SHOW & SHINE | VW Action

VW Action has always been at the forefront of Show & Shine/Concours events. For many years Action has been a leader, not a follower. A few years ago, the show broke with the tradition of a class based structure, for one simple reason. Too many great cars were leaving without a trophy, especially in the most hotly contested classes.

SHOW & SHINE/CONCOURS

All winners will leave with their own VW Action 'Oscar' trophy.

NO PRE-ENTRY NECESSARY - JUST ENTER ALL/ANY SHOW COMPETITIONS ON THE DAY(S)

The format at Action has now been taken up by many other shows, as it is the means by which the greatest number of worthy cars are rewarded with a trophy. The scale of the VW Action show and shine however, means that there are separate 'top twenty' (ten stock, ten modified) prizewinners for Air Cooled and Water Cooled cars. The Show & Shine Concours takes place on Sunday, with Saturday being reserved for the 'EDV' (Every Day Vehicle), a trailer queen free zone, exclusively for cars which see regular use on the road.

None of the show car competitions at VW Action have an entry charge, so if your car attracts admiring glances, be sure to enter in the appropriate free Show & Shine competition. Just pull on to the Show Field and the marshals will instruct you. We will be inviting European cars over to VW Action on assisted passages, just like we did back in the late 80s, and these will include specially invited cars selected from attendees and winners of recent European shows, to contest an award which totally captured the imagination over 20 years ago, and was re-introduced at VW Action in 2007, the 'Europe's Most Beautiful VW' competition.

EVERYDAY VEHICLE CONCOURS

Morning Assembly - 2.45pm for Trophy Presentation
The number of entrants has boomed since this competition replaced the Pride and Joy Concours in 1998. The number and quality of entrants has increased to the point that we had to increase the number of trophies to 20, offering 10 for WATER-COOLED vehicles and 10 for AIR-COOLED. These trophies are not divided into classes, and the criteria is pretty much the 20 cars the judges would most like to own.

Our judges have all built trophy traps, but recognise the different considerations involved in 'daily drivers'. If your vehicle is your everyday transport then it's not expected to be flawless, so don't be shy. In this competition especially, cars that are genuinely 'everyday transport' often win out over cars that are immaculate but questionably in 'frequent' use. We would not discourage anyone from taking part, but please, if you don't win anything try again on Sunday. Entry in this event is a MUST if you are proud of your VW.

EVERY DAY VEHICLE CONCOURS WINNERS 2024

EVERY DAY VEHICLE CONCOURS (SATURDAY)
TOP 10 WATERCOOLED

VW Peza - 1990 VW Caddy Green
Michael Orford - 2014 VW Caddy Blue
Amy Hoath - 1987 MK2 Golf GTI green
Tom Viggars - 2009 VW Golf Black
Tim Eastwood - 2013 Polo Blue
Tom Lund - 1980 Golf Black
Dave Bond - 1979 Series 1 Golf Blue
David Emerson - 1988 Caddy Purple
Mark Harding - 1991 VW scirocco black

TOP 10 AIRCOOLED

Sam Marriage - 1969 VW Beetle blue
Kiwi Dave - 1967 Karmann Ghia blue
Jared Groves - 1967 Beetle White
Colin James - 1969 Beetle Hotrod
Kevin Von Uppel - 1963 Westalia Green
Danny Kerger - 1973 VW Beetle grey
Matt Donnelly - 1968 Early Bay deluxe
Adele Hills - 1965 VW Beetle Cream
Nigel Max - 1958 Beetle turquoise

CLASSES IN SHOW & SHINE/CONCOURS

Sunday only
The concours display area will be divided into four sections:
Standard Air Cooled
Standard Water Cooled
Modified/Custom Air Cooled
Modified/Custom Water Cooled

Your car will fit one and only one of these descriptions. (Modification relates to the original vehicle, therefore an originally air cooled car fitted with a water cooled engine is a Modified Air Cooled.) That is both the area of the concours arena in which you will display, and the cars against which you will be judged. Using this format, four or five very similar cars, with hundreds of hours work, which previously might have been trimmed to just one trophy winner, could all be in contention for a TOP TEN (or TOP FIVE) placing.

