Dubfreeze 2010 will be held on Sunday 21st February the Bingley Hall, County Showground, Stafford, Staffs for those of you with Satellite Navigation Systems in your VW Beetle or VW Camper enter Postcode ST18 0BD and press go!

The traditional VW show season opener which is all under cover and heated always attracts huge numbers of visitors from around the UK and europe.

The long standing layout of the show ensures visitors return year upon year which is why Dubfreeze continues to grow from strength to strength.

As in Previous years the show is held over the two floors of Bingley hall taking up the entire exhibition centre. The show consists of a show and shine area, Autojumble (used vw parts) area and an extremely large trade stand area.

This VW Show is a must visit for any VW Beetle or VW Camper van owner. Whether its for numerous parts for your winter restoration or just a broken winder handle. Get yourself along to Dubfreeze for a geat day out.

Before setting off and for Full official details visit Dubfreeze

I was asked the other day what is better.... A late or an early bay window camper van ? Hmmmm now thats a question.

My opinion is i really like early bays, the nice rounded bumpers, low front indicators and smaller rear lights give it a much older and retro look. The late bay with the square bumper and more modern tail lights give the vw camper a much more convential look.

Restoration wise.... The late Bay is by defination going to be the easier one to restore with the parts more readily ( and cheaperly ) available. The Early Bay window camper do suffer a lot more with the front panel rotting especially at the bottom, which consists of 3 panels welded together. This is not hugely expensive to replace but is not the easiest job to do in the restoration of a VW Camper.

Money Wise.....

The Early Bay models now rarer than the late model campers command better prices on a like for like basis. The earlier versions when restored do fetch higher prices than there late model brothers. The cost of a restoration of an early vw camper bay window will usually cost slightly more than than a late version

Early VW Bay Window Camper Van 1968-1971/2

Late VW Bay Window Camper Van 1972-1979

Note some 1971/2 Models have a combination of early and late components and can be considered quite unique.