I disagree here. The true definition of 'Vintage' is as a car built between the start of 1919 and the end of 1930, so officially there is no such thing as a vintage Volkswagen. The term was I think promoted in the US by the Vintage Volkswagen Club of America (https://www.vvwca.com/) which originally concentrated on split window bugs. The term Vintage has become synonymous with stock, for example the annual 'Vintage' issue of HotVW's magazine was crammed full of stock cars, if vintage was purely the age of the car then every issue would be a vintage issue
"356boy" wrote:
well i agree with the captain :lol: :wink:
Yes I also agree with Rob about our modern mis-use of the term vintage. It simply identifies our group style in convenient general terms.
but at HO there is obviously going to be alot of modified vw's.
"356boy" wrote:
No! Why? H.O. and B.C. are the LAST 2 major meetings for stock vws in Europe. And this is the ONLY reason all the stock cars drive hundreds of miles from other countries to attend.
To meet other STOCK cars and the people who own them. People from different countries who all share THE SAME IDENTICAL passion.
i think its good to look around all types
"356boy" wrote:
Yes, But not at these last 2 surviving stock shows. There are shows in every country every weekend. But we dont bother attending most of them? Why is that...
I have had almost 20years of attending
all vw shows.
But now I want to only park in a lineup of stock height cars.
Thats what I like, and thats what I am bloodywell going to do! If that makes me some enemies then thats fine by me! :twisted: :D
People seem to think that stockers 'dont mind' because they 'dont say anything' well, my observations having asked lots of stock people who are maybe 10 years and more older than myself, is that they are simply too polite to make comment.
So the sad thing is that instead they just dont return to future shows.
Look at Peppercorn. Where did all the nice old stock cars go? The answer is that they just stay at home instead.
The only difference between us and those older stock vw owners is that we have a little more fight to keep our very small part of the scene the way we want it.
6V (and before anyone disputes this one, all my cars have always stayed 6v and always worked perfectly, there is no excuse to change, (unless you are laden down with accessories maybe! :lol: )
STOCK HEIGHT!
For me a car doesnt have to be remotely 100% correct or pretty or shiny. Just these 2 things are enough. I could concede to 12v ok, but must be stock height.
I have lots of very close modified friends who's vw's I like very much in their own right, and I am not saying people cant attend these shows in modified cars, but just that you shouldnt expect to be on display/part of a stock show if you dont fit the rules/criteria for that particular show.
Someone tell me why people with lowered narrowed cars park up in the middle of a lineup of stock cars and think their car fits in there? :roll:
We might not share their taste but at least the restowagen guys always have their own (and very well organised!) displays.
They get it.
Parking together with others of the same taste and views makes for a much better display.
Lowered/modified is just not stock. Which ever colour sunglasses you look through 😎
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