The weather has been very bad in the Netherlands the past few weeks. Unfortunately, this also affected the attendance during the 136th edition of the Aircooled Cruise Night. On the first Tuesday of the month, seven cars gathered in Zevenhuizen. Despite the low turnout, it was still very enjoyable. Hopefully we will have a full parking lot again on September [...]
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What started 5 years ago as a small meeting with a few Volkswagen buses has grown into a real meeting with 55 cars! Most buses arrived on Friday evening at Camping Polderland in 's-Gravendeel, Netherlands, about 20 minutes from Rotterdam. In addition to buses, there were also some beetles, a VW181 and a Karmann Ghia. Saturday night featured a live [...]
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After the two previous editions in 2014 and 2018, this year it was time for the third edition of the European Barndoor Gathering aka the Ben Pon Show. This year at a new location, a taxiway of the former Twente Air Base, with the old control tower, shelters and fire station. The ideal location for a lineup of 89 Barndoors! [...]
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Today we were in Zwijndrecht visiting Ames Goes Classic 2023. The combination of aircooled Volkswagens and beautiful spring weather made this another great event. Next time we will definitely be there again! Enjoy the pics!
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More than 30 cars showed up at the first Aircooled Cruise Night of the year. A wonderful evening catching up with friends and enjoying the aircooled cars. Enjoy the pics!
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Freddyfiles 2023, 25 years of magic! After several years of absence, it was finally time again for Freddyfiles in Ninove, Belgium. Despite the bad weather forecast, hundreds of aircooled Volkswagens and Porsches came again to the city center of Ninove. Enjoy the pics!
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After a few years of absence due to COVID, it was time again to head out to Freddyfiles in Ninove, Belgium. We gathered in Hazeldonk (Dutch-Belgian border), where we had coffee, fueled up the cars and received the dashplaque. From here a column of about 50 cars drove towards Ninove. Unfortunately the cruise started with rain and cold, but near [...]
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Traditionally, this is the first air-cooled event of the year in the Netherlands. After several years of absence due to COVID, thousands of air-cooled Volkswagens enthusiasts gathered on January 7 and 8 at the Autotron in Rosmalen, Netherlands. Clubs, garages and dealers were represented in the various halls. On Sunday, as at every edition, a car was raffled off, sponsored [...]
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