it’s not just about the cars…

Sometimes it’s about the details

Sometimes I find it hard to concentrate on looking at the overall picture in front of me, as more often than not, my eye gets drawn to little details that make up the bigger picture. This is especially true when I was wandering around the various cars on display at the Witkap Brewery gathering in Ninove on the Saturday afternoon after the fun of the UK cruise from Calais.

vintage Slaghmuylder 509 Ninove plaque
vintage Slaghmuylder 509 Ninove plaque

Loving the vintage metal Slaghmuylder 509 Ninove plaque in the Brewery’s small museum area displaying various items from the Brewery’s history.

patina a plenty on this rear vent/fuel flap detail of this split screen bus
patina a plenty on this rear vent/fuel flap detail of this split screen bus

Patina perfection

The beautiful autumnal colours of the patina on this amazing Palm Green/Sand green splitty detail around its rear engine cooling vents/petrol flap.

vintage Hella rear light detail
vintage Hella rear light detail

The simplicity of detail and character of this Hella rear light and cracked rear reflector and the aged and rusty front VW emblem on the front of the bus, brilliant!

beautiful character aged rusty VW front badge on this split screen bus
beautiful character aged rusty VW front badge on this split screen bus

Aged accessories

Talking of aged character, there were some beautiful vintage beer bottles tucked away in their wooden crates, not sure if they had gone past their sell by date or not though?

some aged vintage beer bottles from the Witkap brewery in Ninove
some aged vintage beer bottles from the Witkap brewery in Ninove

Top typography

I d love a bit of typographic design. So obviously I was drawn to this lightly distressed VW Karmann Ghia script, stunning!

beautiful typography of the classic distressed Karmann Ghia script
beautiful typography of the classic distressed Karmann Ghia script

Design details

Then of course there is the simple minimalism of a super clean RHD VW Barndoor dash, so much visual stimulus, sometimes it was hard to realise there were cars there at all!

super clean RHD Barndoor bus dash pod
super clean RHD Barndoor bus dash pod

Ninove, the classic car show that keeps on giving!

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