Gotta love the pommy scene

Bring on summer.....pleeeeease
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[Edited on 6-6-2005 by lost]

what's with these?

Golf Country? Golf Baja me thinks....:thumb

[Edited on 6/6/2005 by pete wood]

another pic from the same show

nother one

stonor park and a few great country pubs up that lane too. oh and a good brewery in henley. But they closed that I think. Burton Ale if my memory serves me right.

a good static show that always a good day out :-)

The Golf Country is a 4WD Golf. These were not popular, don't know why? They were never sold here and i predict it would have been a great seller.

Yeah, Australian's love 4WD's, even if they don't need it. Why do you think subi's are so popular...

stonor was a great show, theres a few more pics on restowagen.

The 4WD golf is a Golf Syncro - I thought they were only ever sold on the continent but Im sure this was RHD - which blows my theory out the water somewhat!

Thats the only one Ive ever seen in the flesh I think, Id imagine theyre quite rare, and that alone makes them pretty cool 🙂

Is that you Nick from RestowagenUK?????

by the cov / wok sign and the name and the general style of the post I would say YES ;-)

www.restowagenuk.com/gallery.html

for anyone who cares. first pic is stonor by the look

nice rat barny......

some one got to this under the influence of mind altering substances

LoL there are always some crack pots sorry encentrics (sp) there. One year I went there was a guy there who had filled his car with rubbish and painted in with old engine oil to keep rust away. I think it was serious too. That one always threw me out but then I was a little altered myself that day LOL

That short split I believe was built by a father and son duo when they owned a small shop called Empress autos in Empress street off the Walworth Road 'round the corner from where I lived. It was the same colour scheme 25 years ago! From what I recall they sold it to someone who used it for tricks such as rolling over under braking (at this stage it had been fitted with an all over roll cage -literally)and lifting the front wheels on accellerating. I know it needed a 1cwt of concrete inside to stop it rolling over forwards in case of emergency stops. The father also made a trike that he used to go to the Isle of Man TT race.

Welcome Nick. Restowagen's a bloody great site mate , my new 2nd home! You have u2u buddy

Dan:thumb

I'm not splitting hairs here but I'm 99% sure that the shortie split was built in the late eights by Derrick Day a young police man from solihull. (Thats where I'm from) , I used to see it parked on his drive way it was originally converted/shortened by kingfisher customs in Smethwick Birmingham. It was originaly painted a light blue and sported jelly baby graphics. I don't know what happened to it from then but it turned up again after 10+ years and was properly restored and painted the colour you see it now.

Funny how much some cars just follow you around for life. I think the reason it was shortened in the first place was it was hit in the middle. The best thing I always remembered was that it would pull wheelies with the standard 1600 engine and box.

Ancientbugger I'm sureover the years there might of been a few of these bonkers buses build, its funny how there never forgotten eh

cheers

nIck

At last count there were 9 different shortened splitty bus's in the uk, i left 5 years back so could be more by now. One was owned by a couple who lived near me that had there names changed by deed poll to mrs karman ghia and mister vw beetle. they married at santa pod at bug jam 11 i think it was..


have to say i do miss the shows and scene but not the rust and rain😉

steff.................................

Mr Bubblehead that is freaky! I'm from Shirley , Solihull. I know Derek and his freaky vw's. Always had heaps on his drive. If you knew him you would have known "Bears VW" just around the corner.maybe? I was good friends with Phil etc at the shop and they did alot on my SWB GP Buggy and other dubs. Small world!

Dan:thumb

[Edited on 9/6/2005 by dannyboy67]