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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:57 am

hi there,

i was going to go to Germany, but my friend convinced me to go to Londond England, he told me it's 10 times better than New York City.

While I am in London, can anyone tell me where the vintage VW place are located? Instead of drinking single malt scotch the whole time, I thought I check out some of the local shops while sipping my scotch....

Jimmy from Toronto Canada.

Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:43 am

10 times better then NYC? Really??? Guess I will not be going to NYC then. Sorry I can't help I lived in London for two years but never saw any VW places.

Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:19 pm

When are you thinking of coming?? Can try and hook you up with a few shows or places to try if you are in the area-

London is not the kind of city where you will find vintage vw shops in every area- you may want to head out to Essex where there is quite a lively scene going on- You will definitely need a hire car if you really want to tie up with some VW types!

Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:32 pm

Hey Jimmy,

When are you over, eh?,

A good place to get to would be Karmann Konnection in southend. You could get a train from London which would take less than an hour.

Fantastic shop, great people and they have a volkswagen and early porsche museum out back which houses some of Ritchie Kings car collection.

Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:50 pm

When are you thinking of coming?? Can try and hook you up with a few shows or places to try if you are in the area-

+++ i will be there from october 17 to 23, then i am going to amsterdam, then back to canada.

London is not the kind of city where you will find vintage vw shops in every area- you may want to head out to Essex where there is quite a lively scene going on-

+++ where is Essex? i most likley will be hanging around the london area, if zone one means anything to you.....

You will definitely need a hire car if you really want to tie up with some VW types!

+++ a buddy of mine lives in england, i will ask or convince him to give me a ride somewhere.... ha ha....

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When are you over, eh?,

+++ i will be there from october 17 to 23, then i am going to amsterdam, then back to canada.

A good place to get to would be Karmann Konnection in southend. You could get a train from London which would take less than an hour.

+++ what city or intersection is this place at?

Fantastic shop, great people and they have a volkswagen and early porsche museum out back which houses some of Ritchie Kings car collection.

+++ ooooooo.....

Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:42 pm

i used to go to a shop in wallington when i lived there....., thats in surrey...

see if you can google anything, they mihgt not have a site

Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:53 pm

+++ i will be there from october 17 to 23, then i am going to amsterdam, then back to canada.

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i made that same trip not too long ago...london and then amsterdam....have fun!! i didn't see many vintage vw's in london...but i did see a couple in amsterdam

Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:03 am

Your in luck! You arrive the day before the Brighton Breeze! You should check it out! Hook Road Arena, Epsom Sure they have a website.