Air-cooled hangout
At the end of a long, hot day, I remembered a few local air-cooled drivers were having another catch-up at Galley Hill in Bexhill. Always good to have something to look forward to. Any excuse to have a drive out in the summer sun, windows down, music on. Happy times!
late bay looking strong in the sunGalley Hill gathering
Unfortunately, I was running a bit fashionably late. But better late than not at all. It was good to see that once again a good selection of air-cooled rides in attendance. No excuse really, it was a beautiful warm night out by the sea.
good varied air-cooled attendance on a summers eveningAir-cooled accessories
As usual, there’s always something interesting to see. Including this array of air-cooled accessories on display on this cool oval patina bug. Reminds me I need to sort out getting my old vintage Blaupunkt radio I had saved from my ragtop bug fitted. The radio needs nothing doing to it as it used to work fine. I just need to get around to fitting in the radio shaped hole in my bus dash!
plenty of chrome dashboard accessories on displayAlways amazed at just how many air-cooled rides there are in and around the local area. It was nice seeing a few new to me bugs and beach buggies had arrived this evening. Some others I recognise from this year sadly cancelled Dubs at DLWP show. It’s a fate shared with so many other events, unfortunately, which makes these little impromptu gatherings all the more fun.
go greenAll sorts of air-cooled
It wasn’t just the bugs, beach buggies, late bays and T3/25’s in attendance tonight, we even had my friends posh Beetle, or as he prefers to call it, a Porsche 912 out for a bit of golden hour sunshine.
great local air-cooled turnoutBugs and Buggies
It was a bit of a two-row gathering tonight, with a cool selection of bugs and beach buggies taking over the clifftop front row. Perfect weather for cruising around in a beach buggy. That must be a great feeling driving around in this weather.
lots of bugs and buggy action tonightFashionably late
Arriving fashionably late as I did, I was relegated to the back row! It also meant I didn’t get to take that many photos tonight. As not long after I arrived, the plan was to take a slow meandering cruise over to Rock A Nore beach over in Hastings.
my fashionably late arrivalRide to Rock A Nore
It was a fun little cruise over. It’s always nice to see the smiles it brings to peoples faces seeing a bunch of vintage VW’s driving along the road! It had people reaching for their phone cameras or waving as we drove down the streets. Incredible really that a bunch of old vehicles can elicit such emotions and reactions from passers-by and strangers.
allsorts of air-cooledAs the sun was going down, there was plenty of front row space for all in the Rock A Nore car park. I suspect earlier in the day it would have been absolutely packed with tourists, day-trippers and holidaymakers. It’s in the popular Old Town end of Hastings, especially at this time of the year!
sunset air-cooled cruise to Rock A Nore beachAir-cooled family
Whilst the light was still good, it wasn’t long before engine lids were up and engine details were being compared and contrasted. Me, I just enjoyed the stillness and calmness of the view! I knew when I was out of my mechanical depth!!
comparing notes on engine detailsIt wasn’t too much later that people decided to make their home after a fun night out. Even in these crazy days of the pandemic, it’s good for your mental well being to get out and about once in a while!
late summer warm evenings by the seaAir-cooled date night
As the night was still young and I wasn’t far from where I lived, I thought I’d surprise my wife by picking her up and going for an impromptu drive to go sit by the sea. Feeling a bit peckish, grabbed some food and headed out, There was an amazing red moon rising from the horizon. It can be the little things sometimes. It made for a nice end to the day.
