Vanfest 2010 (Caution, too many pics!)

[Dubmatix]

Excellent weekend with the new record number of ex-EVWs in one place, certainly in the UK...maybe further afield!
I'll start with some set up pictures on Saturday morning.

Ready to head to the shed


Some interlopers...


Mike doing some last minute buffing


How to assemble an FuKW78


Gunther and Mark compare notes


BIIG BUS!


The assembled buses





Hooch's Ambulance that later became a Fire bus! 2 for the price of 1! All the way from Belgium.


Martin's well accessorised bus


Gunthers FuKW78



Marks FuKW78


In case of fire....


Does anybody know who this one belongs to? The mystery splitty!


Picture of our display that allowed the count to be tallied! 8 in this one


And the two i couldn't get in that shot...so 10 in total!



Roland and Gunther passed the Vanfest Fire Station inspection


Passing the time before the next Emergency...


Then the call came in, "Emergency response required!" Fortunately we had four units ready to roll


It was non-uniform day for some at Vanfest Feuerwehr as demonstrated by the Crew of this Crewie!


Neil hurtling out of the Vanfest fire station




Everything's under control!


Roland setting up the spotlight


The fire was out, emergency over


Back in the station when it got a bit quieter the two FuKW78's were parked up together to compare kit...
(Apologies to non geek readers...you might want to skip this bit )







The reason for the flared tailgate lip


Whilst the guys figured out how which bits were missing from which bus...


The girls had a bit of a natter


But we were chuffed to find a 1980's Coke can! Authentic under-seat litter!


I did take some pics of other parts of Vanfest too! Those will follow soon!

All in all it's been a cracking year for Emergency VW meets and displays and this weekend topped off the season nicely. I heard a rumour that some are heading Down to Brighton for the Breeze...

[tisher]

Great photos thankyou to all for making it a cracking weekend the display was awesome we had a fab time

[abusbro]

I agree with tisher, top pics John, it certainly was an impressive line-up! We all had a great time too!

I'd like to say a big THANKS to Simon Holloway and the Vanfest crew for putting on a great show! Also giving us space in the halls for the EVW display and a great spot to camp!

Not forgetting Roland and Gunther for their help with the organising and setting up of the display - Vielen Dank guys!!! Hope you had a good trip back to Stuttgart!

[hooch]

hello
the display it's very cool ( beautiful car and nice people )
pity for me not to speak English easily

thank you to Roland and Gunter for their help during my search for information for the entries on Friday morning.

was soon on another meeting and tell me when you're in Belgium.

[Dubmatix]

It was fun indeed and yes a very big thank you to Roland, Gunther and Simon for their hard work putting it all together and sorting out a good camping area for us.

Cheers

John

[lmpd]

great pics indeed john, and what a great weekend, was fantastic to meet up with roland at long last and spend some time with him and ute (hope i've spelt it right) and again, big thanks to roland, gunter and simon for making it all happen

[rolandrat]

Stunning pics John! They communicate our great display very well. I also like the interloper.

Nice to meeting old and new friends. Furthermore had a laid-back birthday evening after a busy working day. Thanks for spending it with me.

Big thanks as well for the nice feedback! Sorry for any inconvenience.

Yes, we arrived home safe and sound.

My better half's name spells 'Jutta' BTW, being in accordance with 'Judith'. Yanks always think it's 'Utah' ...