Run To The Sun (Proud of the Splitty!!)

[CockneyPlayboy]

Well I've just gotten in from a 700 mile round trip to Newquay, Cornwall in the Splitty.......... and it didnt miss a heartbeat!

Hit 70 once but kept to a steady 55-60 mph all the way there and back, and on the journey home it was gusts and heavy rain and for the second time (the first time being 5 years ago when I found the van and put it back on the road) it did it with no complaining.

And once there it housed me and a mate and all our stuff and also stood proudly on show!

Sounds silly but I am so proud of my van, I think it deserves a well earned bath! As for Run-To-The-Sun, well as a semi VW event (to us anyway) it has almost had its day. The Show n Shine was good but the festival itself really is just one big rave and of the people there around half of them were "chemically enhanced" shall we say and quite wasted but whatever floats your boat...... I enjoyed chilling and meeting some cool people and seeing all the VW's and generally had a really good time with my mates ..... but I think it will be my last year as I think I prefer the strictly "Air-cooled events" these days....

Here are some pics from Run To The Sun (the weather was'nt too bad at all this year!) Pics are Saved For Web use so there should be no bandwidth or slow download problems

 

[deano_dinosaur]

Cool ! Thats my old splitty !!!

 

[steve92]

planning a trip to cornwall in august,hope our van does as well as yours! probably 900 mile trip.everything will be crossed! great pics from the show.looks like a worthwhile trip.

 

[ice man]

pic 8 is goose`s van first trip out in its new paint.
another earlybay member

 

[deano_dinosaur]

Cool ! Thats my old splitty !!!

I bought it in 2002 on thesamba (from photos only) from Texas USA and paid £2750.
I drove it from Texas to New york (about 2500 miles!), stuck it on a boat and flew home. Cost me about £4500 inc shipping and taxes.

Drove it for a good few years here, then exchanged it for a Bay crewcab (with some cash my way)
As far as i knew the owner i exchanged it with, put it up for sale for about £12k.
And im guessing this is now with that owner !

cool huh !

 

[sam@bugeyeddesigns]

Cool pictures 8)

 

[Guest]

cool pics, i especially love the V6 Morris, i have one in the shed waiting the treatment :twisted:

 

[chippi]

Am i seeing double?, theres a purple Bay split in one of the pics which im sure was for sale at Plymouth volksfest on the weekend, very strange bus but i actually liked it

 

[super-craig]

great pics 8)

 

[halfpint_fighter]

Cool pics!

That blue bug is Pete Nice's old mag featured beetle