Show Report | Volksworld
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he Volksworld Show is a must for an air-cooled addict. Ran by the famed Volksworld Magazine, it brings together some of the best Volkswagens on the planet. Many travel from all over the globe to come and see the shining cars under the lights. The weekend event is held just west of London, inside the infamous M25 motorway. The location makes getting there on a Friday evening somewhat of a challenge, but there is very little that can be done to solve that problem. The location is fantastic. Many VW shows and festivals are outside affairs, with only the
cold winter shows having some kind of undercover areas for visitors. As the Volksworld Show, or Voowoo as its known to many, is held at the Sandown Racecourse in Esher, Surrey, the majority of the displays and stalls are not only undercover but in a warm, modern building with heating and proper toilets. It really is the most upmarket show of the year! I am sure that if the show was all outside then the standard of show cars would be considerably less. Many of the cars displayed in the show hall are Volksworld Magazine feature cars and it’s nice for their readers to see them
“in the flesh”. Others are cars sourced from around the world. This year they had some fantastic vehicles and displays which all weekend had large crowds gathered around them. Marco de Waal’s air-ride Jeans beetle was my personal favourite of the show. Especially when you discover he only finished the restoration with hours to spare and then drove it from The Netherlands to compete. He scooped up one of the coveted Top 20 Awards for his efforts too. Another star attraction was one of the oldest VW derived cars in the world.