Back from the repaint

The van is back on the drive after another week at Merseyspeed. Instantly the paint 'feels' better to the touch - or is that just psychological?

Whilst the van was in I asked for another little job (rude not to), one that I should have had done first time around. The wipers seemed to stand out like a sore thumb after the facelift; big and numb-looking with a few rusty spots around the hinges.

Time to upgrade them to Caravelle spec. This involves changing the arms to thinner, more profiled versions, and the blades to the more modern 'beam' style.

If you fancy making the same change, you will need:
Arm: V7H6 955 409
Arm: V7H6 955 410
Blade: V7H6 955 425 (x2)

It might only be a small change but visually makes a big difference. Wiping performance is improved too - handy for the Summer of 2012 don't you think?!

Stanford Hall 2012: Finally

At last, the show we look forward to all year, went ahead despite more rain during the week running up to the event.

The organisers did a great job of getting everyone in over the soft ground without too much hassle and by mid-Saturday afternoon we were camped-up and chilled-out.

The camping area has a lovely relaxed vibe to it; nice and quiet with every type of VW imaginable from early Barndoor splits thru to brand new T5 campers, everyone is there with a love of v-dubs.

Lowered vehicles looked very low in the long grass

The show seemed quieter than usual, mainly down to the change of month and also down to it being Camperjam next weekend - in these frugal times it becomes hard to do too many weekend shows back to back.

As usual there were some awesome vehicles in the showground.

The K70 - becoming a rare sight these days. Tasty on Fuchs wheels

A 356 that had quite a few people drooling

Gorgeous Karmann Ghias

The Splitscreen Van Club lineup as impressive as ever

Stock and slammed rub shoulders by the Hall

Cool and quirky with a face only it's Mother would love. Über-rare Tempo Matador

If ever you want to see what's great about the VW scene then a trip to Stanford Hall is an absolute must. See you next year!