Park life

The Stonor Park VW show was 40 this year, and celebrated with a special display of 40 VWs built between 1984 and 2024

Words and photos: Paul Knight

SHOW REPORT - STONOR VW Very few VW events can boast four decades' history, so it’s fair to say Stonor Park, or Stonor VW as it has become known in more recent times, has stood the test of time. And some. Not only has the event run uninterrupted (well, apart from Covid) since 1984, it’s never moved from its original location at the glorious Stonor Park, tucked away in Oxfordshire’s Chiltern Hills, a stone's throw from Henley-on-Thames. Sure, there have been some organisational changes in that time, notably the Association of British VW Clubs (ABVWC) taking over the event in 2010, but the format has remained the same. Hey, if it’s not broke, don’t try to fix it. The ABVWC was founded in 1987, and welcomes all air and water-cooled…

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VolksWorld (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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