Devil in the detail Remember the broken clutch cable I managed to replace? I was just so happy to have got it all sorted and to be back on the road again in the Outer Hebrides. Life was good, I was mobile again, which is pretty handy when you’re staying on an island in the … Read more
So Ninove 2022 After the postponement of 2021, it was hoped that Ninove 2022 could be back on. This would have been great news for all that love this fantastic event. If you’ve never been before, check this link out to get a flavour of this fun weekend event that takes place in the Belgian … Read more
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! Galley Hill gathering … Read more
Flat four air-cooled relatives Porsche and VW automotive history have been closely intertwined right from inception. Classic early Porsches even have a very similar flat-four air-cooled engine in the back just like all VW Buses, Beetles etc. Even when they went all flat 6 with their engines, they still remained air-cooled up to the late … Read more
Luftgekühlt UK a friend told me that Luftgekühlt was coming to the UK for the very first time, and did I want to go, I wasn’t exactly sure what he was talking about! I subsequently found out that Luftgekühlt was German for ‘aircooled’ and he explained that it was a classic aircooled Porsche car show. … Read more
Bonjour Ollie and Gez’s journey by train on the Eurotunnel wasn’t so quick in the end. Unfortunately, they got delayed so didn’t rock up till 1.20am in the morning! I had long since hit the sack for some shut-eye. So it wasn’t until bright an early the next morning when got to catch up over … Read more
Woke up early to a perfect clear blue sky, looks like it’s going to be great weather for the main Freddy Files show in the centre of Ninove today! So after a quick breakfast, it was time to follow some of our VW neighbours who had parked near us on the street, and head into … Read more
After a nice smooth trip through the EuroTunnel, a bite to eat at the services as the various vintage cars and buses gathered, we all set off for our initial destination, the Witkip Brewery Slaghmuylder in Ninove! The beautiful old cobbled courtyard of the brewery was a fantastic setting for the initial gathering of over a … Read more