Saturday I attended a packed OCTO meet, hereby a little review! OCTO is a VW show strictly for VW split window buses, and its crowded!

5.00 am, even at 7-Eleven its still quiet, but hey they’re open, always, 24 hrs, and their coffee ain’t that bad!

Very busy line up, gates open at 6.00am! 

Beautiful Palm Green sand green, yammie! What a start for the day!

More nice buses, all on their own!

How about this real eighties monster???? This one is for You Pascal!

First paint Deluxe (or Samba as we call them in Europe) the real way to go now!

Now that’s what we call a Long Board hanging on a Roofrack!

Always good to see BBT Sprints @ the swap!

My personal pick of the day…

Panelvan with skylights and ragtop… gives a top chop kind a effect…

oh yes, we  do like Westfalia’s!

Small kids there own bus! cool huh? And long time BBT buddy Shawn from vintage parts fame on the back ground!

Patina baby, oh yeah, its Sunday after all!

more Deluxe patina!

king of cool in busland!

Less is more,  just bone stock, sometimes is just the best!
The gang of Eddy and Dave’s garage for this edition… including yours truly!

Crazy Barndoor panel in the back ground of a Ubercool vintage bike….

Turkisch westy, now how cool is that?

Or do You prefer a pop top?

Shin, from Let’s Play VW Magazine always at work!

Cool deluxe, watch out it can eat You!

The lunch right after the show was hosted by Eddy from Eddy and Dave’s garage, in Orange California, Eddy is a real close friend of BBT and especially me in particular….  as part of his crew I was invited… best Mexican food in California I ever had, thanks Eddy!

and here Eddy goes in his immaculate Blue Highroof!

The after party @ Charlie Hammill always draw a crowd on its own! Charlie open his doors from his crazy bus collection… he was one of the guys I visited at my very first trip to California, a mere 25 years ago! So yes we go back quite a while!

Ok Bob, go to bed now, tomorrow (Sunday) there is no less as  three car shows on the agenda’s! Only in California dude! Stay tuned, i keep writing!

Next on the trip I saw this 1957 double door  panel van, will come to BBT HQ soon!

Next to it was this westy, is there a daughter living in this house on wheels? wowh! or is it just a joke?

ok, we have a 12 hours drive to our next destination, so buckle up here we go! Drving North!

Stay tuned to follow me on a very spectacular journey, sorry I couldn’t take a picture from the deer I almost hit, was too busy steering and braking at that time!

0136-102 Rear valance Type 1 Beetle 08/60-07/66

Rear valence  for Vw Beetle OE VW part n° 111 813 301L

This part is the ultimate part for all those lucky 08/60-07/66 Beetles who’re on a quest for a decent quality rear apron replacement!

Over 2 years of locating a real VW NOS panel, research for the right production process, searching for a serious factory with competent craftsman, tools and machines and spending lots of time on the way to discuss and test no less as 4 prototypes…

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