new Beetle Gallery 2024
Below you will find images of Gertie, our Beetle from the Year 2024
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May 2024
This month saw the opening show for Southern Classics held at the Lavendar Line in Isfield, East Sussex. The Lavendar Line has come to be home for shows and breakfast meets for the club.
Bertie went really well, not missing a beat there and back. He was a pleasure to drive and enjoyed it. I can't say the same for some of the roads, they are now quite shocking and not something I want to travel along too often.
I enjoyed the show, the weather was nice, not too hot or cold, there were a few autojumblers to browse their goods (not as many as previous years). The selection of cars was high, the club always seems to fill out any large area and today was no exception. The Lavendar line was open with trains running regularly and many took a ride. There is also a Cafe on the station as well as small shop selling toys and books etc.
June 2024
This month was the second show and second visit for Southern Classics to Leonardslee Gardens. The date had changed from September to June and this made a huge difference, the sun was out, it was warm and humid all day and they had a large selection of cars which trickled in all day. They filled out both fields they had been allocated and as this was their charity show they raised a large amount towards MNDA.
It was a lovely day, there was plenty of wildlife to look with Deer in the same field, Wallaby's in the enclosure next to us (they were bothered by the cars coming and going) and plenty of fish and geese in and around the lower ponds and lakes. Well worth a visit.
August 2024
This was supposed to be the third show of four for Southern Classics but turned out to be their last show of the year due to heavy rain washing out the Lavendar Line show in September.
Southern Classics had their home show at Worthing Rugby Club and I had the honour to be the Official Photographer for the day.
It was one of those days where the sun shone and hid between the clouds and the breeze poked it's head up inbetween. The hot days had taken their toll on the Rugby Clubs grass as it appeared to be burn't in places and needing lots of nourishing water!
I enjoyed the show, with around 200 cars turning up over the course of the day, what was said to be the most they had achieved here to date, hopefully next year they can beat.
Gertie carried all our equipment such as chairs, tables and our refreshments for the day. You can certainly fit a lot into a Beetle!
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