Show report - Stanford Hall 2010

Stanford Hall has to be one of my favourite shows of the year. It seems to have been running for as long as the UK Volkswagen Scene has existed, it caters for all walks of life; the purist who loves the really early cars, the cal look and resto-cal fans who sympathetically modify their vehicles, the massive splitscreen van crowd, and anybody else who loves their VWs, Audis, Porsches, you name it...

With last years addition of camping it has turned a one-day slog down the motorway into a two-day, chilled-out weekend - camping in the grounds of the stately house itself. The camping is well organised, not too lairy, and only a two minute walk to the show ground.

On the late model Transporter front, there seemed to be a great line-up from some of the forums as well as a number of vehicles from the Kerbside Kustoms Krew:

Kerbside seem to be turning out good quality, mould-breaking vans that go slightly against the conventional - and to good effect. From mild to wild, their vans are a great source of inspiration to anyone undertaking their own transformations.

Stanford Hall is also a great opportunity to get up close and personal with other German marques like Audi and (my personal favourite) early Porsche.  I've uploaded a few photos here on Flickr.

If ever a show gave a great cross-sectional look at today's VW scene it would be Stanford Hall - I'll definitely be there again next year.