Mk1 Golf on BBS E50
Indy Virk’s Volkswagen Passat on AirREX suspension & 19″ Rotiform TMB DDT’s
Mark Ikeda’s Audi TT on H&R suspension & BBS GT
Rob Butler’s Ford 100e on a Volkswagen Beetle pan
Charlie Sixbe’s bagged Volkswagen Mk5 Golf on 18″ Rotiform VCE’s
Jamie Hitchcock’s static BMW Z4 on WORK Meister S1’s
(Click here to check out our feature on Jamie’s Z4)
Nugget Caldicott’s BMW E82 on Air Lift / AccuAir eLevel suspension
Julian Loose’s widebody Audi B5 RS4 on RAD48 LR 2.0 wheels
James Manners’ Audi B5 RS4 Avant on Air Lift suspension & Rotiform LVS’s
Oly Roberts’s Audi B5 RS4 on Air Lift suspension
Steve Howson’s Mercedes-Benz 190E Cosworth on OZ Futura’s
Nick Sahota’s S54-swapped E30 M3 on Air Lift suspension and Bugatti 3pc centrelock wheels
Perry Gemmell’s Honda Civic EK on hydraulic suspension & BBS RS
Ryan Powell’s bagged Volkswagen Mk3 Golf VR6 on BBS LM
(Click here to check out our feature on Ryan’s Golf)
Gurjeet Virdee’s Volkswagen Mk1 Golf on Air Lift suspension & BBS RS
Bryan Butler’s static Volkswagen Mk1 Golf on Image splits
Lucy Barlow’s bagged BMW E21 on 14″ Compomotive TF’s
Ricky Sadasivan’s static BMW E36 ‘vert on Gotti wheels
Simon Webb’s static Volkswagen Mk1 Golf on BBS E50
Prakash Thanky’s BMW E21 with M50B25 swap, Air Lift suspension & CCW wheels
Karl Runeckles’ & Keil Critten’s Volkswagen 6n Polos
Paige Walton’s BMW E91 Touring on Air Lift suspension & 18″ Speedline 3pc wheels
Aaron Gemmell’s Honda Civic EK on hydraulic suspension & CCW D11L’s
For a Volkswagen orientated event, Westside have continued to allow more and more non-VAG examples into the show each year. The way I see it is, if you want people to attend you need to let in the cars that are being built (and surprise surprise… they’re not ALL Volkswagens!). As the show continues to grow (with a record breaking full capacity by 11am), the venue has remained at the perfectly sized Chalfont St. Peter Cricket Club. This means there’s time to actually relax and check out the whole show at your own pace. Car events are becoming so big now that you rarely get to see everything, which is what makes Westside so enjoyable and niche. If you’re thinking of bringing family to a car event, or looking for the best chance to catch up with friends over some of West London’s best food, this is the place.