Thanks to Jollychuffy for these photos. this is the first set - more to come..
[url=https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/thumbsfb.aspx?id=8]VW Action 1976[/url]
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 23 February 2013 12:38:43
Great pictures John. Thanks for posting Rob. :thumbup:
Posted by: rudolf hucker - 23 February 2013 13:40:34
Thanks John. Brings back many happy memories...................sadly no pics of me though!
Posted by: AW - 23 February 2013 14:10:01
Nice photos john and thanks for the sent info :thumbup:
As for the question you asked the answer is yes please :d
Andy W
Posted by: Jollychuffy - 23 February 2013 14:47:55
Thanks for your efforts in making my old pictures (which Rod Sleigh transferred on to disc for me) accessible via 'Pre 67 VW' Forum. It is indeed sobering to realise that I photographed these cars before many present-day devotees were born ! Thanks and well-done Rob - John aka Jollychuffy
Posted by: GKL 7 - 23 February 2013 14:58:42
Jollychuffy...are you John from Glossop?
Posted by: RockStock - 23 February 2013 19:42:46
Ace!
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 26 February 2013 10:20:13
What a brilliant set of photos! :smile:
Posted by: pre67vw - 02 March 2013 19:35:18
Some more...
[url=https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/thumbsfb.aspx?id=9]VW Action 1978[/url]
Posted by: RockStock - 03 March 2013 01:10:12
Ridiculously cool pics...
Where are those cars now? I like the £800 split pic. Nice to see the lights repositioned & guards added in the later pic
& the Porsche!
Posted by: RoRoVw - 03 March 2013 09:08:50
Great old photos.
Surely the last few were taken at Stoneleigh? 1979 perhaps?
Rob.
Posted by: Jollychuffy - 03 March 2013 09:46:40
Thanks Rob for your further selection of images posted from the discs Rod Sleigh produced from my old prints, film and transparencies. "Ro Ro" is correct : the final eight pictures record what I think was A midlands VW club stand at the ' IBCAM ' ( Here's a joke - "The Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers' )
Festival at Stoneleigh, I think in 1980. The feedback I've had about my old photos has been gratifying, thanks again to you for your time and effort making them accessible on 'Your' Forum. regards - John / Jollychuffy
Posted by: rudolf hucker - 03 March 2013 10:31:51
Another set of photos that make me feel very old. I dont mind though..............have you any more?
Regarding the £800 split, thats about 800 times the cost of entry to VW Action in the early years!
My first Beetle in 1972 was a brand new 1200 in clementine cost was £825.
Posted by: GKL 7 - 03 March 2013 15:09:20
[quote=rudolf hucker]Another set of photos that make me feel very old. [/quote]
Sorry to have to tell you Rudy,but...........:wink:
Posted by: chrisbug91 - 03 March 2013 16:43:38
Fantastic photos, weird to think they were taken 10/15+ years before I was born (not to make anyone feel old :lol:)
Posted by: heb623 - 03 March 2013 19:39:22
[quote=GKL 7]Sorry to have to tell you Rudy,but...........:wink:
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[b]... when I see those I (George) know I am old too!!!:[/b]rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:twisted: ET
Posted by: nicolass - 03 March 2013 19:59:56
[quote=heb623][b]... when I see those I (George) know I am old too!!!:[/b]rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:twisted: ET[/quote]
Yes you are put some pictures here :rofl:
Posted by: pre67vw - 04 March 2013 10:02:29
[quote=Jollychuffy]"Ro Ro" is correct : the final eight pictures record what I think was A midlands VW club stand at the ' IBCAM ' ( Here's a joke - "The Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers' )
Festival at Stoneleigh, I think in 1980.[/quote]
Oops, Sorry :oops: This is what happens when you try and do stuff by grabbing 5 minutes here and 5 minutes there instead of sitting down and doing it properly!
Posted by: ianmac - 04 March 2013 20:14:07
George did you own the oval with reg KET 691, I wondered how the number plate ended up on my '51 and what happened to the oval :?
Great pics BTW thanks for sharing 8)
Posted by: pre67vw - 04 March 2013 21:06:00
These photos are of the Federated Garages meeting in 1975 - the first English Split Window meeting. The owners from left to right are William Foottit, Derek Smith, Maurice Goldsmith, Rod Sleigh and Jacques Mertens who travelled from Brussels for the meet. [ATTACH]8068[/Attach] [ATTACH]8069[/Attach] [ATTACH]8070[/Attach] [ATTACH]8071[/Attach] [ATTACH]8072[/Attach]
Posted by: pre67vw - 10 March 2013 14:22:08
Anyone remember/have pics from a small VW show helps at old warden aerodrome?
