Fall Classic VW & Audi Show & Go, Englishtown, NJ ‘07
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Over the past 5+ years, this show in my recollection has been plagued with a slightly damp and/or cold weather conditions. This year, the weather could have never been more perfect. The sun was shining, but not too much harmful UV lights to scare away guys who cars are normally like vampires (garaged and covered from the harmful rays of the sun). The day was perfect for taking your VW on the road and cruising in. If you dragged your Vintage car to that show, I must say, it was really a waste of great weather.
While I am not a big fan of the “reverse side of the Englishtown parking lot” for a show (as mentioned in the past), this year it appeared all the previous congestion problems at the gate were eliminated. The people were great and the music was pumping quite nicely. I have gone to over 40 Volkswagen shows in my lifetime and I have been to the VW shows at Englishtown about 6 times total. I must say, it was not an ordinary vibe this time. I have never felt the people so closely. I realized on Sunday that people who love VW cars are really good people at heart. I even got my photo taken in a 1942 Kubelwagen. That was a once-in-a-lifetime experience although I couldn’t fit in the car completely (I omitted the photo). If you are looking for one, give this guy a call.
Here are a couple more of the photos I took at the show. The Beetle with the Radar wheels was my favorite.
I can not wait until next year!
Keep Bug’in
. I am saving my pennies starting from now. Hopefully I will be able to afford a completely restored R8 when I am in my old age. The car is a machine, but for that kind of gear, you have to be ready to sell your body parts to obtain.
Just when you think Airkewled.com has created or done just about everything impossible to do with a Veedub, they always seem to suprise me. I was glossing their site and I ran across their 18″ chromed out bones. Last night I had dreams of transforming my rusty Bug to a lean street ride that turned heads just about every corner I turned in New York City. Great work Airkewled!!!
While I believe the Scirocco was one of Volkswagen’s greatest (water-cooled) cars of all times, I do feel that VW and a lot of car markers are running out of creativity. Recently we have seen many vendors try to cash out on popular brands from the past. Just to name a few, the New Beetle, Mustang by Ford, the Mini Cooper and recently the Dodge Challenger. Every year that I attend an auto show, I am impressed by concept cars that never make it to the showroom. If I am not driving my vintage Beetle, I expect to see things that are new and revolutionary of its time. While I think paying respect to the Vintage Beetle by re-releasing it is great, but at some point I feel that leaving the dead behind and thinking about the living is the best approach for auto makers.