Kelley Park Spring Meet, San Jose, CA - April 19, 2015

[andygere]

This was a really fun show, great cars, better people and it was a really well organized event. This was the first VW meet that I took my dune buggy to, and I was stoked to see a few buggy brethren there as well. The 5 a.m. drive over the mountains on Hwy 17 was a little chilly, but the day warmed up eventually. Here's a few buggy shots:

My '72 Manx clone

Jeff's wild "Martini Buggy"

Tom's beautiful Kickout Manx

[westcoastbullies]

Dont everyone yell at once but I think its time to go back to pre-67.

The show was great but packed like a mall parking lot.

-having to move a bus 2 times so others could literally CRAM in was not fun.

-parking a 57 orginal paint vert next to a scalloped 71 vert is strange at a vintage based show (club).
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[pitargue]

I like the show the way it is. It's all inclusive, and that's how vdub people are in my eyes. I just love the buzz in the air from all the smiling faces.

I'm sure organizing this show is a tremendous amount of work. So, kudos and a heart felt thanks to the organizers.

If you really want a pre-67 only show, start one. I'm sure all of us with pre-67 cars would also go to your event. Hey, the more shows the better!

[scottkrough]

[hitest]

Wow! What a great show again guys and gals.

Thanks again for the hospitality from check in to the last wave goodbye. I appreciate you holding the sun back just long enough to get many great photos. This year was my first where I didn't have an insane swap shopping list- so it was great to actually TALK with people. Thanks to a helluva nice guy, Abe, from whom I bought a beautiful hand built spice rack! Thank you again Mark, Drew, Adam, Dave, Miguel, Gabe of course- Bethany/Jason!- nice to see you and many others again- and yes, next year is already on the schedule for these Idaho cats.

Sincerely, Bradford
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[chabanais]

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[airheadparts]

Had a great time seeing a bunch of northerly folks I know, mostly from Treffen cruises, including Jim and Nicki all the way from Idaho! Really cool show. I put some pictures up on our blog. --Andre T.

more:
http://www.airheadparts.com/blog/kelley-park-san-jose-ca-2015/

[hitest]

[drpete]

2015 Kelley Park Show Results

Split Window Bug 1953 & earlier

1) Mark Spohn- '52 Sunroof- San Martin
2) Tim McCabe- '53 Zwitter- Discovery Bay
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Oval Window Bug 1953-1957

1) Chris Henderson- '56 RHD Bug- Fallbrook
2) Richard Babb- '53 Sunroof- San Lorenzo
3) Kimball Ritch- '54 Standard- Lake Forest
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Early Square Window 1958-1961

1) Theo Buckendorf- '58 Bug- Woodland
2) Michael Dines- '58 Bug- San Jose
3) Gary McGill- '61 Bug- Hayward
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Mid Square Window 1962-1964

1) Evan Ruane- '63 Sunroof- Hayward
2) Bill Nielsen- '63 Bug- San Jose
3) Christina Vella- '62 Bug- Patterson
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Late Square Window 1965-1967

1) Manny Sereno- '65 Bug- San Jose
2) Ronnie Munoz- '66 Bug- Discovery Bay
3) Brian Silva- '67 Bug- Santa Clara
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Early Convertible Bug & Ghia 1967 & earlier

1) Frank Espinoza- '55 Bug- Westminister
2) Izzy Aguilar- '56 Bug- Campbell
3) Anthony Sanchez- '58 Ghia- San Jose
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Karmann Ghia Coupe

1) Scott Krough- '63 Ghia- Gilroy
2) Jim Kikuchi- '64 Ghia- Sunnyvale
3) Chris Mitchell- '65 Ghia- Redwood City
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Type III and Type 34 Ghia

1) Betty Oliveira- '63 Notchback- Santa Clara
2) Tighe Long- '64 Notchback- Fremont
3) Anthony Caprasecca- '65 Squareback- Fremont
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Luxury Class Type 2 1967 & earlier

1) Eric Henrikson- '54 23 window- Folsom
2) David Guidry- '67 Westfalia- Stockton
3) Bill Caprasecca- '59 Westfalia- Fremont
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Working Class Type 2 1967 & earlier

1) Rick Clark- '54 Kombi- Carmel
2) Dan Speers- '61 Double Cab- Brentwood
3) Humberto Alarcon- '58 Binz Double Cab- Newark
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Late Bug 1968 & later

1) Cherie Somavia- '68 Bug- Gilroy
2) Chris McKernan- '76 Bug- Santa Clara
3) Ray Ortiz- '73 Bug- San Jose
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Late Type 2 1968 & later

1) Grady Wayne Edwards- '71 Westfalia- Downey
2) David James- '71 Westfalia- Winnetka
3) Troy Movius- '78 Westfalia- Sacramento
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Late Convertible Bug & Ghia 1968 & Later

1) John Nakagawara- '78 Bug- Lathrop
2) Jason Lucey- '72 Bug- Burlingame
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Thing

1) Kelly Johnson- '73 Thing- San Jose
2) Laura and Drew Fountain- '73 Thing- Lodi
3) Sam Williams- '73 Thing- Cupertino
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Toy Show

1) Jahnai Pearson- Japanese 21 Window- Richmond
2) Zander McGuire- BP Bus- Patterson
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Special Interest 1959 & Earlier

1) Mike Gaines- '59 Dune Buggy- San Jose
2) Schuyler Castro- '55 Single Cab- Glendora
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Special Interest 1960 & Later

1) Jason Popper - '68 Bug- Castro Valley
2) Don and Kathy Borges- '66 Bug- S. Lake Tahoe
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*BEST OF SHOW*

Eric Henrikson- 1954 23 window- Folsom

[andygere]

Very nice pro photos here from Lobo Style Images. Check them out:

http://www.lobostyleimages.com/p682815196

[ztnoo]

Just found this thread.
Noted this CB with Washington plates on it.

If anyone knows, I'd appreciate some updated info about this vehicle
Looks to me to be Erich and Wendy Kircher's KO 519 which they imported from OZ several years ago before Erich's untimely death.

I'm a member of the CB forum at AVD and our long time CB guru Bill Moore died in March of 2014. Lots of us are trying to keep his info on the CB Register as current as possible, but it is a battle because no one had the pulse of the CB community and network of CB owners that Bill had. He was the center of that universe. So, as time goes on, its easy to lose track of owners and cars. The CB in the 2015 Kelley Park pics is a ringer for another I have knowledge of.

Can anyone tell me the KO number of this CB? I believe this CB to be KO 519.
Can anyone confirm that Wendy Kircher still owns this CB, or has it passed to another owner, and if so who? Another possibility might be Randy Carlson' Oldbug CB restoration in which case would be KO 273. Last known owner of that CB was Jessie Olsen of Chico, CA.

Any help would be greatly appreciated by the CB community. There are only 11 CBs in North America, so we like to keep track of them as best as possible.
The two cited KO numbered vehicles shown below.

KO 519: (Kelley Park, 2007)

KO 273: (Randy Carlson, Oldbug restoration)

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[ztnoo]

I think I have a clue about KO 519 after spending the afternoon researching.

Here's Wendy Kircher doing her clean down number on the engine of KO 519.

The next question becomes: Who is the owner and what is their contact info???
Anyone anywhere, especially the Left Coast have any info or even a little clue?
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"Here we don't have a single clock in the shop- time doesn't matter." ----Jake Raby

"The government cannot give to anyone anything that it does not first take from someone else."

When you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs"

* Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia !

[Banzai KG]

As far as I know, Wendy still owns the Country Buggy and lives in Washington.
I don't have contact info.