[freebeard]

Maybe this should go in Events and Meet-ups; if so it should move. On 20150530 I found myself at the Northwest Bugrun. Here's a photoessay in report:

First the good news: I came back with these. They're not aerodynamic and eco- but they are sorta mega-rare. They are genuine VW parts that came on a special model called the Marathon. I got 5 at $25 each. I plan to blast and Plastidip these. What color do you think? I'm leaning to Copper centers and Silver/Turqoise flip-flop for the rims.



Onward! VWs for sale. I saw engineless Bajas for $300-500.



This dune buggy had a Pinto engine. A clean narrow install with the muffler tucked up against the block. It was only $2000!



At the car show, I didn't even try to see the Cal-look, stock Beetles, busses offroad, etcetera; just the rat rods, so this is unrepresentative of the rest of the show, drag races and swap meet.







One of my two favs:







The finish didn't photograph well, it's OG paint and rust with a satin finish clear coat. The contender:







Others' details included a beverage cooler:



The one electric conversion I found:



Normally I don't like Coca-Cola themed cars (don't see the equivalency) but this one is redeemed by the keg/barbecue.



The Dub Box Mini-dub was there:





Which would be nice with this retro roof carrier on top:



Edit: on further review, I missed one. This is likely a BGW Speedster, a fiberglass knock-off of the 2-passenger Hebmuller of the 1950s.



It looks like the color is Koral Rot or Sealing Wax Red. In the swap meet there was a very trick Tri-X header But it was $400.