There are specific instructions issued to judges. These instructions/guidelines are available to anyone who wishes to see them, but basically deal with levelling the playing field in respect of older or rarer vehicles. (Levelling, not favouring, just giving due consideration to all factors.) The Judges for each of the four categories will be selecting ten vehicles. These forty vehicles will be considered by all judges, firstly to establish a 'Best of Show' for each of the four categories. Please be assured that this format has been arrived at over many hours' deliberation, by judges whose only concern is to see that the most 'worthy' vehicles are rewarded with a trophy. Enter on the day (Sunday) no pre-registration required. Just take your vehicle to the Show & Shine arena and the Marshals will instruct you what to do.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ENTRY INTO ANY OF OUR SHOW & SHINE/CONCOURS EVENTS.

VW ACTION 2024 RESULTS

CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE (SUNDAY) - STOCK/UNMODIFIED

TOP 5 WATERCOOLED - STOCK

Mick Ashby - 2001 Beetle RSI Silver
Amy Hoath - 1987 MK2 Golf GTI Green
Joe Woodvine - 1993 Mk2 Golf GTI Grey
Keith Fowkes - 1992 Golf MK2 GTI Black
Brandon Clayton - 1999 Polo MK3 green

TOP 5 AIRCOOLED - STOCK

Glyn Todd - 1967 Type 3 Blue
Jim Fuller - 1999 VW Beetle Blue
Adele Hills - 1965 VW Beetle Cream
Jim Commins - 1971 VW Beetle Green
Pat - 1966 VW Beetle Beige

CUSTOM & CAL CONCOURS (SUNDAY) - CUSTOM/MODIFIED

TOP 10 WATERCOOLED CUSTOM

Dave Bond - 1979 Golf MK1 Stone blue
Luke Booth - 2005 T5 Brown
John Power - T4 Moonshine
Karl Young - 2015 Skoka Octavia Grey
Dean Bates - 1991 MK11 Golf red
Jade Davies - 1999 White VW lupo
Mark Vaughan - 1982 VW Golf White
Mark Moden - 1983 Red golf
Adam Hardingham - 2019 T6 Silver
Tony Nelson - 2013 Audi TT5 Pearl Blue

TOP 10 AIRCOOLED CUSTOM

Darren Green - 1971 Grey KG
Rob Payne - 1965 V4 splitscreen blue
Jo & Oli - 1967 splitscreen red/white
Dan & Erin - 1978 Bay panel van Blue
Danny Kerger - 1973 VW Beetle Grey
Oscar Robinson - 1967 Beetle Grey
Tony Brzozowski - 1973 VW 1303 Karman brown
Jarel Groves - 1967 Beetle white
Laila DSM - 1967 beetle grey
Paul Chilcot - 1964 Tpe 3 VW squareback

VW ACTION BIKE SHOW & SHINE

The Bike Show & Shine, is open to anyone wishing to display their pit bikes, lowrider bikes, beach cruisers, or choppers (including derivatives). Since a number of people use two wheels to cruise the event venue, we have decided that in recognition of the ingenuity and engineering skills on display, we'd like to assemble the best examples in one place. Two trophies will be contested (Best Of Show - Over 16s and Under 16s.)

There will be a 'preview' lineup of bikes on Saturday, during the Daily Driver Show & Shine (at which attendance is not compulsory). The lineup will be reassembling on Sunday morning for the VW Action Show & Shine/Concours. (Judging will only take place on Sunday.)

BIKE SHOW & SHINE WINNERS 2024

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Paisley Roo Stanley - Raleigh
UNDER 16s - Adaline Cartwright - Raleigh Gresham Flyer
OVER 16s - Tilly Brearley - Rhino

Entry is 'on the day' although we would encourage everyone to EMAIL US in advance of their intention to take part.