Today a VW club from Riverside, Devious Dubs, hosted a show at the VW dealership in Corona. My fiancee Renee, my stepdaughter Ashleah and I headed over to Corona to check this show out.
This show also marked Ashleah's first VW show, so it was particularly memorable as it was her first peek at this hobby and community that I love so dearly.
Well thanks to a late start, we didn't make it to the show until about noon or so. The flyer I had seen on Instagram said the show was from 9am to 2pm, so we still had a few hours of the tail end of the show. Of course I brought my Nikon, but Ashleah wanted to use it, so most of the photos I have of the show came from her. I have to admit she did a pretty good job!
The VW that captivated me was this '61 Cal-Look Bug. The stock body, the color, the "just right" suspension stance, the black/polish Porsche Fuchs alloy wheels, and the DKP sticker all contributed to my admiration of this car. Unlike most of the custom VWs in this show, this nicely done custom wasn't drastically lowered, especially in the rear.
As it sat there, it looked like it was ready to go for a cruise down to the beach or to the grocery store. This is how I would build an early Cal-Looker! Of course my Cal-Lookers will all utilize a Type 4 engine!
Another car of note was this Bug with a lot of very custom modifications and parts. The part that really caught my eye was this cast iron plate. The plate was from a VW club in the Riverside CA area, dating back to the late 60s (or earlier, I'm not sure). I happen to know this because my uncle was a member of this club and gave my brother his plate. So cool!!
You can check out
more of the photographs that Ashleah and I took over on my Google+ galleries.
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