WOW! This year the show passed all of our expectations! We had some of the
finest vintage cars in the state come to our little town and for a moment Pioneer Park was transformed into a VW history museum.
There were over 100 cars that entered the park along with a fairly good swap meet.
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Nice line of stock splits
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Deluxe Busses
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We had a lot of great busses this year. There was a nice line of deluxes topped off with a 1956 23 window.
The camper class was well represented including 4 nice bay window campers. There were some splities all decked out with tents and vintage camping gear.
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The special interest class brought out some interesting specimens. The BugBus made its debut sporting new flames and pinstriping. There was also a Rometsch, an Enzmann, a Butterfield VW powered motorcycle, and a Herbie.
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World Famous BugBus
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The winner for the 1960 Ragtop Beetle was chosen and John Sloan from Alaska won, for the complete story click here.
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We had classes for Ghias, Type III, and Type 181. There were not to many entries, so if you were there, you probably walked away with an award.
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Nice Looking Ghias
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Nothing Like a Line of Ovals on Grass
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Here you can see a line of smart looking Ovals Only. There were a couple of custom ovals at the show that were hiding with their friends in the custom area.
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There it is, the 57 ragtop custom. Very cool car and the owners too! We had a custom car club from Santa Maria (Coastal Customs) show up along with a good contingent from the Bay Area.
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Customs Were Well Represented
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Here are some nice cars that made the trip to Paso for the show. Lots of folks stayed overnight and went on the cruise the next day. After the show, lots of people visited some of the many local wineries.
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There is more complete photo coverage of the show hosted by
Monterey Peninsula Aircooled Society
Award Winners
Bug 57 & Earlier Stock
1st David Orozco - San Jose 1953
2nd Andy Spilkoman - Los Angeles 1951
Bug 1958 - 1967 Stock
1st Jennifer Conger - Carpenteria 1962
2nd Rochelle Pall - Los Osos 1963
Bug 1968 & Later Stock
1st David Newcombe - 1973
2nd Kerry Cespedes - Los Angeles 1969
Bug Convertible All Years Stock
1st Jay McCord - Santa Maria 1960
2nd Pat & Jerry Kinnan - Manhattan Beach 1955
Bug 1967 & Earlier Custom
1st Ken Jevec - Templeton 1952
2nd Kevin Lord - San Jose 1958
Bug 1968 & Later Custom
1st Matthew Buller - 1968
2nd Mike Healy - 1969
Ghia All Years
1st Eric Yuhasz - Modesto 1958
2nd Jim Kikuchi - Sunnyvale 1964
Ghia Convertible All Years
1st Jim Rushing - Ventura 1971
2nd Tom Pennington - Madera 1960
Bus 1967 & Earlier Stock
1st Jon & Pat Milne - Atascadero 1956
2nd Timothy Kristy & Jessie Conklyn - Monterey 1965
Bus 1968 & Later Stock
1st Teri Shelby - 1979
2nd Mike Visket - Tujunga 1969
Bus All Years Custom
1st Ken Heinen - Paso Robles 1963
2nd Jeff Duncan - 1964
Camper Class
1st Ted Moen - Paso Robles 1965
Type III All Years
1st Eric Farnsworth - Arroyo Grande 1965
2nd Ron Foxford - Atascadero 1964
Thing All Years
1st Stan Qualls - Caruthers 1973
2nd Steve Woods - Paso Robles 1973
Special Interest All Years
Stacy Milne - Atascadero BugBus 1959/75
Best Paint
Stacy Milne - Atascadero BugBus 1959/75
Best Interior
Bruce Santos - 1964 Beetle
Best Engine
Ken Jevec - Templeton 1952 Custom Beetle
Cosmetically Challenged
Matthew Kenny- Paso Robles 1964 multi colored Beetle
Daily Driver
Jake & Becky Turner - Santa Maria, CA 1967 Custom Beetle
Traveler Award
Jan Powers - Parma, Idaho 1967 Beetle
Best of Show
Eric Meyer - San Luis Obispo 1956 Rometsch
Promoters Choice
Carlos Guzman - Los Angeles 1949 Bug
Joe Ruiz - Anaheim 1959 Enzmann Spyder
Rob DeChaine - Clairmont 1957 Bug
For further info on the Central Coast Chapter, CA VVWCA
contact:
Brian O'Kelly
(805) 239-1619
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