*RETRO‑MOTORING

 

Friday, June 01, 2007

Wörthersee 2007 - Ich war dabei!

Wow! What an incredible week we had in Austria. Just over 20 hours there, solid driving (apart from letting the train do the work for the trip through the Channel Tunnel) in a VW Multivan down to Pörtschach across the lake from Reifnitz, then a whole week of enjoying thousands upon thousands of the coolest watercooled VWs and Audis on the planet. Absolute heaven! We had a few days of rain, nothing to stop the fun, and a good amount of scorching hot sun at just the right time.

I've got over 1200 of our photos online: Click to see the gallery!

Unlike previous visits, there wasn't one single car that stood above all the rest for me, the standard was so incredibly high that it was all a bit much to take in! Some favourites though:

DSCN0521

DSCN0526

I loved the colour, very distinctive, and the pinstriping was superb. Looked perfect on those big wheels too.



DSCN0305
Lots of originality there, the TT is such a fantastic shape anyway, but the satin paint and wheel choice works amazingly well. Not many people would think about whitewalls on a modern coupe!



DSCN0375
Stunning.



DSCN0063
Mmmm. Big Ron's Mk1 Golf VR6 on throttle bodies. Utterly magnificent.




DSCN1155
Old-skool Audi cool!



Even Volkswagen themselves got in on the act with an absolute show-stopper, the Golf W12 650, shown to the world for the first time on their stand at the event. It's all over the internet at the moment, so you'll probably know about it already, but it looked sensational in the metal. Such a shame there aren't any plans for production!

CIMG5911

CIMG5910

Who will be the first to take that as inspiration to build a W12 Mk1 Golf, I wonder?

It's an event that you'll never forget, we're all booked for 2008, can't wait!



Saturday, May 05, 2007

Big Bang 2007

More pics from Santa Pod! This time it's the Big Bang VW extravaganza...

Click for the full gallery...

CIMG4814

CIMG4864

CIMG4901



Sunday, April 15, 2007

Oulton Park: Old Photos

I love Oulton Park, even though I haven't been for ages. It's my local circuit, and it's a great place to spend a summers day. I've got a big box full of old photos from the late 1980s and early 1990s that I'm slowly scanning in, they'll go into this set here. Hope you like them! If you have any information about any of the cars, please let me know!

Chevron B8

March 721

dw_oulton_87_VX



Saturday, April 14, 2007

Easter Thunderball 2007 Pics

Click to see the full set...

Four days of some mighty fine drag racing, lots of laughs and fantastic weather. Absolutely perfect!


STA70159

STA70141