Howdy Webriders! Dr. VW here with Foriegn Fridays. I realize it isn’t friday but thats because I didn’t want to spill the beans too early! Saturday, as some of you might remember from one of my previous posts, was Familienfest 14; and as promised Dr. VW was there to get the best shots from the show! This is part 1 of a 4 part series, so buckle in because this is a Foreign Friday Auto Adventure!

I suppose it makes sense to start off with a summary of the entire day, and then get into juicy details later on in other posts. I woke up exceptionally (for me) early and made my way down to the IKEA parking lot in order to lead a small cruise of T3’s from the San Diego area up to the show. From there, I met up with Doug and his ALL METAL lead sled Karmann Ghia, who will be the subject of a later post. I’ve actually seen this Ghia several times in the last three years at various events, but it was great to finally meet the owner and speak to him in person. Word on the street is, he has something else in the pipeline…

From there I had a few brat’s and bought my T shirt and raffle tickets, and proceeded to check out the T3’s. Not as many showed up this year as the previous Familienfest, mostly due to the absence of the 1500 club. There was however, a newcomer to the San Diego T3 community. He ended up taking 2nd place in the T3 Category.

From there I hit up the swap meet, which was mostly full of Bus stuff but still had some neat items; one booth had a table with nothing but Judson Superchargers and Magnetos, incredibly rare accessories for early 36 and 40 HP type 1’s. I managed to score as well, picking up a relatively difficult to find tachometer, in perfect working order, for a measly 5 dollars! Then it was on to the Porsche Speedsters… love those things.

Onwards to the Bus and Camper displays, with a little jaunt into the Bug sections. A few standouts, including a sparkling blue bug (which looked great but ran like crap) and a rad blue flamed bug that took 2nd place in the late model Type 1 category. From there, I kicked back with my fellow T3 enthusiasts and waited for the announcement of the winners and the raffle prizes. (unfortunately I didn’t win the Rancho Performance Street/Strip freeway Flyer Transmission– damn.)

Well that was Familienfest in a very, very small nutshell! Stay tuned for more in depth coverage of several standout rides and other topics of interest in the coming days! In the meantime, peruse the galleries and head down to the forums to discuss your favorites! This is Dr. VW, signing off.