25th Annual VW Nationals 2012

I vote we meet at the bar next year and make a call from there whether to stay or go outside for a picnic or the likes.

 

We had a great day and took heaps of photos. You can check them out here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.301800076573610.71379.111632265590393&type=1

Will probably post some video in the next few days too.

 

was it this one

 

Awesome red beetle that one and totally bling city - gets more bling every time I see it.

A great fun day again as I had a VW only day with no kids. Caught up with a few people but missed a few too.

Some good shopping too.

Photos:

Syncro line up @ sparrows fart wait to get in:


Syncro bums:


Bills almost Tristar (well what VW Australia tried to make a syncro DOKA into a tristar as they couldnt get them anymore):


Farquires syncro camper:

 

More Syncros:
My dads ex-syncro now owned by Roger III:


My Syncro:


Hartmut's Trakka syncro:


Roger Bell's syncro all the way from Victoria which has been to the Cape:

 

More Syncros:

Ken's syncro (Central Coaster):


Graham's syncro (Central Coaster):


Pauls Syncro (Just came out of the bush from off-roading & camping):


Mark's fully optioned syncro caravelle:

 

Marks Fully optioned syncro DOKA:


Very very rare Karmann Gypsy Syncro with only a 1.9 carby fed petrol motor in this beast - good luck on hills in a head wind!:


Very rare syncro single cab:


Also the $300,000 stretched 50-odd window split:

 

A few low-lights I havent seen there before:

First one in the swap meet area:


The next one a totally perfect mid blue 71 deluxe:


Another wedding lowie:


Back end:

 

More:

Karstan's ex-wedding kombi:


Matty's 69 restored bus (Central Coaster):


I nice blue 71 camper for sale:


Some rusty splits:

 

The single country buggy in the show: I cant believe how wide they are!


Then my camera battery died. Had a whole extra row of busses to snap too.

 

We had a fun day and yep, like everybody else would have been good to have a meet point. Was a great day though, lots of eye candy.

 

Thanks for the pics. Sorry I missed it. I had all intentions of going but had some stuff to take care of in the morning and by the time I remembered, it was nearly 2 o'clock!

Baz

 

It's sort of like "Does my arse look big in this?"

They are the same width as a splitty.

 

Up close they look sooo wide as they basically sit on a beetle pan with these wide box sections either side.

Love them but and aparently they are surprisingly good off-road.

 

We enjoyed our 1st nationals but missed the commeraderie of meeting the KC mob ! We met Gus and family ,Nathan the Dubman ,James "Nevilles" pilot & Karstan . We saw familiar Kombis in the car park and on show ....but where were you guys ? I concur with Melissa and Nathan central meeting point required!
Cheers Mark & Lynda

 

yeah it was good, caught up with people that i ran into. i have no idea what or where this pub is though.

i was surprised i was the only one with a swampy!