Monday, 8 October 2012

October at The Brookside Vw Funny Farm continues! moo moo!

Here we are buzzing in the floor pans on the 1970 bus, these are going to be prepped and sprayed also and will look Factory OG! Theres nothing more annoying than lifting up a VW floor mat that looks like a advert for Slumberland Quilts! so lets create some sparks and buzz in some new metal!
Next up... Claires 1303s beetle having a pre M.O.T and a petrol leak being given immediate attention! petrol and sparks don't mix, a little bit like MC5 and the Detroit Police! Remember those 60's Halycon Days!

Saturday, 6 October 2012

Sunny September continues! and the Brookside Panzer Divisions are on the move again!

Here is more of the lovely julies VW bus, now finished and ready to roll, looks as Orange as squash!, the man from Del Monte says yes! yes! yes!
Next up... Darren's 1970 bus prepped and ready for primer next week, the crew have really got stuck into this one, wait until you see the painted front floor pans! Awesome! Brookside VW is driving South and will recapture Kharkov!! See still Crazy after all these years!!!
Next up... The 60's hippy bus, isnt it fantastic, complete with painted face of Greatful Dead singer the late Jerry Garcia a Legend.
This bus is for sale so get groovy, get hippy, and get your dollars $$$ out of your hipsters !hippy chics! Got to go, going busking with my dog on Rainbow Avenue. SJ

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Hi Everyone, October already so here we go pop pickers!

Dont look to the East,look to the West! In Jule's fabulousWestphalia BusCirca 1976,dont she look gourgeous!Almost ready for our TA Instructors Parade Ground,so,Eyes Right! Quick March!No Blanco on this one Staff! Ha! Ha!
Next up... A Westphalia Roof Being prepped for the painter,for a 1970 bus belonging to Darren and Kath and Emilia,keep a eye on this one Volks! More soon, SJ :)

Friday, 28 September 2012

September sunshine continues at Brookside VW's !

Hi there, here are the buses being unloaded from Felixstowe Docks we love these one's so going to Carnaby Street soon to buy my Afghan coat and Flares! These buses have seen it all man! what a float!
Look at this Emma and Louise's 1972 Dormobile having some paint removed by Peter, the sandblaster from hell!Joke he is a skilled man.
Here is the hippy bus again, note fabulous 60's patina, drives great with brand new Wolfsburgh West Dropspindles, gas shocks, and new radials - its up for sale pop pickers so hurry!!! SJ
Also Darren, Kath and Amelias 1970 Westy, with rare OG cupboards and bed, rust free from Texas U.S.A. Its 1970 again, what a year! Free are at No1 with 'Alright Now'! Alright pop pickers, not half! SJ
Next up... All the way from Sunny California, this rot free 1978 VW Bus with rare VW middlesiders and tinted windows throughout, OG steel sunroof and all OG paintwork is now running sweeter than Cadburys! In for its M.O.T tomorrow will fly through like a F4 Phantom Jet!
Next up... Our lovely Julies 1975 Westy in the spraybooth sporting its new paint. Get your raybans on to look at this one, its brighter than the moon! SJ
More soon.... have a good weekend and peace to you all Brookside VW Aircooled Crew!

Saturday, 15 September 2012

The Brookside VW machine strides on into September!

Sorry for the late BLOG everyone have been touring in U.S.A with my band Creme Brullee! Louis ans Anthony's bus a 1972 Viking conversion is having a makeover, this right hand drive camper van will look great painted in groovy 1970's colours - note OG Striped Canvas!, Soo Cooool!
Next... Emma and louise's rare LHD Dormobile from U.S.A Texas will be finished in OG Chianti Red, Code L31H This Vehicle has OG front door curtains,, so rare!!!, and note- rare Buddy seats Wait until you see this bus finished! Pick of the pops pop pickers!
Next.. Vince and Karen's 1965 Splitscreen camper with its long panel fitted, this vehicle still needs lots of panels but its coming on and we will march on with it soon! Vince and Karen are close friends of The Legendary Martin '63 Subhatch! This bus won best VW Campervan at Southend on Sea Bug-in! Vantastic!
Julies bus is next in for paint, our fabulous Julie -a TA instructor will be so pleased!
Bye for now Volks!! P.S going to Ceroc Dancing tonight, Ha Ha Ha! The Legendary SJ !

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Camping in July!!

Hi Everyone! Blog Update at last! This 1967 Splitty is being stripped for the sandblasters, this walk through, 6 pop out is going to be FAB, Thunderbird Fans! Anyway been Star Trekking in the Universe, more on that soon, Trekkers!
Vince and Karens bus now has its long side panel from Autokraft spotwelded on, a nice job this one volks! and the seat box and floor box are welded in also
Maria's bus has just done 470miles to La Rochelle, France and she has, a, decided not to come back, b, not marry the Lengendary SJ ! AAGHH! Oh Well!
The Brookside Boys in action, Great!!
Fitting up Adrian and Adriannas bus, more soon, Simon