Volkswagen Camper & Commercial – August 2019

S

o impressed was I with my

debut visit to the Avoncroft

Aircooled VW Show last

year, that I went back again

to sample its delights in 2019. Once

again it didn’t fail to deliver.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY : SIMON COOKE

If you don’t rely on air - then you ain’t getting past the door staff.

So what do I like about the show?

1, It’s based in the Midlands, so

it’s pretty local to me, just a few

junctions up the M5.

2, I love the unusual setting; the

Avoncroft Museum of Historic

Buildings has all sorts of things

that you just wont see at a rival VW

show, where you might just see grass

and trees. There are interesting

buildings around every corner,

displays of phone boxes through the

ages, a model train layout you can

ride on, and several playgrounds for

the kids to explore. And that’s just

for starters. There are also plenty

of places to sit down and take the

weight off your feet - sadly lacking

at many shows - and of course a

windmill!

3, It had decent weather; for the

second year in a row I was able to

dress in a T shirt - although long

trousers rather than shorts this year

as it was slightly cooler - turned out

shorts would have been fine for 2019

too.

4, Of course there was another

great selection of air cooled VWs

1: Best Patina

2: Another NLA

choice.

3: The blue bus on

the far right won

Best T3

4: Historic toilet

5: NLA choice

6: NLA choice

details

7: Best Bay

There’s something

in the air

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