Dubfreeze 2008

The 2008 VW season got underway last weekend with the annual Dubfreeze event in Staffordshire. It's a swapmeet with trade stands and a small show and shine indoors, but as is often the case all the most interesting stuff was outside in the car park.

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This twin-engined Mk1 Golf was fantastic:


A few non-VW gems lurked about, including this Triumph TR6:


and this Cortina Lotus:


The year really gets going with the Easter Thunderball at Santa Pod, can't wait!

Steering clear

dw_Imp_Roadlines_Motor091071, originally uploaded by retromotoring.

From a magazine in 1971. What on earth would you think when returning to your car to find that?

New! Retro Scene Magazine and Blog

I'm very pleased to be part of a new on-line magazine aimed at retro car lovers. We've got lots of exciting articles and features coming when the magazine itself goes live, and there's a blog to keep you updated with all that's happening in our retro-petrolhead world.

Check it out here: http://retroscenemag.com/

Hope you like it!

It goes well...

Lada Riva - Vauxhall 2.0 XE Transplant, originally uploaded by retromotoring.

This is my Brothers car, a Lada Riva. It's built for Road Rallying, and he's just spent the past couple of weeks dropping a 2.0 Vauxhall XE Twin Cam lump into it. Full story soon!