Posted by: kevsplitty - 10 March 2013 18:20:34
[quote=pre67vw]These photos are of the Federated Garages meeting in 1975 - the first English Split Window meeting. The owners from left to right are William Foottit, Derek Smith, Maurice Goldsmith, Rod Sleigh and Jacques Mertens who travelled from Brussels for the meet.[/quote]
Awesome,dad has a couple of these pics,i'll show him these next time hes round,many thanks
Kev Goldsmith
Posted by: Rod_vw - 13 March 2013 21:12:45
TJJ 62 was my car in those days, Liz & I ran the concours at Action '76 (and many others later) which was the catalyst for similar events most of the later VW shows.
If you search The Samba you will find TJJ 62 (VIN 1-101991) in the register, now in Hawaii having been through the hands of at least two other UK owners.
Kev - It was your Dad's car that started me off with these elderly cars, I saw him & MRT at the VW Conventions at Stafford show ground in 1971/2 and fell in love with splits!
Rob - The Old Warden (Shuttelworth Collection) show was most probably a Historic Club event many years ago, I can't remember the date but no doubt someone can.
chrisbug91 - Just spare a thought for those of us that not only remember the events but were involved with the organisation of them!!
John - Thanks for getting these posted on here, I'll catch up with you on the other matter asap.
Rod
Posted by: Rattletrap - 16 March 2013 15:20:55
[quote=pre67vw]These photos are of the Federated Garages meeting in 1975 - the first English Split Window meeting. The owners from left to right are William Foottit, Derek Smith, Maurice Goldsmith, Rod Sleigh and Jacques Mertens who travelled from Brussels for the meet.[/quote]
These pics are so early they even pre-date my activity in the VW scene. It was an all so much cheaper and more fun hobby back then. Acquiring a split was a real achievement, you didn't need to be rich, and there was no internet to locate cars. The oval sidelined into the background is indication of their worth back then, you could often see UK ovals in daily use. Splits were never a common sight here of course.
Of the cars pictured here, I went on to own MRT308, TJJ62 and 42BXA. MRT is now in N.Ireland, TJJ is in the USA, but I only [u]think[/u] 42BXA is still in England, I've not seen mention of it though.:smile:
Posted by: Rattletrap - 16 March 2013 15:37:59
Another split I owned in the 1970s, and still actually have, is 349GMO a 1951 Standard Model. The car, despite being registered here in the UK since 1956, does not seem appear in any old show photos. Presumably the first/second/third owners were not interested in the car as such. Has anyone a 1970s show picture with GMO in attendance:?:
Posted by: GKL 7 - 16 March 2013 15:57:49
[quote=Rattletrap] TJJ is in the USA, [/quote]
John,if the rumours I heard are true,it's bad news i'm afraid.
The car got wrecked,maybe Rod can confirm this.
Posted by: Rattletrap - 17 March 2013 14:18:57
[quote=GKL 7]John,if the rumours I heard are true,it's bad news i'm afraid.
The car got wrecked,maybe Rod can confirm this.
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As I recall hearing, the car got badly vandalised while parked up at the port after arriving in the US while waiting collection back in 1984, the year when I sold it.:x
I was upset to hear this as TJJ looked so nice when it left my house for the export.:cry:
However, I did hear that the car had since been restored, though as you say, maybe Rod will know more on this.
Posted by: Rattletrap - 17 March 2013 14:21:30
Another question for Rod regarding TJJ, is was TJJ converted to RHD, and more probably, was it converted here in the UK:?:
Regarding converting the car, it should be remembered that it was a rare [i]Standard Model[/i], and so with a cable brake chassis making conversion a little more of a problem than with a [i]Deluxe[/i].
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 12 January 2020 20:06:23
I just followed a thread to here from elsewhere...
Looking for certain photos..
But the albums are not available..
Can they be seen anywhere?
Thank you.
Julian
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 27 January 2020 00:03:06
Can anyone help? Looking for pictures of VBH577 ... apparently seen in these photos?
Please?
Posted by: pre67vw - 27 January 2020 08:09:32
There’s only 1 photo of VBH577 in that collection...
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The photos are still available on the Facebook page.
