Yes, I was at Castle Ashby that weekend too and yes it was very hot.

When did castle ashby end?

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1 year only, if i remember correctly Rob....Great location.

I was there that year then! I would have been 15 :thumbup:

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Yes i know.It wasn't just Rudy i was ignoring:roll:

Stanford Hall dont know the year but the owner is the man with his hands together. Any one recognise him ?



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I don't remember his name but I think that he owned a very good condition oval in blue as well.

I went to a VW show at Castle Ashby too around '85.
I'm probably wrong but wasn't this the one which moved to Billing Aquadrome and became VW Expo?

:?:

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Is his name Tony Broome???

Yes, and he still owns the Horizon Blue oval.

I remember that name from the past :thumbup:





Andy W

Not far from you either Andy.

Matlock.

----Matlock----- Well i never knew that thanks GKL 7 :thumbup:




Andy W

Slight detour as my 'British Built Beetle' thread has been locked, and really, with respect to the site's owner, why - it just means that postings are disjointed and posters put off!

Anyway, it is interesting to note in the current Practical Classics magazine they have the familiar Morris Minor versus VW Beetle test. While they 'seemingly struggled' to find a good thing to say about the Beetle, the end result was a draw between the two cars. To solve this problem they awarded a winning point to the Minor because it is 'British'. Says a lot about the magazine and its reader ship.

I can say as the owner of both types, our 1968 Beetle Old Blue, is a more capable car in 21st century daily traffic, I can't say the same for our oval Beetle though, its been lowered and so is awful to ride in.:(

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I am rather sure that this car was an oval put into military style. Sometime later it, as if by magic, became a split window.

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Yes, the car started life as a '55 Sunroof Oval.

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Yep sure enough, it can be seen at an earlier Action in one of Dad's pictures. Through the windscreen there is no sight of a rear window dividing bar.

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I wonder if some unfortunate person now has it thinking its the genuine thing.

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Another from Stanford Hall from the early 90s i think


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